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Gut Dysbiosis and Its Role in Skin Disease
Course Overview
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What You'll Learn
The health of the gut microbiome is increasingly being shown to be an important factor in health issues. Evidence points toward an intimate relationship of the gut-skin axis which demonstrates that gut dysbiosis plays a role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, and rosacea. Antibiotic use, poor diet, and stress can contribute to an imbalance of microbes living in the gut. By addressing gut dysbiosis, research suggests that skin health may improve. Interventions that may be helpful include: probiotics, prebiotics, diet, herbal/natural antimicrobials, gut supportive nutrients, digestive factors, and stress management. Addressing gut dysbiosis (even in the absence of clinical gut-related symptoms) gives physicians another potent tool to support their patients struggling with chronic conditions like atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, and rosacea.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the role of gut dysbiosis in skin health and in the development of skin diseases including eczema, psoriasis, acne, and rosacea
- Explain the role of antibiotics, stress and diet as contributing factors to gut dysbiosis and skin disease
- Differentiate between probiotics and prebiotics, and explain their roles in rebalancing the gut microbiome and benefiting skin health
- Identify natural/herbal antimicrobial agents for gut dysbiosis
- Explain the efficacy of gut supportive nutrients and digestive factors for gut dysbiosis
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This series will explore naturopathic and integrative approaches to treating various skin conditions, including acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, and herpes, as well as aesthetic concerns such as hyperpigmentation and wrinkles. The demand for natural and complementary medicines among patients is growing, and health care practitioners need to be informed of the evidence to safely guide patients and answer their questions. Naturopathic medicine approaches health from the perspective that we must treat the whole person because the body’s many systems are all interconnected. Disease is not sequestered in only one part of the body.The series will present evidence-based research on how dysfunction in other parts of the body, such as in the thyroid or the gut, can have a profound impact on dermatological disease.
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