Yanomami skin microbiome complexity challenges prevailing concepts of healthy skin - Nature Communications

Applying detergents (soaps) to our skin and hair every day disrupts a sort of balance between skin oils and the bacteria that live on our skin. When you shower aggressively, you obliterate the ecosystems. They repopulate quickly, but the species are out of balance and tend to favor the kinds of microbes that produce odor. But after a while, the ide

The result of this focus on ‘germs’ has been the alleged ‘discovery’ of vast numbers of so-called ‘pathogens’, as described in a 2001 article entitled Risk factors for human disease emergence that states, “A comprehensive literature review identifies 1415 species of infectious organism known to be pathogenic to humans…” The article adds the comment

ancestors were remarkably healthy. They were as tall or taller than modern Americans and Europeans, which is a sign they ate a very nutritious diet. They were virtually free of cavities and bone malformations that are common with malnutrition. Despite a lack of medical care, they had remarkably low infant mortality rates, yet had better than 10 per

As a result, following antibiotic treatment or SCRD, the reintroduction of friendly bacteria, such as lactobacilli found in unpasteurized yoghurt, can help restore a normal balance and aid metabolic health.