The statements mentioned in this content have not been evaluated by the FDA, and are not intended to prevent, diagnose, or treat any disease. Always work with your personal healthcare provider. Gastrointestinal problems like inflammatory bowel disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), abdominal pain caused by stress, constipation, and diarrheaRead
First introduced in 1989, the “hygiene hypothesis” proposed that exposure to specific microbes, perhaps during crucial windows of development, educates the immune system in a way that modifies the risk for allergic, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases. Initially, this was proposed in response to the observation that the position of a child inRead
A study published in the journal npj Biofilms and Microbes shows that short-term supplementation with cranberry extract can improve gut health and may help protect against disease.
The human microbiota is influenced not only by diet but also by outside environmental factors. Our living spaces have their own microbiomes, full of bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and other microorganisms. They come from people, pets, and things that enter our homes. Removing environmental toxins where possible and allowing beneficial microbesRead
One particular probiotic strain found in supplements — Bacillus subtilis — was shown to dramatically reduce Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in the gut without killing off friendly bacteria, according to a study in Lancet Microbe. S. aureus is a bacterium commonly associated with skin infections. But if it enters theRead
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