News about the microbiome

Our team tested the Let’s Start Over Serum and it was awarded the Microbiome-friendly seal with an excellent overall grade of 1.1, meaning the product does virtually not interfere with your microbiome - this is pretty astonishing for a cosmetic product.

In the last decades, the gut microbiome has entered the center of public interest. But although we may have overcome our shyness regarding gut and skin bacteria, there is still one body part that seems to be stigmatized: the vaginal microbiome.

Caries, calculus, and periodontitis are the most common results of an impaired oral microbiome. Caries can have a lot of negative consequences, therefore the oral microbiome should be understood and treated well.

A joint a day keeps the doctor away? Numerous affected persons – not only by MS, but also those suffering from other mental or neuronal illnesses, are claiming those substances for their therapies and demand a legalization in regards to their positive effects.

The US National Library of Medicine published a study that clearly proves an interaction between the buildup and function of skeletal muscle and the gut microbiome of the examined mice. The constitution of the microbiome showed to be a key factor for physiology, homeostasis, and sustained health of the host organism.

What shall we eat? This question has not been answered for the last decades. Today we are in the luxurious position to choose from different options. But is it really pure luxury and do cooked foods influence our microbiome? Some researchers have looked into this issue.

Putting your body through the stress of taking an airplane, as well as eating unknown foods, the change in water, climate and time zone, … – all can produce unwanted effects in the stomach. Dr Dmitry Alexeev reveals few principles to follow to help your existing microbes thrive whilst on holiday.

When we talk about the microbiome, we usually forget that the microbiome is only part of a very complex interplay. The composition of our microbiome is influenced by nutrition, lifestyle, early maternal transmission, immune status and genetics of each individual.

It is well known that direct exposure of the skin to UV radiation in the sunlight causes serious damage. But it was only recently that scientists found out that a damaged skin microbiome is one of the reasons for this.