What percentage of the microbiome do couples share?

Dr. Tabatha BarberI teach women how to fast their way to a faith-filled, hormonally balanced, fabulous life!

Is Your Spouse's Health Impacting Your Own? 🤨

12 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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A speaker (Dr. Tabatha Barber) introduces the idea that men's health can affect women's health through shared microbiomes between partners. The transcript claims couples share at least 30% of their gut microbiome and that longer cohabitation increases this overlap, implying a partner's suboptimal health may affect the other's health.

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At least 30% of their microbiome.

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I want to talk about how men's health impacts women's health. Okay. The importance of men's health and how it can impact your health. So, did you know your spouse shares your gut microbiome with you? Couples share at least 30% of their microbiome. That's all the bacteria and the yeast and the parasites that are living inside of us. And the longer a couple has lived together, the higher that percentage. This means your partner's health. If it's not optimal, it could be affecting your health as well.