Questionnaire

What is your reason for attending this course (pease select all that apply)?

Interest in Whole Body Health Interest in Skin Health Interest in the Skin Allergy Epidemic Interest in the Skin Microbiome Interest in Sports Performance & Recovery I have skin problems I know others with skin problems and would like to help them Interest in educating others Other (please specify below)

In this section, you will have the options ‘agree’, ‘disagree’ or ‘don’t know’ to choose from in response to statements. Please answer in relation to what you have learnt on the Foundation Course.

Q1: You are only 40% Human. The other 60% is Microbes.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q2: The human microbiome (or human microbiota) is the collection of microorganisms which live in and on us. These are bacteria, fungi, viruses and others. They reside in the gut, on the skin and places like the oral and nasal cavity.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q3: The skin is the largest organ in the body and is host to probably the most diverse range of microbes in the human body (the skin microbiome).

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q4: Your skin microbiome defends you from disease and is not just important for your skin health but whole body health too.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

In Section II and Section III there are two types of statements:

There are statements you should answer with ‘agree’, ‘disagree’, or ‘don’t know’ depending on what you’ve learnt in the course.
Secondly, there are statements which have a phrase or word missing. It is your job to choose what you think is the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence from the options. Q1 is a good example of this.

Q1: Healthy gut and skin microbiomes are ones high in biodiversity. This is the same as ecosystems all across nature.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q2: A catastrophic microbial biodiversity (______) observed in the human gut and skin microbiome in developed countries has been attributed to exposure to Western world practices.

Increase Loss Don’t know

Q3: It has also been linked to many human diseases including allergies, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases and even neuropsychiatric disorders.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q4: The skin of tribespeople, untouched by modern civilisation, showed unprecedented levels of microbial diversity.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q5: The exposure of Skin (normal, Western) to twenty-first-century cosmetics, soap, antibiotics, and steroids, does appear to have altered the natural skin microbiome of humans.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q6: A (______) skin microbiome, (______) in biodiversity, has been associated with all common skin problems: eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, athlete’s foot, and many more.

Depleted, low Healthy, high Don’t know

Q7: Creating the right conditions is thought to be the most effective way of restoring a depleted skin microbiome.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q1: To maintain whole body health, and now sports recovery and performance, your skin microbiome is just as important as your gut microbiome.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q2: Recent research suggests that a damaged skin microbiome can damage the gut microbiome and vice versa.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q3: The skin and gut microbiome are part of an integrated ecosystem that plays an important role in overall health.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q4: A strong microbiome has been linked with many aspects of Sports Performance and Recovery. This includes, post-excercise muscle growth, sleep, mental health, inflammation, bone density and body composition.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q5: Many athletes may be missing out by focusing only on their gut health and diet, and not on the skin.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q6: There’s a skin allergy epidemic in the Western world. This means there has been a 500% (______) in conditions such as eczema in the last 80 years.

Decrease Increase Don’t know

Q7: Everyday cosmetic products (including soaps & shower gels) and long term use of modern topical medicines have been shown to damage the skin.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q8: Everyday cosmetics - that usually contain many artificial chemical ingredients - are one potential major cause of the decline in skin health in the developed world.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q9: Food preservatives have been linked to obesity and gut disease. Artificial preservatives in cosmetic products are also having a similar damaging effect on the skin microbiome too.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q10: As a result, damaging your skin microbiome could be detrimental to sports performance and recovery.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q11: The first step in improving your skin microbiome is (______).

Stopping exposure to everyday cosmetics with artificial chemical ingredients Using products with harsher synthetic ingredients Don’t know

Q12: Latest generation cosmetics should use techniques that help strengthen the skin microbiome by recreating the conditions for biodiversity to flourish.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q13: Restoring your damaged skin microbiome is a short term process with a quick fix solution.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

Q14: For whole body health and now, sports performance & recovery, maintaining a healthy skin and gut microbiome is key.

Agree Disagree Don’t know

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