{"id":212,"date":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/the-microbiome\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:01:08","slug":"the-microbiome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/the-microbiome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Microbiome"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/banner-214122270.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        The Microbiome\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>microbiome<\/strong> refers to the collection of microbes (including protozoa, bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that reside on or within our bodies, with the highest levels being found in the gut. While some of these microbes can be harmful, the majority co-exist symbiotically with us, contributing to our well-being. In recent years, there has been increased interest in understanding how the microbiome influences mental and physical health. Explore the resources below to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"videos\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Videos<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section--white w-screen ml-offset-center px-4 md:px-6 lg:px-12\"><div class=\"cu-max-w-child-5xl space-y-6 md:space-y-10   cu-prose-first-last\"><figure class=\"cu-figure not-prose  max-w-full\"><div class=\"not-prose overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-lg max-w-full rounded-none\"><div class=\"relative none overflow-hidden w-full pb-[56.25%] border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"10 Basic Facts About Our Microbiome Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GpMc0momAok\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section--white w-screen ml-offset-center px-4 md:px-6 lg:px-12\"><div class=\"cu-max-w-child-5xl space-y-6 md:space-y-10   cu-prose-first-last\"><figure class=\"cu-figure not-prose  max-w-full\"><div class=\"not-prose overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-lg max-w-full rounded-none\"><div class=\"relative none overflow-hidden w-full pb-[56.25%] border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"Are you really what you eat? Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WhUPXZ-dSCg\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"graphics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Graphics<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-4xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-callout cu-callout--center cu-component border-8 md:border-[12px] border-solid border-cu-black-50 px-8 pt-5 pb-6 md:px-16 md:pt-8 md:py-10 rounded-lg cu-prose-first-last\">\n        \n        \n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/microbe-party_asantos.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/partayyyyy_orig.png\" alt=\"Infographic: Fermented foods, traditional microbial wisdom\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/partayyyyy_orig.png 1017w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/partayyyyy_orig-512x436.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/partayyyyy_orig-320x272.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/partayyyyy_orig-768x654.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"fermented-foods-traditional-microbial-wisdom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fermented Foods: Traditional Microbial Wisdom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Created by Ana Santos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research evidence suggests that regular consumption of fermented foods may reduce inflammation and promote a more balanced microbiota, which is associated with many positive health outcomes. In this infographic, PhD student <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADS_Bunny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ana Santos<\/a> details the foundations of fermentation, and even provides a simple recipe for making your own veggie ferment! Click on the image to view the full infographic.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"blogs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Blogs<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-4xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-callout cu-callout--center cu-component border-8 md:border-[12px] border-solid border-cu-black-50 px-8 pt-5 pb-6 md:px-16 md:pt-8 md:py-10 rounded-lg cu-prose-first-last\">\n        \n        \n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-3 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"lets-talk-about-racial-food-justice\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let&#8217;s Talk About Racial Food Justice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"129\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/hsfjjjkkk.jpg\" alt=\"Let's Talk About Racial Food Justice\" class=\"wp-image-1270\" style=\"width:129px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Vinussa Rameshshanker <br>June 10, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"probiotic-potentialin-a-pandemic\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Probiotic Potential<br>in a Pandemic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/probio1_2.png\" alt=\"Probiotic Potential in a Pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-1271\" style=\"width:141px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Ana Santos<br>April 1, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/2021\/probiotic-potential-in-a-pandemic\/\">READ HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"a-healthy-gut-a-promising-solution-for-anxiety\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Healthy Gut: A Promising Solution for Anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/cdc-qeu-qgiojka-unsplash_1.jpg\" alt=\"A Healthy Gut: A Promising Solution for Anxiety\" class=\"wp-image-1272\" style=\"width:195px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Chaya Kandegedara<br>September 18, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/2019\/a-healthy-gut-a-promising-solution-for-anxiety\/\">READ HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-3 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"red-meat-consumption-getting-to-the-meat-of-the-issue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Meat Consumption: Getting to the \u2018Meat\u2019 of the Issue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/meat-2602031-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Red Meat Consumption: Getting to the \u2018Meat\u2019 of the Issue\" class=\"wp-image-1273\" style=\"width:182px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By: Imran Bagha<br>May 10, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/2017\/1875\/\">READ HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"mercury-and-marinebirds-in-arctic\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mercury and marine<br>birds in Arctic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/bird-in-arctic_1.png\" alt=\"Mercury and marine birds in Arctic\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" style=\"width:231px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Jennifer Provencher<br>April 17, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/2015\/mercury-and-marine-birds-in-arctic\/\">READ HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h3 id=\"what-happens-when-moulds-humans-share-the-indoor-environment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Happens When Moulds &amp; Humans Share the Indoor Environment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/mold_1.jpg\" alt=\"What Happens When Moulds &amp; Humans Share the Indoor Environment?\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" style=\"width:172px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By David McMullin<br>March 29, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/2015\/what-happens-when-moulds-and-humans-share-the-indoor-environment\/\">READ HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 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Colonel By Drive<br>Ottawa, Ontario<br>613-520-2600 ext. 7825<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CUCHAIMCentre\/\">Facebook<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHAIM_Centre\">X (Twitter)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/chaim-centre\">LinkedIn<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:chaimcentre@carleton.ca\">Email<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thechaimcentre\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/chaim-footer-logo-panel.png); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The microbiome refers to the collection of microbes (including protozoa, bacteria, fungi, 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