Blog — bacteria

 

Did you know that the bacteria in your body outnumber your body’s cells 10 to 1. It’s true, and most of them reside in your gut. Having the right bacteria in there has even been linked to numerous health benefits including weight loss, improved digestion, enhanced immune function, better skin and a reduced risk of many diseases.

Written by Deena Shanker Everybody's talking about gut bacteria. Pick a disease or disorder, and somebody, somewhere, has said that a probiotic supplement—an over-the-counter, unregulated pill usually filled with a single strain of friendly gut bacteria—might cure it, whether it’s cancer, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a yeast infection. But there’s very little evidence that probiotic supplements do any good. “There’s a lot of promise here but not a lot of proof yet,” said Cliff McDonald, associate director for science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.  That promise has built a $34 billion market as of...

Written by ELG.  Conventional medicine views the body in terms of distinct systems, and therefore often sees the mind as independent from the rest of the body. As a consequence, those who struggle with mood imbalances assume that treating their body will have no effect on their mental health. Common mood imbalances that I see are mood swings, anxiety, depression, irritability, difficulty concentrating, poor memory, lack of focus, and brain fog. If you suffer from any of these, your symptoms may be attributable to one underlying infection: Candida overgrowth. Candida is a yeast, which is a form of fungus, a very small amount of...