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New blogs from ProbioticsNow
Gluten-free? Probiotics May Help
Avoiding gluten is difficult if not impossible. Breads, bagels, cereals, pizza and other delectables all contain wheat which contains ample gluten. For some, a genetic anomaly puts them into the celiac disease category. For most though, sensitivity to the protein is a reason to go hunting for a burgeoning number of gluten-free products. Our microbes may have a role in both types of gluten intolerance. An excellent new [...]
Vaginal Microbes: What’s “Normal”?
Your vagina teems with live microbes. They are as unique to you as skin or hair color. They are far more important though. These microbes are the map behind many facets of reproductive health. Unfortunately, not much attention is paid until they cause trouble as in itching or oozing. Science is finding that certain mixes of microbes are linked with problems like vaginosis and sexually transmitted diseases. Pathogens [...]
Sauerkraut Hits the Sweet Spot
Germans eat a lot of wursts, what Americans call sausages. They stand at high sidewalk tables for breakfast, lunch and late night snacks, enjoying currywurst, knockwurst, bockwurst, blutwurst or weisswurst--usually doused in spicy catsup. My father Herbert-- whose father left Bavaria at age 19-- always loved the many types of wursts he found at local Amish markets. Hmm. Could there be an inherited affection for cholesterol, saturated fats [...]