Part 1 of our summary-series of our newly published research.
There has been an astounding rise in chronic diseases in the western world over the past 100 years.
Interestingly, this has come at the same time as incredible advances in the medical profession, so why is this happening?
"...which accounts for 90% of all healthcare costs and costs an estimated $3.7 trillion annually."
In the 1950s, acute problems were overtaken by chronic diseases as the dominant health problem for the first time in the USA.
While America is among the worst hit, it is now becoming a global problem. They are now thought to be the leading cause of death worldwide making up 74% of mortalities, increasing from 57% in 1990.
Is this the new normal? Or can we do something about the things in our environment that are causing this chronic disease epidemic?
A Catastrophic Biodiversity Loss in the Environment Is Being Replicated on the Skin Microbiome: Is This a Major Contributor to the Chronic Disease Epidemic?
Published in "Microorganisms"
Kit Wallen-Russell, Director of The Skin Microbiome School
