Good Bacteria for Healthy Skin: Nurture Your Skin Microbiome with Pre- and Probiotics for Clear and Luminous Skin
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Good Bacteria for Healthy Skin: Nurture Your Skin Microbiome with Pre- and Probiotics for Clear and Luminous Skin
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Overview
You probably know all about your gut microbiome. But what about the microbiome on your body’s biggest organ? Studies show that a diverse and thriving ecosystem of bacteria and other microbes on your skin affects a wide array of health issues. Your body’s flora is the first line of defense against infection and impacts many skin conditions like psoriasis, eczema, and acne. It protects your skin from harmful invaders and strengthens its moisture barrier. So how can you take care of the good bacteria that maintains balanced, healthy skin?
Written by a skin microbiome expert, Good Bacteria for Healthy Skin is a friendly, comprehensive, science-backed exploration of what this complex system is, what it does, and how to nourish it. You’ll learn about how your lifestyle affects your skin microbiome, how microbiome imbalances impact skin conditions, and the benefits of probiotics and prebiotics. You’ll also discover a skin detox plan and a beauty wellness regimen to keep your good bacteria happy and your skin looking healthy, youthful, and fresh!
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781612439556 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Ulysses Press |
| Publication date: | 06/29/2023 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Sales rank: | 771,119 |
| File size: | 3 MB |
About the Author
Read an Excerpt
Discover one of the most surprising secrets to keeping skin healthy, radiant, and clear—the body's bacterial microbiome. Most of us spend years trying to get rid of nasty bacteria with cleansers, masks, and medicines, but it turns out our skin has a finely balanced microbiome that is crucial to maintaining good skin.
Written by holistic expert Paula Simpson, Good Bacteria for Healthy Skin teaches readers how lifestyle affects the skin microbiome, how microbiome imbalances impact skin conditions, and the benefits of probiotics and prebiotics. Simpson's expertise is perfect for those looking to discover professional secrets and the science behind achieving and maintaining perfect skin.
—ASCP Skin Deep Magazine
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Living in Symbiosis 2
Advancing Science 2
Chapter 1 The Gut-Brain-Skin Axis 5
Your Gut and Skin 8
Your Brain and Skin 9
Quick Nutrition Tips to Combat Stress (and Save Your Skin) 13
Chapter 2 The Skin Microbiome-the Missing Link for Healthy Skin? 19
Structure, Function and Importance of the Skin Microbiome 21
Skin Structure 23
What Constitutes a Healthy Skin Microbiota? 25
The Key Players 27
Avoiding Dysbiosis 29
Chapter 3 Lifestyle and the Skin Microbiome 34
We All Emit a "Biome Cloud" 35
The Stratum Corneum and Skin Microbiome Working Together 36
Environmental Factors Affecting the Skin Microbiome 38
Challenging the "Hygiene Hypothesis" 41
Topicals and Cosmetics 45
Diet 47
Chapter 4 Skin Conditions Associated with the Skin Microbiome 49
Introduction to Probiotics and Prebiotics 50
Microbes, Pre- and Probiotics, and Chronic Skin Conditions 53
Chapter 5 What You Should Know about Pre- and Probiotics 64
Common Probiotics 65
Probiotics-How They Work and What to Look for on a Label 69
Prebiotics 75
Chapter 6 Microbe-Friendly Nutrition 85
How Good Nutrition Promotes Healthy Skin 86
You Are What You Consume, Metabolize and Flourish 87
Beautify Your Skin Biome with Microbe-Friendly Nutrition 88
Microbe-Friendly Nutrition-Dietary Considerations 89
The Macronutrients 91
Flourish with Fermented Foods 96
Pre- and Probiotic Supplements 103
Chapter 7 Microbe-Friendly Skincare 107
Natural Elements for the Skin Microbiome 110
Nourishing Mask with Probiotics and Honey 113
What to Look for in Probiotic Skincare 115
Beautifying Your Biome from the Outside 119
Chapter 8 Putting It Together: The Beauty Biome Lifestyle 122
Beautify Your Skin Biome-The Plan 124
Biome Beauty Nutrition Essentials 125
Restock Your Kitchen 127
Start Your Day Biome-Friendly and Beauty-Infused 128
Biome Beauty Meals 130
Juices, Broths and Teas 132
Biome Beauty Skincare Plan 133
Soothing and Moisturizing Probiotic Mask 134
Chapter 9 Biome Beauty Dietary Recipes 140
Quinoa with Red Peppers 141
Baked Salmon with Pesto 142
"Get Your Greens" Salad with Beets and Avocado-Miso Dressing 143
Savory Roasted Chickpeas 144
Kimchi Omelet Anytime of the Day 145
Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing 145
Grilled Salmon and Vegetables 146
Bone Broth 147
Biome-Purifying Tonic 148
Biome-Purifying and Detox Broth 149
Fresh Juices 150
Luminous Skin and Antioxidant Smoothie 150
Clarifying Smoothie 151
Fortifying Skin, Hair and Nails Smoothie 152
"Glo" and Go Smoothie 152
Conclusion 154
Notes 156
Index 175
Acknowledgments 182
About the Author 184
What People are Saying About This
"We are currently living through an exciting new scientific era that focuses on the microbiome. While voluminous research has been done on the gut microbiome, Paula Simpson has pulled back the curtains to reveal the secret life of our skin microbiome.
In her book Paula reveals many astonishing facts about the microbial terrain of our body’s largest organ and how it affects everything from acne, hydration, skin barrier function, immune function and more. The book also highlights the crosstalk between the gut microbiome and the skin microbiome- truly our bodies are holistic and we can no longer think about certain parts as separate. Paula recommends an integrative approach to keeping our skin biome healthy and provides the steps and delicious and healthy recipes necessary to guide us along the way.
I highly recommend this ground breaking book if you are interested in learning in depth about your skin’s biome and having the healthiest skin of your life!"—Dr. Anne Marie Fine, N.M.D. Bestselling Author of Cracking the Beauty Code: How to program your DNA for health, vitality, and younger-looking skin
“Probiotics can be confusing. Paula Simpson presents the subject in an easy-to-understand way that finally makes sense!”—Liz Ritter, Executive Editor, New Beauty Magazine
"Microbiome, probiotics and prebiotics seem to be pretty buzzy words these days. Finally an easy to read book that breaks it all down! Paula’s book is written so engagingly that you don’t need an advanced degree in biochemistry to enjoy it.
Finally, I understand the difference between pre-biotics and pro-biotics and why each is so important to healthy, glowing skin. I’ve long been a fan of the big-picture when it comes to skin health and while microbiome, pro and pre-biotics may be having a real moment, I think that this isn’t a trend. It’s just good information that’s easy to implement. I especially enjoyed the chapters on nutrition because I’m also a firm believer that a healthy gut = healthy skin. Bonus: skin-friendly and microbiome-friendly recipes included!"—Kari Gran, Co-Founder of Kari Gran® Skin Care