Stéphanie, the oral microbiome is intimately connected to brain health, and likely plays a role in Alzheimer's. Researchers have found toxins from gingivalis bacteria in the brains of 98% of Alzheimer's patients, so your instincts are correct. Keep up the good work!
Stéphanie, the skin also has a microbiome, although not as spectacular as the gut. I've been trying to create a skin prebiotic to feed the good microbes, but so far no luck. I'll keep you posted if I figure it out!!
I should have mentioned that in my post. I was reading up a little bit more on our microbiome, after publishing (ahem!).
I wasn't sure about how much we actually know and it looks like there is still quite a bit to research. But we can "manipulate" it to improve our overall health.
I think I'll look into our oral microbiome next, as oral health is also something to keep in top shape, even more so as we age.
This is such a huge topic!
I'm looking forward to your findings. Thank you for this comment.
Thanks for this. It makes perfect sense that our skin is communicating about the state of our health. I guess as well healthy inside also feels better and mood improves. A virtuous circle.
Has made me think about water quality as well as quantity. X
I sometimes wonder about water quality as well. I drink tap water, in Brussels it's apparently of excellent quality. Good for me. It does contain a small amount of chlorine though, which is now controversial. So who knows? Thanks for stopping by!
Great article, Stéphanie. Many skin treatments, like hyaluronic acid, simply can't penetrate the skin, so they have limited benefits. But a healthy gut prevents inflammation, the real villain in aging and wrinkling. Thanks!
True. Some treatments work better than others, but I've noticed that I have to rotate my cosmetics. If I use a moisturiser for too long, and this varies for each product, my skin seems to get used to it. Maybe the product does its job and over time, I don't need to use it as much? But indeed, working from the inside out make so much more sense. And this goes for all aspects of our health.
Stéphanie, the oral microbiome is intimately connected to brain health, and likely plays a role in Alzheimer's. Researchers have found toxins from gingivalis bacteria in the brains of 98% of Alzheimer's patients, so your instincts are correct. Keep up the good work!
Indeed, another important message to share with our readers! Prevention always beats intervention.
Stéphanie, the skin also has a microbiome, although not as spectacular as the gut. I've been trying to create a skin prebiotic to feed the good microbes, but so far no luck. I'll keep you posted if I figure it out!!
I should have mentioned that in my post. I was reading up a little bit more on our microbiome, after publishing (ahem!).
I wasn't sure about how much we actually know and it looks like there is still quite a bit to research. But we can "manipulate" it to improve our overall health.
I think I'll look into our oral microbiome next, as oral health is also something to keep in top shape, even more so as we age.
This is such a huge topic!
I'm looking forward to your findings. Thank you for this comment.
Thanks for this. It makes perfect sense that our skin is communicating about the state of our health. I guess as well healthy inside also feels better and mood improves. A virtuous circle.
Has made me think about water quality as well as quantity. X
I sometimes wonder about water quality as well. I drink tap water, in Brussels it's apparently of excellent quality. Good for me. It does contain a small amount of chlorine though, which is now controversial. So who knows? Thanks for stopping by!
Great article, Stéphanie. Many skin treatments, like hyaluronic acid, simply can't penetrate the skin, so they have limited benefits. But a healthy gut prevents inflammation, the real villain in aging and wrinkling. Thanks!
True. Some treatments work better than others, but I've noticed that I have to rotate my cosmetics. If I use a moisturiser for too long, and this varies for each product, my skin seems to get used to it. Maybe the product does its job and over time, I don't need to use it as much? But indeed, working from the inside out make so much more sense. And this goes for all aspects of our health.