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The Beauty-Gut Connection: How Digestive Health Affects Skin Appearance

It’s All About the Face… or Not  Clear, radiant skin is often thought of as the result of surface-level care—cleansers, serums, and moisturizers. But increasingly, science is pointing to a deeper influence: the digestive system. A growing body of research highlights the profound relationship between gut health and skin appearance, often called the gut-skin axis. This connection is not merely theoretical. From inflammatory skin conditions…

Aesthetic Health Initiative Trends for 2025

Aesthetic Health Initiative 2025 Trends As Dan Buettner states in the Netflix documentary Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, “In the U.S., being healthy is for the wealthy.” Aesthetic Health, as evidenced, is for everyone, regardless of culture, and our top 5 trends for 2025 depict a beautiful and accessible future. TREND 1: The basic science of neuroaesthetics is evolving to ask questions…

Beauty2Wellness: Mitigating Barriers and Building Bridges

Beauty2Wellness: Mitigating Barriers and Building Bridges Research Abstract Beauty animates much of our lives: we make aesthetic decisions constantly, based on how we want to appear, who we wish to spend time with, etc. But while we know something about the biology and psychological effects of facial beauty, we know virtually nothing about beauty’s relationship to wellness. This two-part research project will be the first to…