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The Microbiome in Papulosquamous Disease
Emerging evidence shows that both the gut and skin microbiome may be shifted in dermatological diseases like psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis. The influence of the microbiome will be reviewed in detail along with the impact of nutrition and the use of both topical and systemic medications.
Examples Of Prebiotics For Skin Care
Want to understand how topical prebiotics work on the skin? Read more for valuable summaries of some prebiotics at LearnSkin.
Functional Medicine Testing of the Microbiome to Treat Common Skin Conditions
Learn about how you can use functional medicine testing to help crack your toughest dermatology cases. Case studies are discussed to show how organic acid tests and stool tests can reveal the underlying root cause of acne and eczema and help you clear your patients!
How Your Gut Microbiome Affects Vitamin D Levels
The role of the gut microbiome in general health and skin health is becoming more and more clear. This session discusses how the gut microbiome may modulate vitamin D levels and the role of specific bacteria.
What to Consider When Recommending Probiotics
Review the mechanism of action of different probiotics and provide insight for making probiotic recommendations.
Ayurveda and the Microbiome
This activity is a review of the central tenets of Ayurveda and discusses new research on how Ayurvedic herbs may influence the gut microbiome.
The Microbiome: Acne & Rosacea
The microbiome has become a hot topic for the role it plays in the development of various skin conditions. Recently there has been an increase in studies regarding both acne and rosacea pathology. Furthermore, these studies have sparked interest in the development and study of new therapeutic options like probiotics. This course will outline the role the microbiome plays in the development and pathogenesis of both acne and rosacea.
How Your Microbiome Can Affect Your Mood
This article will outline the current evidence on the connection between the microbiome and mental health and present the current clinical evidence on probiotics for mood support. While there is emphasis on clinical studies in this article, some in vitro studies are mentioned to give background information and mechanistic explanations on the supplements discussed.
Microbiome and Gut Disease
The purpose of this course is to give an overview of the gut microbiome and its role in health and disease. It is important to understand the role that the gut microbiome plays in chronic inflammation and chronic diseases and how intestinal permeability is a contributing factor to this process. In this course, we will review some of the major concepts in gut microbiome science and review how alterations in certain microbial populations could be contributory to gastrointestinal conditions.
Gut Microbiome Diagnostics
This activity will outline and compare the methods used to assess the components of the gut microbiome and will highlight microbiota-related abnormalities and metabolites that have been associated with various diagnoses.
SIBO and Systemic Associations
Alterations in the microbiome, as seen in SIBO, can be referred to as states of dysbiosis. The microbiome plays important roles in modulating immunity, inflammation, and metabolism, and so, a change in its composition is not only implicated in gut pathology, but also, systemic conditions. This activity provides an overview on the pathophysiology of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and summarizes the literature on its systemic associations.
Microbiome and Metabolic Syndrome
This article explores the relationship between the gut microbiome and metabolic syndromes, particularly Type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, and more. We will briefly touch on the composition of a healthy gut microbiome and clinical indicators of metabolic syndrome.
