First 1000 Days: How Your Baby’s Gut Microbes Shape Lifelong Health

$29.95

Description

Kirkus Reviews calls First 1,000 Days “a wonderfully accessible and wide-ranging guide to helping babies eat right.

Renowned gastroenterologist Dr. Savita Srivastava reveals a revolutionary truth: your child’s lifelong health is largely determined in their first 1,000 days— not by genes, but by gut bacteria. Drawing from cutting-edge research and her experience as both physician and mother of a child with food allergies, Dr. Srivastava explains how modern practices disrupt the delicate bacterial ecosystem that shapes your baby’s immune system and brain development. The alarming rise in allergies, autoimmune diseases, and autism may trace back to this hidden gut health crisis. This essential guide provides a practical roadmap for nurturing your child’s internal ecosystem during this critical window when the microbiome is most malleable. From birth choices to feeding methods, each decision impacts your child’s health trajectory. Dr. Srivastava empowers parents with knowledge standard medical care often overlooks— potentially preventing chronic diseases before they begin.

About the author

Dr. Savita Srivastava is a Board-Certified Yale-trained gastroenterologist who has served as an assistant professor at Duke University and a staff physician at the University of Virginia Health. Under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health training programs, she has conducted research and published work in autoimmune liver disease and served as a study physician for the NIH Clinical Research Network in fatty liver. Media inquiries: View Dr. Savita Srivastava’s online press kit for her bio, interview topics, media resources, and contact information.