Paula Smith-Brown | Allergies And The Infant Microbiome

Love & Guts

#250 Dr. Paula Smith-Brown is the Clinical Science Lead at Microba and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Microbiome Research at The Queensland University of Technology. She is a PhD-qualified Accredited Practising Dietitian who combines her experience as a microbiome researcher and healthcare professional to translate the latest science on the gut microbiome into practical clinical application. Dr. Paula Smith-Brown has a specialist interest in infant and child nutrition and allergies and intolerances in all ages and is the founder of the ABC nutrition clinic.

In this episode we cover

• The prevalence of allergies in children
• Why children in Australia are getting more early-onset eczema and allergies
• The importance of the microbiome in immune development
• What families who can not breastfeed can do to support a child's health
• Why not all topical nappy cream preparations are great
• Why timely introduction of complementary foods is important
• Strategies to prevent allergy
• And so much more