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Category: Probiotics
Migraines and the Bacterial Microbiome: Are Probiotics a Solution?
For those of you who suffer migraines (or know someone who does): I don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting for an article relating those damn headaches to the gut biome. (You knew it had to be coming…) Considering that migraine is the…
Using Yeasts to Fight Yeasts
I like it when I can report on -omes other than the bacterial microbiome, especially when the research is about using a natural and benign substance to treat a serious pathogen in fighting disease. In this case, researchers in the USA and India have…
Organophosphates: Yet Another Environmental Toxin that Adversely Affects the Gut Biome and Health
Another popular request, courtesy of the survey I ran a couple of weeks ago, was for more information on how environmental toxins may affect the human biome. I wrote about the herbicide, glyphosate (that’s found in Roundup), several months ago, and while the role…
Parkinson’s, Fecal Transplant, Probiotics, Prebiotics…No Answers Yet
Yesterday morning, I got a comment on the Biome Buzz’ Facebook page, in response to last week’s post on the microbiome and the basal ganglia, that said, “Could you put it more simply and tell us what to do about it? This is Facebook…
Fermented Foods and Infant Health
Reading and writing about epidemiological research is not my favorite, but I spotted a study on Tuesday that captured my interest as it’s in the vein of “things you can do now,” which you all know IS my favorite. Looking to ascertain the health…
Probiotics for Breast Cancer? (or…Talking About Needing More Research…)
I was surprised, but not surprised, by an article I read last night on the potential use of probiotics in treating breast cancer (BC).[i] As several friends have already battled BC, this is a topic of particular interest to me. I knew there was…
Probiotics for Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia? Probably, but the Science Isn’t Yet There
As regular readers know, I’m always on the lookout for “things you can do now.” I’m especially happy then when actual clinical trials happen as we can get some idea of the effectiveness of treatments. About 18 months ago, a paper was published reviewing…
The Two Sides of Bacteroides fragilis
Back in May, 2018, I wrote about Bacteriodes fragilis (B. fragilis), a species of bacteria some strains of which are toxic, some of which are highly beneficial. The main thrust of that post was about how our immune system, when functioning properly, can recognize…
Biofilms and the Mycobiome/IBD Connection: A Refresher and a Probiotic Treatment Finally?!
I’ve decided to start this week with some good news. A few days ago, the headline of a little op-ed sort of piece on a science-devoted website caught my eye: “It’s Time to Highlight Our Fungus Friends in Our Microbiomes.”[i] The author gives a…
Yet MORE on Akkermansia, This Time as a Pasteurized Probiotic!
A few weeks back, I shared a post about a recent study that looked at using our old friend, Akkermansia muciniphila (a quick summary of some of the findings re: this probiotic bacteria are in a postscript below) to improve glucose tolerance and insulin levels. …
