Almost everyone who is interested in maintaining an healthy immune system knows the first critical step is to optimize the gut. Afterall, an estimated 70 percent of a person’s immune system lies within the gut. People who connect the dots even further realize...
2023 may be the year that probiotics become “medical mainstream.” Barely two weeks into the year, and two freshly-published studies are reinforcing the potent and diverse immune benefits of different probiotic strains. One study demonstrated the...
Though the health benefits of probiotics are now widely accepted, the use of probiotics for infants is still being debated—at least by medical “authorities.” Forty years ago probiotics were relegated to the status of snake oil by the medical...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half the women in the U.S. will have a urinary tract infection (UTI) during their lifetime. Even more troubling, 25% of U.S. women will have recurrent infections. Now a new study is reinforcing what some...
Taking probiotics for teeth and gum health might sound like a somewhat novel idea; however, evidence that has emerged over the past decade appears to show that the numerous health benefits of probiotics also extends to helping maintain good oral health. In fact,...
A new study from Hong Kong has concluded that probiotic supplementation may be the key to fighting the long-term symptoms that many COVID patients suffer. These symptoms, which can last months or even years, have been termed simply as “Long Covid.” In...
