A “catastrophic biodiversity loss” is happening in the human microbiome, mirroring the crisis in our environment.
A large loss in gut biodiversity has been well publicised in documentaries and research.
However, in our newly published research, we show that exactly the same is happening on our skin.
Why does this matter?
There is a “Chronic Disease Epidemic” raging across the western world.
It is now common knowledge that biodiversity loss in the gut is contributing to “most of the Human diseases affecting westernized countries.”
But the skin is always overlooked when talking about these chronic diseases.
Our new research shows that biodiversity loss on the skin could be an active contributor, not just to chronic skin problems, but to many whole body diseases previously thought to be unrelated to the skin.
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
