Probiotics block MRSA superbug Probiotics can combat superbugs in the gut that have become resistant to antibiotics. They successfully attacked a colony of MRSA (methicillin-resistant S.aureus), superbugs that can cause serious skin, bone, lung and blood infections if the skin barrier is broken. A research team from the National Institute of Allergy and
Townsend Letter The Examiner of Alternative Medicine Saturday, January 7, 2023 Test and Address: The Clinical Importance of Direct Assessment of Gut Microbial Abundance and Diversity By Julia Malkowski, ND, DC Gone are the days of simply identifying a gut pathogen, prescribing an antibiotic and moving onto the next biological system. Although the identification
Long COVID Linked to Unbalanced Gut Microbiome: What to Know Now By Shawn Radcliffe on January 27, 2022 by Health News— Fact checked by Dana K. Cassell Long COVIDTrusted Source is a condition that involves persistent symptoms for weeks or months after initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. People with a less diverse microbiome in their
Gut Microbiome Alterations in COVID-19 Abstract Since the outset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the gut microbiome in COVID-19 has garnered substantial interest, given its significant roles in human health and pathophysiology. Accumulating evidence is unveiling that the gut microbiome is broadly altered in COVID-19, including the bacterial microbiome, mycobiome, and
Role of Gut Microbiome in COVID-19: An Insight Into Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Potential Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), resulted in an unprecedented global crisis. Although primarily a respiratory illness, dysregulated immune responses may lead to multi-organ dysfunction. Prior data showed that the resident
COVID and your gut: How a healthy microbiome can reduce the severity of infection – and vice versa The microbes in our gut provide essential signals for our immune responses across the body, including in the lungs. December 31, 2022 Science Magazine Evidence is beginning to suggest a COVID infection could affect the
Influencing the Gut-Skin Axis The gut-brain axis has been all the rage in the scientific literature lately but what about the gut-skin axis? “The recognition that the gut and skin are connected is not new; traditional forms of medicine that have been around for thousands of years, such as Ayurvedic medicine and traditional
The Gut Immune Connection The connection between the gut and the immune system is direct, complex, and widely known. Many integrative healthcare practitioners have likely echoed this statement (or a version of it) to their patients: “It’s estimated that 70 to 80 percent of your immune system resides in your digestive tract.” That
The Gut-Sleep Connection Deserves Clinical Consideration The importance of sleep should never be underestimated. Numerous studies have linked lack of sleep to a number of health issues. Clinicians have numerous tools to help patients get the quantity and quality of sleep they require. One novel technique emerging in the scientific literature is the
Minding Your Microbiome The bacteria that comprise our microbiome are in us but not of us. Technically, we are in a relationship with our microbiome — and, it may be the most intimate relationship we can have Microbiome – In Us, Not Of Us A wide variety of microorganisms inhabit almost every part
