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Friday, January 14
For the Love of Flora.....
In the "holy crap!" news department this month (thank you to Krista for the link!):
Its the Gut, Stupid - from the University of Michigan Medical School. Here is a link to the abstract of the actual study.
Among the observations made, the basic points are this: if you
1) go on antibiotics (as most Americans do quite frequently) and then
2) do not replenish your now-dead good intestinal critters, you will
3) develop LUNG allergies such as pet dander, pollen, mold, etc.
This study confirms results from August of 2004, when the first study that linked the gut flora to lung allergies was published. If this information were widely known, the market for allergy drugs could shrink dramatically as millions of people with supposed allergies could fix themselves before the problem ever started.
The fix? The authors caution that you should not avoid antibiotics if they are medically necessary, but you may think twice about asking for them if all you have is a cold or flu. Otherwise, the prevention is simple - eat good food that will help the beneficial intestinal critters. Avoiding common American foods like processed flour and sugar is especially important while you are on a course of antibiotics, as bad conditions flourish in the presence of sugar in the intestines. This can be helped with probiotic supplements, but also just by eating live culture yogurt and other products that have live & active cultures in them (look for that on the label).
Note: I meant to report a few weeks ago on the peanut allergy problem, which is similar in nature (being about allergies and also "news of the DUH"). Alas, I forgot. Here's the article, for your reading pleasure: Eating Peanuts Reduces Peanut Allergies
Time posted: 11:07 [permalink]
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