tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post6541268384032023297..comments2024-03-28T00:36:36.460-07:00Comments on The Tree of Life: Overselling the microbiome award: Marie Claire for its "article" on Mother DirtJonathan Eisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-21592011367453060322019-03-07T17:17:48.917-08:002019-03-07T17:17:48.917-08:00This is a dog bites man posting, Jonathan. Not a c...This is a dog bites man posting, Jonathan. Not a cheap shot at Marie Claire perhaps, just an obvious one if you're feigning shock that a fashion magazine tailors its editorial to advertisers (potential or real). That said, Mother Dirt is a pretty good product. Like "unsteadily" I've been using since 2016 with similar results. Diminished need to shower, less dermal dryness and itchiness (although that could be a function of only needing 90 seconds shower time). I ditched the shampoo (too astringent and the packaging design was not durable )and found the mist product to be pointless. (Isn't the point of a probiotic additive supposed to be microbial diversity? How does an unchanging mist provide diversity?) But the cleanser is an excellent product and not much of a price premium over some OTC soaps. I did all this when I went vegan and wanted my exterior biome to be as healthy as my gut biome.Mark Reiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394336937441767154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-81801212993583031922017-05-03T09:08:22.492-07:002017-05-03T09:08:22.492-07:00Totally understand. TBH, I'm torn about the fa...Totally understand. TBH, I'm torn about the fast-and-loose PR. On the one hand, it's not backed up by any peer-reviewed science, and the claims border on (or cross the line into) the fantastic. On the other... it's getting the public interested and aware of the microbiome and it's importance. But I guess it's also priming them to believe in whatever BS PR is thrown at them! Ugh.unsteadilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484395254261050797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-34015806747332064272017-05-02T21:07:41.252-07:002017-05-02T21:07:41.252-07:00thanks --- I am not saying this does not work or c...thanks --- I am not saying this does not work or cannot work. I am simply saying that I have yet to see any scientifically presented data supporting the claims made by people about these products. And thus I am disappointed in reporters to quote from PR pieces without looking into whether the claims have been validated.Jonathan Eisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-51404969830724425952017-05-02T18:56:25.343-07:002017-05-02T18:56:25.343-07:00I'm not going to argue that it's not overs...I'm not going to argue that it's not overselling. It is. They're making claims with nothing to back it up. And the claims are straight from Mother Dirt PR. But, I've been using this spray since it was still called AO Biome, and in my personal n=1 experiment, I must say that it has had a positive effect on my skin. It's no longer dry and itchy (the past two winters I haven't had to moisturize daily liked I used to). I can go a few days without showering and not stink. I haven't shampooed my hair in over two years and it's not greasy (albeit in a man with short hair). So, it's an interesting product to say the least, and while it's unfortunate that the pr is so over the top, I've found some of the claims to be accurate (on my n=1 experiment).unsteadilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484395254261050797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-4870280119278392017-05-01T20:19:03.639-07:002017-05-01T20:19:03.639-07:00Good for you, Dr. Eisen, for speaking out about th...Good for you, Dr. Eisen, for speaking out about this travesty! <br />QuantumDottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598123847279074226noreply@blogger.com