--- title: MicroHealth mit Ventra description: Blog für alles rund ums Thema Darmflora und Mikrobiom. Wissenschaftliches Review durch das Forschungsteam von Ventra. --- ## Stay up to date and learn new things [Get Started ](https://ventra.de) [Get Started ](https://ventra.de) - [ Home ](https://ventra.de/) - Blog [![Baby's Gut and Sleep: Why the Tummy and Nights are connected](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/baby-sleeping-1.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=baby-sleeping-1.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/baby-intestines-and-sleep-why-tummies-and-nights-are-connected) ##### [Baby's Gut and Sleep: Why the Tummy and Nights are connected](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/baby-intestines-and-sleep-why-tummies-and-nights-are-connected) [ Julia Müller ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/julia-müller) How baby intestinal flora, nutrition and sleep rhythm are connected - and what parents can do. ## The gut-brain axis in the first year of life: Why the tummy has a say in sleep "He just won't sleep - I think it's his tummy." Hardly any other sentence is heard as often as this one in parents' meetings.... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/baby-intestines-and-sleep-why-tummies-and-nights-are-connected) [![Complementary Foods and Babies' Intestines: How to get started in a gut-friendly Way](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/mutter-kind-beikost-1.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=mutter-kind-beikost-1.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/complementary-food-and-babys-gut-how-to-get-off-to-a-gut-friendly-start) ##### [Complementary Foods and Babies' Intestines: How to get started in a gut-friendly Way](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/complementary-food-and-babys-gut-how-to-get-off-to-a-gut-friendly-start) [ Julia Müller ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/julia-müller) How to introduce complementary foods in a way that gently supports your baby's intestinal flora. ## How the intestinal flora develops in the first year In the first year of life, your little one's tummy is working at full speed. As your baby slowly transitions from a milk-only diet to family food,... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/complementary-food-and-babys-gut-how-to-get-off-to-a-gut-friendly-start) [![Cesarean Section & Intestinal Flora: How you can support your Baby](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/Baby-mother-csection-1.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=Baby-mother-csection-1.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/caesarean-section-intestinal-flora-how-you-can-support-your-baby) ##### [Cesarean Section & Intestinal Flora: How you can support your Baby](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/caesarean-section-intestinal-flora-how-you-can-support-your-baby) [ Julia Müller ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/julia-müller) What a caesarean section does to the baby's gut flora - and how parents can support it. ## How a caesarean section affects your baby's microbiome If your baby was born by caesarean section, sooner or later a question will almost automatically arise: Does it affect his gut flora - and therefore his... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/caesarean-section-intestinal-flora-how-you-can-support-your-baby) [![Solving breastfeeding problems: pain, milk stasis, and stress](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Woman%20breastfeeding.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=Woman%20breastfeeding.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/solving-breastfeeding-problems-pain-milk-stasis-and-stress) ##### [Solving breastfeeding problems: pain, milk stasis, and stress](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/solving-breastfeeding-problems-pain-milk-stasis-and-stress) [ Dipl. oec. troph. Katharina Puth-Weinand ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/dipl-oec-troph-katharina-puth-weinand) Breastfeeding is a topic that concerns almost all new parents. Many mothers want to breastfeed their baby for a long time and without any problems. Breastfeeding has numerous benefits: It provides your child with exactly the nutrients it needs, strengthens the immune system, promotes bonding... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/solving-breastfeeding-problems-pain-milk-stasis-and-stress) [![Infant colic: When stomach pain becomes a challenge](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/baby-crying-2.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=baby-crying-2.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/colic-in-infants-when-abdominal-pain-becomes-a-challenge) ##### [Infant colic: When stomach pain becomes a challenge](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/colic-in-infants-when-abdominal-pain-becomes-a-challenge) [ Dipl. oec. troph. Katharina Puth-Weinand ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/dipl-oec-troph-katharina-puth-weinand) The first months of a baby's life are characterized by many adjustments - for the child itself and also for the parents. It is not uncommon for colic to occur, which manifests itself in prolonged crying, restlessness and visible abdominal discomfort. For parents, this often means stress,... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/colic-in-infants-when-abdominal-pain-becomes-a-challenge) [![The ABCs of Gut Health: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog_post_5_pic_1800x1000_6fedbcbf-0ec0-4916-8e81-db9a4862bc92.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=Blog_post_5_pic_1800x1000_6fedbcbf-0ec0-4916-8e81-db9a4862bc92.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/the-abc-of-gut-health-probiotics-prebiotics-synbiotics-and-postbiotics) ##### [The ABCs of Gut Health: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Synbiotics, and Postbiotics](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/the-abc-of-gut-health-probiotics-prebiotics-synbiotics-and-postbiotics) [ Dr. Danial Taherzadeh ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/dr-danial-taherzadeh) As parents, we always want the best for our babies, and their gut health is no exception. There are terms that come up again and again: probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics. But what exactly do they mean and how can they contribute to the health of babies? In this blog post, we... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/the-abc-of-gut-health-probiotics-prebiotics-synbiotics-and-postbiotics) [![Microbiota, Microbiome, and Gut Flora - What's the Difference?](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog_Post_2_pic.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Blog_Post_2_pic.jpg) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/microbiota-microbiome-and-gut-flora-what-is-the-difference) ##### [Microbiota, Microbiome, and Gut Flora - What's the Difference?](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/microbiota-microbiome-and-gut-flora-what-is-the-difference) [ Nina Heppner ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/nina-heppner) The microbiota refers to all microorganisms located in a specific area. In the case of the intestinal microbiota, also known as gut flora, these are bacteria, viruses, and fungi that settle in the gut.The microbiome, on the other hand, is the entirety of all genomes of these microorganisms.... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/microbiota-microbiome-and-gut-flora-what-is-the-difference) [![The First 1000 Days: Why the Baby Microbiome is Particularly Important](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Copy_of_Die_ersten_1000_Tage_zahlen.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Copy_of_Die_ersten_1000_Tage_zahlen.jpg) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/the-first-1000-days-why-the-baby-microbiome-is-particularly-important) ##### [The First 1000 Days: Why the Baby Microbiome is Particularly Important](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/the-first-1000-days-why-the-baby-microbiome-is-particularly-important) [ Nina Heppner ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/nina-heppner) In recent years, the gut flora, also known as the intestinal microbiome, has emerged as the "last discovered organ of the human body", becoming increasingly present in our collective consciousness. We now know that our gut bacteria play an important role in our health: They assist us in digestion,... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/the-first-1000-days-why-the-baby-microbiome-is-particularly-important) [![Microbiome Superheroes: Breastfeeding and the Secret Powers of Mother's Milk](https://hub.ventra.de/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Blog_post_3_pic_1800x1000_0fcfdbe3-f4be-4130-8f65-b987217b5600.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=Blog_post_3_pic_1800x1000_0fcfdbe3-f4be-4130-8f65-b987217b5600.png) ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/microbiome-superheroines-breastfeeding-and-the-secret-powers-of-breast-milk) ##### [Microbiome Superheroes: Breastfeeding and the Secret Powers of Mother's Milk](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/microbiome-superheroines-breastfeeding-and-the-secret-powers-of-breast-milk) [ Julia Müller ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/author/julia-müller) Breastfeeding is a crucial aspect of early childhood nutrition, offering numerous benefits for both mother and child. Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for infants, as it contains all the essential nutrients for healthy growth and development (1). In addition to its nutritional benefits,... [ Read More ](https://hub.ventra.de/en/blog/microbiome-superheroines-breastfeeding-and-the-secret-powers-of-breast-milk)