Breaks make sense for users experiencing treatment plateau where benefits cease increasing despite continued application suggesting diminishing returns from ongoing use, comfortable with some benefit decline during off periods accepting fluctuation in skin quality, budget-conscious seeking to minimize annual treatment costs through intermittent purchasing, philosophically preferring avoiding indefinite dependency on any skincare product, planning life changes incompatible with consistent application (extended travel, relocation, financial shifts), and wanting to assess whether improvements prove durable or require continuous maintenance before committing to indefinite treatment
doi:10.36347/sajb.2025.v13i04.008 Ahajumobi NE, Asika JC
If you have taken long courses of antibiotics, or take them often, you probably have an imbalance in the types, species and numbers of bacteria in your gut
The risk is that branded blends can hide weak dosing, unclear ingredient identity, or vague marketing
Like Life Extension, Thorne provides a combination of supplements and at-home health tests (though its hard to beat Life Extensions 230 total Labcorp tests)
