Imagine an app that creates perfectly balanced meals with all the right nutrients for optimum health and delivers not only on-demand but also absolutely free. Utopian dream, right? Not exactly, for such a system already exists–in breast milk. But why do so many reject this biological treasure in favor of a bottle? Drug addiction and […]
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Probiotics: A Need in Developing Countries
A collaborative paper from scientists in Libya and the United States describes the potential roles for probiotic use in developing countries. Mohamed Hadi Nahaisi, Shreeya Ravisankar and Giuliana D Noratto published Probiotics as a Strategy to Improve Overall Human Health in Developing Countries in Journal of Probiotics & Health in September of 2014. Foremost on […]
Kefir: A Fix for Constipation?
Constipation is often met with laxative or stool softeners. Chronic use of either for defecation difficulties can lead to unhealthy bowel changes. Could there be a more natural alternative for chronic constipation? What about kefir? Researchers from health universities in Turkey—where kefir is a popular fermented milk product—asked those questions. “Effects of a kefir supplement […]
What is a health benefit? Researchers issue probiotic guidance for EFSA applications
Is Breast Milk a Probiotic Food?
Breastfeeding is considered the gold standard for feeding a baby. Up until the middle of last century, there were few other options. Milk from cows, goats and sheep was substituted but the nutrient mix including amino acid ratios was not well-suited for a human infant. Then manufacturers designed formulas which came pretty close. Soon the […]
Cystic Fibrosis and Dysbiosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a devastating genetic disease which strikes in childhood. It affects cells that produce mucus and sweat: a defective gene causes the secretions to become thick and sticky, blocking tubes and ducts in the lungs and pancreas. Most common in white people, CF is rare in people of Asian and Middle Eastern […]