While the importance of bacteria in the gut cannot be understated, mainstream medicine’s understanding of the role of gut bacteria in health is in a dire need of awakening. I know that I sound like a broken record on this issue, but the stewards of health and disease just do not understand how much of […]
Effects of yoghurt on immune, clinical markers of rhinopathic patients Tying in with the previous article, here we see a small study that shows that yogurt, which is known to contain probiotic bacteria capable of favorably modulating the immune response, can lower allergic responses. Kill off that bacteria in newborns and infants and you have […]
Dietary factors protecting women from urinary tract infection. This article finds that dietary habits can have an impact on UTIs in women. Cranberry juice has been used for UTIs and it is believed that D-mannose, the sugar present in the juice, prevents bacteria such as E. coli from adhering to the wall of the urinary […]
Probiotics Reduce Pouchitis Relapses More and more evidence on the benefits of probiotics appears every day. I truly believe that if all courses of antibiotics were followed up with a high quality probiotic, the incidence of many chronic diseases would drop. Gastroenterology 2000;119:305-309,584-585 Highly concentrated oral bacteriotherapy (probiotics) prevents flare-ups of chronic pouchitis, which affects […]
Common Soil Bacteria Challenge to Be Used in Paediatric Asthma Trial Yet another strong reason to use a probiotic supplement. I truly believe that the destruction of normal, healthy and friendly bacteria w/ antibiotic use is one of the links between antibiotic use and asthma. The potential benefits of using probiotics are very exciting. The addition of […]
