News about the microbiome

Similar to previous years, health-focused new year resolutions like improving fitness (48%), losing weight (34%), improving diet (32%), stopping smoking (12%), and drinking less alcohol (3%) are top priorities for many people.

Many people have experienced annoying pimples or even full-blown acne first hand. Acne is one of the most common skin disorders and cannot be hidden as it is literally written in your face. You have probably heard us talk about the gut-brain axis before.

First things first, there is no “one-size-fits-all” ideal skin microbiome! Not only is each skin microbiome unique, it also doesn’t even stay the same during a person’s life. Let’s uncover the factors that determine how it changes with age and see which disruptions may impact lifelong health.

Our international Microbiome-friendly family is growing. Today, we give a warm welcome to CEREMONIA: A brand offering clean hair care with Latinx heritage.

Beach bodies and weight loss are hot topics each summer. But losing those extra pounds is a struggle for many people. What if a crucial piece of information was missing?! Did you know about the connection between the microbiome and weight?

We are happy to welcome a great family-focused business to our Microbiome-friendly family.

So far, science has only scratched the surface of the vast microcosm that is our human microbiome. Research around this topic is still in its infancy, but it has rapidly grown over the last years.

Imagine, millions of teeny-tiny bacteria, fungi, yeasts, viruses and mites crawling all over your head... What sounds like a dirty place, might just be exactly what is needed for a healthy scalp and strong, shiny hair. We finally need to get the notion out of our heads that microbes are “bad”.

By now, word has spread, that refined sugar is not healthy for us. And even though sugar consumption has been shown to contribute to lifestyle diseases like obesity, heart disease, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver and cavities, sugar is still everywhere and we eat way too much of it.