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
Nanoparticle Probiotic “Backpacks” Show Promise for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Like Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Probiotic bacteria, like elite firefighters heading into the wilderness to combat an uncontrolled blaze, do a better job of quelling gut inflammation when they’re outfitted with the finest gear. Just how much promise some well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria hold
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
