The Gut-Brain-Skin Link: Why Omega-3s and Probiotics Keep Showing Up in Skin Studies
This review suggests skin health may be linked to gut-focused nutrition, not just topical creams.
Your gut, brain, and skin appear to talk to each other through immune signals, hormones, and bacteria-made molecules. This review argues that polyphenols, probiotics, and omega-3 fats may improve skin aging partly by working on the gut first, calming inflammation and shoring up barriers. Early human studies do show some improvement in skin measures and inflammation markers. But the trials are all over the map, and almost none measure gut, brain, and skin together.
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