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Absolutely no way I could write about dogs without talking about cats as well, and there’s good reason: my daughter-in-law is an ardent cat advocate. She and our son act as foster parents for kittens from their local animal society until they’re ready for adoption so that when they join a family, they’re accustomed to […]
I recently got a question from a long-time listener who asked if it was okay to give the dog a partial serving of their multivitamin-multimineral. I didn’t have a clue—I don’t deal with supplements and animals, with the exception of glucosamine and fish oil. Both are good for dogs, but what about the rest of […]
While the state of the current pandemic has restricted the ability to socialize to any great degree, it may turn out to be beneficial for the skin microbiome. Be honest. If you don’t have to go to work or out into the public, do you still maintain the same personal grooming practices? Do you put […]
The water we shower and bathe in may impact our skin microbiome, but we don’t generally just rinse off with water. We use soaps and shampoos as well. How could they impact the microbiome of the skin? Let’s take a look. Normal healthy skin has a pH range of 5.4 to 5.9. At that pH, […]
I began last week’s focus on the skin microbiome based on reading an interview with a scientist who hasn’t taken a shower in over five years (Clean by James Hamblin). We’ve established the basics about skin and the microbes that are supposed to reside in the skin microbiome. This week we’ll cover how the skin […]
When we talk about the microbiome of the digestive system, it’s well-known what they eat: sugar. That’s also mostly true for the skin’s microbiome, although those microbes eat other substances as well. In today’s Memo, we’ll cover the types of bacteria and where they’re located. Then we’ll look at their diet. The Microbes of the […]
The skin microbiome is amazingly complex. Not only do we have all the beneficial bacteria and other microbes, we also have microbes that can be beneficial or damaging depending on how we treat the skin. Let’s begin with location: where are all these microbes located? For that, we need to understand a little bit about […]
If you saw a book called Clean, you probably wouldn’t think the author decided not to take any more showers. But you would be wrong, because that’s exactly what Dr. James Hamblin announced he would do about five years ago in a magazine article. Over time and a whole lot of research, the article became […]
Researchers performed a meta-analysis of studies that examined EPA and DHA as dietary supplements to see if there was a reduction in CVD events and mortality. In this study, researchers included 40 studies with 135,267 participants. While they examined many different variables, including whether EPA was better than DHA and whether they could find the […]
Let’s begin by taking a look at the prescription fish oil supplement medication. To review, this is a 100%-EPA fish oil that received FDA approval in December of 2019. The amount prescribed for people with high triglycerides is four grams of highly processed fish oil per day. Data from the REDUCE-IT trial suggested that there […]
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