Chanel Manzano

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

With the bulk of naturally derived drugs coming from the land, imagine all of the potentially life improving drugs that have yet to be found in the ocean. And it’s not marine creatures that are responsible for these molecules, but the microbes within them! #CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

Since more and more people are being diagnosed with depression, what if it could be prevented by simply adding probiotics to your daily regimen? Evidence suggests this but it’s crazy to think that something so simple could prevent a debilitating illness #CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

It’s been suspected that the microbiome may influence mental health. Recently in China, a new drug made from seaweed sugars that adjusts the microbiome was approved to treat Alzheimer’s! This is just the beginning and hopefully more new therapies are to come. #CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

Currently, we can’t digest wood, grass, etc. because they’re mostly made up of a carb called cellulose. There might not be enough food for all 11.2 billion of us in 2100, so eating these could become a possibility with the help of cellulose-digesting bacteria! #CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

In 2017, the use of antibiotics for livestock growth promotion was banned in the US. But, they still receive them to prevent infection because they never develop a healthy immune system or microbiome since they’re separated from their mothers soon after birth. #CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

Who would’ve thought that because of their bacterial origin, mitochondria can also be affected by antibiotics?
#CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

Late in pregnancy, a mom’s gut Bifidobacterium abundance increases due to progesterone level changes. The bacteria sense this change and proliferate to prepare for breastfeeding so they can populate the baby and help w/ metabolism and immune system development. #CSUBmicrobiome

[Chanel Manzano @teadaynnight]

The microbial world impacts “the form and function of the entire biosphere, from its molecular structure to its ecosystem”!#CSUBmicrobiome