The living web beneath the skin.
Fascia is the continuous fibrous network that wraps, separates, and connects every muscle, organ, nerve, and vessel. For most of medical history we cut it away to see the parts beneath. Now we are learning to read it.
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What is structured water, and how can you make it yourself? This article covers simple methods like sunlight, sound, vortices, and saline solution for structuring water at home.
Hans Bohlin guests on the Samtal om Gud podcast – on the body, reality, and our inner frequencies
Our very own Hans Bohlin was recently a guest on the podcast Samtal om Gud with Zoia Zakariasdotter – a conversation that uniquely connects fascia, philosophy, and consciousness.
Nutrition for the Cells
Iron is a vital mineral, a so-called micromineral, a trace element, that we need in small micro-amounts to be healthy. Too high an intake of iron, however, becomes toxic to the bo…
Fascia & The Living Planet – Resources for lecture
How can we understand pain if we don’t realize that the body is part of the living Earth – built on frequencies, water, magnetic fields, and solar energy?
The Body's Iron Balance
Iron is a vital mineral, a so-called micromineral or trace element, which we need in small amounts to stay healthy. Too high an intake of iron, however, is toxic to the body.
What is a body, really?
Many of us are surely asked often, sometimes daily, "How are you?". The answer often comes automatically without a second thought: "Fine, thanks." But what does it really mean to…
From the research
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Ultra-processed foods and food additives in gut health and disease
This narrative review examines the link between ultra-processed foods (UPFs), food additives, and gastrointestinal health. Research suggests that diets high in UPFs are associated with an increased risk of inflammatory…
Kevin Whelan, Aaron S Bancil, James O Lindsay, Benoit ChassaingRead the study → - 2024A+++
B-Group Vitamins as Potential Prebiotic Candidates: Their Effects on the Human Gut Microbiome
This narrative review explores whether B-group vitamins can act as prebiotics by promoting the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. The authors discuss how B-vitamins that are not absorbed in the small intestine can reach…
Raquel Bedani, Ana Clara Candelaria Cucick, Marcela Albuquerque Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Jean Guy LeBlanc, Susana Mar…Read the study → - 2024A+++
Therapeutic applications of gut microbes in cardiometabolic diseases: current state and perspectives
This narrative review explores the relationship between gut microbiota and cardiometabolic diseases (CMD), such as hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. The authors describe how gut microbes and their metabolites…
Lin Yuan, Ying Li, Moutong Chen, Liang Xue, Juan Wang, Yu Ding, Qihui Gu, Jumei Zhang, Hui Zhao, Xinqiang Xie, Qingping…Read the study →
Key concepts
The continuous fibrous connective-tissue network that wraps, separates, and connects every muscle, organ, nerve, and vessel.
Muscle and its surrounding fascia treated as a single functional unit of force transmission.
The most abundant protein in connective tissue — roughly 30% of the body's total protein — and fascia's primary building block.
A lubricating molecule between fascial layers whose viscosity determines how smoothly the layers glide.
The property by which fascia softens under sustained gentle load and stiffens at rest.
A stability model where tension-bearing fascia suspends compression-bearing bones in balance.
Continuous chains of connective tissue that coordinate posture and movement across the body.
The sense of the body's internal state — richly supplied by free nerve endings in fascia.
From the podcast
Listen →- Ep. 00101. Why Fascia?The first episode of the English podcast “The Fascia Guide”. The Fascia Guide is a podcast about the living body, about new research and a new perspective on health, pain and what…—