Mighty Microbes
PODSHIP EARTH
English - March 08, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 278 ratingsScience Society & Culture humans environment sustainable health recycle healthy environment compassion curiosity liveable environmentalism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We are made up of 70 trillion cells, more than half of which are not part of the human body - they are microbes. Microbes play a critical role in keeping us healthy, protecting us from pathogens, boosting our immune system, and even fighting off stress. It turns out that microbes also play a pivotal role in keeping the earth’s soil healthy. I talk with Dr. Rupa Marya, who is no average doctor. Rupa is a forceful social justice advocate, a world-renowned musician, an urban farmer, a mother to two incredible kids, and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, who is investigating how soil health is connected to people’s health.
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