Several months ago, research from Italy suggested colicky babies could benefit from probiotics. This week, a study out of Australia disputes it.
Cooking Up Kombucha
Kombucha. You won’t find this sweetened tea at McDonald’s but with a little ingenuity you can mix up a batch in your kitchen. Kombucha is made by fermenting tea with yeast, fungi and acetic acid at room temperature for one to two weeks. There are multiple species of probiotic goodness in a typical drink. Imbibers […]
Probiotic Use in Kuwait
Fermented foods used to be a mainstay in the Middle East. Today, as processed foods hold sway, interest is rising in probiotic suplements. Natural health product (NHPs) usage was surveyed by researchers in the pharmacy department at Kuwait University. A sample of 1300 answered a questionnaire regarding “vitamins and minerals, herbal remedies, homeopathic medicines, traditional […]
Ancient Cultures Abound at IPA World Congress
With its white beaches, cool seas and stunning ruins, Greece could slide on its looks. Yet this magical country has long been a hub of intellectual energy, since the time of Socrates. That greatest of philosophers would no doubt have had something to say about probiotics, the healthful microbes growing in his yogurt which remained […]
Can Probiotics Unsweeten the Deal?
Blood sugar levels can take a beating during pregnancy. The stress of incubating a new human is considerable. While recent studies show probiotics may help with control for normal weight pregnant women, little is known how probiotics may affect obese pregnant women. Researchers at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland recruited 175 pregnant women with […]
Miso More Than Soup
If as far as you’ve ever gotten with miso was a simple soup before sushi, get ready to enchant your taste buds. Miso sounds straightforward: a paste made from fermented soybeans, used by Chinese people over 2000 years ago. Later, the Japanese got creative and added rice to make a sweet miso or barley to […]