The Viome Blog

The latest ideas, insights, and inspiration, expertly curated to empower you on your health journey. Learn more about systems biology and the many ways the microbiome plays a critical role in your health & wellness.

Science

Microplastics: The Invisible Threat in Our Bodies

These microscopic pollutants have been detected in human organs, raising growing concerns about their potential health impacts.

Wellness

Self Care, the Key to Improving Women’s Health

Many women feel there is simply not enough time for self care. But taking a moment to focus on yourself can give you that extra boost to your health, inside and out.

Nutrition

Precision Nutrition: 4 Reasons Why Your Diet Should Be As Unique As You Are

Nutrition 2.0 represents a fundamental shift in how we think about food. Instead of asking "Is this food healthy?" we can now ask "Is this food healthy for ME?"

Wellness

Four Everyday Habits that are Sabotaging Your Fitness Gains (By Wrecking Your Gut Health)

These four daily habits could be undermining your hard work by disrupting the very system that helps build muscle, burn fat, and maintain peak energy levels.

Oral Health

The Harmful Effects of Poor Oral Health on Your Quality of Life

Many struggle quietly with oral health, which can affect your ability to socialize, work, and interact with others.

Discovery

HPV and Oral Cancers

What is HPV, and how does it impact the risk of other serious health conditions, like cancer?

Does Drinking Alcohol Increase Oral and Throat Cancer Risk?

Alcohol is one of the most controversial beverages there is. How can it affect your risk of cancer?

Oral Health

How Quitting Smoking Can Improve Your Oral Health

While cigarette smoking has declined, smoking remains the largest preventable cause of illness in the world.

Oral Health

The Mouth Matters: Why Your Oral Health Sets the Foundation for a Healthy Body

The link is so strong that there’s evidence showing that a clean and healthy mouth can help prevent certain chronic diseases.

Oral Health

6 Ways to Revolutionize How You Take Care of Your Teeth

Having a nice smile and fresh breath is pleasant, but do you really know if you’re taking the best care of your teeth?

Oral Health

Are You Aware? The Startling Dangers of an Unhealthy Oral Microbiome

A healthy microbiome can support the health of your whole body. But did you know that a balanced microbiome starts in the mouth?

Oral Health

Discover the Hidden Dangers: 6 Habits That Negatively Impact Your Oral Health

We all know to brush and floss. But many don’t realize how certain habits can negatively impact our oral health.

What is the Relationship Between Oral Diseases and the Oral Microbiome?

Oral health is a complex state that requires cooperation from biological processes and microbes that live in the oral cavity.

What is Oral and Throat Cancer?

Cases have been steadily increasing over the last 20 years, and traditional diagnostic tests have seen little innovation.

Oral Health

The Oral-Brain Axis: Unraveling the Secrets to a Healthy Mind and Body

When our mouths are healthy, they’re home to billions of bacteria, both “good” and “bad.” The “good” ones play a key role.

Oral Health

Nutrition and Oral Health: How to Eat for a Healthy Smile

What you eat affects the health of your mouth, and can affect the development of oral conditions.

Oral Health

Maintaining a Healthy Mouth: 5 Simple Tips

Your mouth is home to countless bacteria. But there are plenty of things you can do to keep your oral hygiene in top shape.

Oral Health

Leaky Gum Syndrome: What You Don't Know About Your Poor Oral Health Can Hurt You

You may have heard about how a “leaky gut” can affect your health. But what about “leaky gums?"

Oral Health

How Your Oral Microbiome Impacts Your Mouth Health and Whole Body Health

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