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Cheryl (Yeoh) Sew Hoy
Cheryl (Yeoh) Sew Hoy@cherylyeoh·
Yesterday, @WSJ featured @GetTinyHealth in a piece on the rise of baby microbiome testing, alongside our friends @BeginHealth and @MadelineZephyr. The headline: “𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗚𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀.” Yes, we absolutely are obsessed – as founders building in this space and as parents thinking deeply about the world our children are growing up in. Because nearly 1 in 2 children in the U.S. now has a chronic condition, per the CDC. Somehow, this has been framed as the status quo. It’s insane. We cannot accept this. Eczema. Food allergies. Asthma. Autoimmune disease. If the immune system is trained in the first 1,000 days of life — and the microbiome plays a central role in that training — why wouldn’t we prioritize getting that foundation right? The article opens with Brittany and her son Leo, who was struggling with constipation, fussiness, and poor weight gain early on. Like many parents, she wasn’t looking for a trend. She was looking for answers. As part of their Tiny Health journey, recommendations included outdoor play, pet exposure, and increasing microbial diversity. That’s not trend-driven advice. It’s grounded in decades of immunology research. In the first year of life, babies exposed to farms, animals, and pets develop higher levels of beneficial microbes like 𝘉𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 and 𝘈𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘢 – along with lower rates of allergic disease. Rigor matters in emerging science. At Tiny Health, we ground our recommendations in evidence-based interventions supported by decades of microbiome research. Last fall, we published a randomized controlled trial showing these interventions can reduce the odds of developing atopic conditions by 𝟴𝟯%. (Study linked in the comments.) And what we hear from families isn’t hype – it’s relief. Relief as constipation improves, eczema clears, sleep deepens, and resilience builds. Small shifts that make a profound difference in daily life and long-term health. For families navigating persistent chronic health issues, those shifts aren’t small. They can be life-changing especially when they happen early. Prevention can look unconventional… right up until it becomes standard of care. And we’re here to support families with science, data, and care every step of the way. Read the Wall Street Journal story here – wsj.com/health/wellnes…
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Tiny Health@GetTinyHealth·
Our founder has been appointed to the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee. For the first time, early-life microbiome health will be part of state nutrition conversations. Here's to the next 4 years of advocating for tiny microbes and improving health outcomes 💪
Cheryl (Yeoh) Sew Hoy@cherylyeoh

I’m honored to share that I’ve been appointed to the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee, with a term through September 1, 2029. This committee plays an important role in shaping nutritional guidelines for Texans, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute, especially at a moment when nutrition, chronic disease prevention, early-life microbiome health and longevity are more intertwined than ever. My work over the past several years has centered on one core belief: that biology and nutrition shape health across the entire human lifespan – from the earliest moments of development through healthy aging. And the science is finally catching up to what many clinicians have long observed in practice. I’m excited and proud to serve alongside an incredible, multidisciplinary group of leaders across medicine, nutrition, agriculture, and public health, including @MillerForTexas, Natalie Bachynsky, Ph.D., @PadmaAum, M.D., Jaclyn Albin, M.D., and Kathleen Davis, Ph.D. I was especially delighted to discover that my friend and one of the leading functional and integrative medicine doctors in Austin whom I deeply respect, @AnnShippyMD, was also appointed to this important committee (she just launched an incredible new book about how to best prepare your body for conception, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - link in comments). Thank you to Governor @GregAbbott_TX for the trust, and to my fellow appointees for their commitment to improving health outcomes across our state. I’m looking forward to contributing, learning, and helping shape guidelines that reflect both evidence-based science and practical, human-centered care. Read the official announcement: gov.texas.gov/news/post/gove… gov.texas.gov/news/post/gove…

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Overwater Ventures@OverwaterVC·
@cove just launched PB1, a fiber bottle platform built to work with existing paper recycling and real-world manufacturing lines. This is what moving beyond plastic at scale actually looks like. inc.com/sara-kiley-wat…
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