Probiotics reverse gut damage caused by antibiotics Probiotics - the 'good bacteria' that maintain the natural balance of microflora in the digestive tract - can reverse gut damage caused by antibiotics, and act as a natural anti-inflammatory for sufferers of ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and chronic fatigue syndrome Probiotics - the
Probiotics do help you lose weight, study confirms Adding probiotics to your diet can help you lose weight—and the more of the ‘friendly bacteria’ you take, the more weight you’ll lose. Those who take several probiotics a day, and keep to it for at least eight weeks, benefit the most, a new study
Probiotics could reverse colon cancer Type 2 diabetes—often described as the ‘lifestyle disease’—could be successfully treated with probiotics after researchers discovered the vital role that gut bacteria play in its development. Diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which encompasses diabetes, obesity and heart disease, come about when the 'cross-talk' between the immune system, gut
Probiotics could reverse colon cancer Colon cancer could be reversed just with probiotics that change the gut's bacteria—and the disease can be prevented in the first place by eating whole grains, such as brown rice and whole-wheat bread, every day, two new research studies have found. In a breakthrough study that
It’s all in the gut, part 2: ME and chronic fatigue markers found in bacteria Researchers have located biological markers that demonstrate that ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) and chronic fatigue syndrome aren’t ‘in the head’ as doctors often tell sufferers: they’re in the gut. Sufferers have distinctive markers in their gut bacteria
Our Gut Could be Shaping Our Mental Health Our gut is much smarter than we realise—and could determine the state of our mental health. The micro-organisms in the gut—known as the microbiome—influence mood and anxiety, and could even cause chronic problems such as depression and bipolar disorder. Strange as it seems,
Eat walnuts for a healthy gut The gut plays a pivotal role in our health—as researchers are discovering—and eating walnuts is one of the very best ways to keep it healthy, and even restore the 'good' bacteria, new research has discovered. Walnuts have already been called a 'superfood', but they could
Are bacteria the secret cause of cancer? People with cancer have a bacterial imbalance—and antibiotics can successfully kill tumors. So does all this herald a new way of understanding cancer? What causes cancer? Viruses, radiation, chemicals, genetics and smoking have all been tagged—but even just a few years ago, it was
Your Gut Protects Your Heart Gotenburg, Sweden Speaking of cardiovascular events like stroke, recently there was very interesting research describing how your gut bacteria can help prevent these events. There has been a considerable amount of research linking carotenoids, a type of antioxidant, to the prevention of angina and stroke. Based on their
Antibiotics block our immune system from fighting the bugs Antibiotics can be life-saving drugs—but they also weaken our immune system and lower our defenses when we need to fight off infections. The drugs interfere with 'first-line' immune cells—known as neutrophils—and they also weaken the intestinal barrier which stops invading bugs. As
