I'm not trying to talk you out of the hand*sanitizer, but*when it comes to good bacteria--like the kind that live in the human gut--sometimes more is more. Under normal circumstances, such "probiotics" live within our digestive system in symbiotic harmony. However, our modern diets and...
A strain of probiotic bacteria that can fight harmful bacterial infections in poultry has the ability to change its coat, according to new findings from the Institute of Food Research...
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Swayed by the site of yogurt raisins and the word 'probiotic,' I grabbed a bag of probiotic trail mix on my way to the Walgreen's checkout yesterday. I know that fortified versions of high-sugar or fat foods like chocolate, trail mix, snack bars are a silly, nutritiously ineffective way to get...
A couple weeks ago we heard how supplements of the beneficial bacteria known as probiotics could help lower cholesterol. Now, a small study*touts the power of probiotics to promote fat loss -- especially loss of the extra dangerous and dreaded 'belly fat' -- by*interfering with our body's...
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that taking a probiotic before radiation therapy can protect the intestine from damage - at least in mice. The new study suggests that taking a probiotic also may help cancer patients avoid intestinal injury, a common...
It looks like pimples (white heads) all over my body except legs, and elbows down, just curious if anyone else had the same problems, when I googled it I didnt see anyone have these reactions