Could TH1 and TH2 diseases coexist? This is a concept that can shake many of our foundations. TH1 immune response is the “killer attack dog” system, while the TH2 is the “killer guard dog” system. TH2 keeps things (bacteria, viruses…) out while TH1 destroys them if they manage to get through. Too much TH1 leads […]
Exposure to Soy-Based Formula in Infancy When it comes to infant feeding breastfeeding for at least 6 months is unquestionably the best. Unfortunately this is not common and the infant is moved to formula too early. At this point we have an immature immune system being bombarded with foreign proteins via the GI tract. I […]
Active Transport of Nitrofurantoin into Human Milk Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic that is commonly used in the United States. This study demonstrates that breastfeeding mothers on nitrofurantoin do have levels found in breast milk that is much higher than found in their bloodstreams. So now you have a newborn infant, desperately trying to establish a […]
Mechanism converting stress into mononuclear cell activation The explosion of the psychoneuroimmunology field began several years back with the findings of the interdigitations of the nervous system into the immune cells of the GI tract (the GALT, or gut activated lymphoid tissues), thus establishing the first identified connection between the GI and the nervous system. […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Low Levels of Anaerobic Bacteria in Gut It is really nice to see research linking autoimmune conditions to the bacterial flora in the gut. While most patients and their doctors would give me “just commit him” looks if I suggested that a patients’ GI tract could be a contributing factor to […]
