Breastmilk Biomes Dr. Meghan Azad Season 3, Ep. 3

Biomes by Dr. Ruairi Robertson

Jun 17, 202456:50Science & Medicine

Humans can survive on human milk for at least the first 6 months of life yet surprisingly little has been researcher about this human superfood. Human milk contains prebiotic sugars, antibodies and live microbes, all of...

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