Multiple microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi…) inhabit the human body, forming our microbiome. This microbiome is critical to our health, and its diversity has been declining for decades due to our urban way of life, antibiotic use, and excessive hygiene. The Covid-19 pandemic could be fueling this decline. A group of researchers from the University of […]

Sun allergy and pimples are closely related. In fact, the appearance of white pimples and the typical skin rash can turn out to be a clear symptom of what is colloquially called allergy pimples or polymorphic light eruption, its most common form.  What are sun allergy pimples like?  First of all, it is important to […]

For some time now, the immune system has become one of the most popular topics. What is the immune system, how to strengthen it, what kind of diet should we follow to keep our defenses strong and active, are just some of the questions raised by everybody. There is a clear and direct relationship between […]

At Vitae we believe in treating health and well-being in a holistic way. That means that when it comes to enhancing our health we must take into account interconnected factors. Each person has to decide what the pillars of his/her life are and how he/she wants to structure it. We are going to describe some […]

We spoke with one of our skin experts, Fran Ballesteros, pharmacist and Vitae educator, to explain how to prevent skin aging, why our skin ages, the role of the sun in this process and, most importantly, how we can slow it. Always from the holistic and natural point of view, trying not to go against […]

Dr. María Pérez, a doctor in holistic, natural and biological medicine, is a specialist, among many other things, in energy nutrition and a professor of natural cooking. As she says, she teaches to use food according to the nature of each person, imbalances or pathologies or simply with the aim of maintaining our health and […]