In the early 2000s, the concept of One Health was generated, a health concept that defines and proposes a joint and global approach between three interrelated areas: human health, animal health and the environment. The goal is to encourage collaboration between public health, medicine, veterinary science, environmental science, and other disciplines, all working together to safeguard health with a holistic, comprehensive perspective.
Exposoma: Human Health and Environment
The human exposome refers to all environmental, social, and lifestyle exposures from conception to death, including factors such as pollution, diet, stress, and more. This holistic approach seeks to understand all external influences across the lifespan, recognising that these cumulative exposures affect health and contribute to the development of disease.
It is well established that human and animal health are intricately linked to the environment we share. The balance between these three ecosystems—humans, animals, and the environment—is essential. The relationship between these elements is dynamic and has become even more complex in recent decades, influenced by factors like globalisation, migration, climate change, deforestation, intensive farming, new animal migration routes, and environmental pollution.
Antimicrobial resistance
One of the most pressing issues within the One Health framework is antimicrobial resistance. Since human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected, this poses a significant risk to global health. The rise of new infections and the growing resistance to antibiotics traditionally used to treat them are major concerns.
This is a global problem due to the emergence and spread of pathogens. It is particularly concerned the quick global spread of bacteria and pan-resistant bacteria (also known as ‘superbugs’) that cause infections that cannot be treated with common antimicrobial medicines, such as antibiotics.
How Biow supports the One Health strategy
Biow is a device that emits energy into the air around us, improving its quality removing particles in indoor spaces.
By inhaling this air and being in contact with our skin, Biow helps us to:
- The regeneration of the external exposome: Biow contributes to renewing and improving the external environment of the individual, addressing environmental factors that influence their health over time.
- Prevention of nanotoxicity and biotoxicity: Biow acts as a preventative measure by avoiding the toxicity of nanoparticles, protecting health by reducing the potential negative effects associated with these tiny particles in the environment.
Through these actions, Biow plays an important role within the One Health framework, helping us preserve our health by addressing both human and environmental concerns.