A reporter at online magazine The Daily Beast is experiencing probiotic fatigue. In an article titled “Your Probiotic Is Probably B.S.”, Carrie Arnold writes: “Probiotics are having a moment. Though the good gut bugs are likely beneficial for some, companies are using the label to rip off consumers.” Probiotics are hopefully having more than a […]
Probiotics Pass the Oral Exam
People are living longer. Their hard-working teeth don’t always accompany them down the home stretch. As a result, dentures are going to be necessary for billions of people around the globe. Great advances have made artificial sets of teeth more comfortable and functional, as well as no longer fashioned from trees. However, a common problem is […]
Top Experts Review State of Probiotics
“…a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While Juliet had a valid and extremely poetic point, precise definitions and taxonomy are never more important than when health and medical needs are at issue. Probiotics. It has over a decade since the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health […]
Mother’s Diet Changes Infant Microbiota
A mammal’s first microbes are set by its earliest days: Mode of delivery—cesarean section or vaginal birth Breast fed or bottle Metabolism and obesity are impacted by its unique microbiota. Researchers asked whether a high-fat maternal diet would change the offspring’s intestinal microbes. In this research Japanese macaque primates were the model. Results revealed a […]
Mother's Diet Changes Infant Microbiota
A mammal’s first microbes are set by its earliest days: Mode of delivery—cesarean section or vaginal birth Breast fed or bottle Metabolism and obesity are impacted by its unique microbiota. Researchers asked whether a high-fat maternal diet would change the offspring’s intestinal microbes. In this research Japanese macaque primates were the model. Results revealed a […]
When Probiotics Misbehave
In spite of the positive name, a probiotic can sometimes exhibit a dark side, one with less than healthy results for the host. One recent occurrence saw an 11 month old female with trisomy 21 develop a “respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis with bacterial super-infection secondary to administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus.” Read the abstract here. […]