07 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Diverticulitis and Probiotics

This month’s newsletter is about diverticulitis and the impact probiotics may have on this condition. Click Here for the January 2009 Newsletter.
There are a number of studies investigating dietary causes of diverticulitis. Today I stumbled upon this brief article discussing one of those recent studies: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134683.php
In the newsletter, I indicated physicians used to believe nuts [...]

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23 December 2008 ~ 0 Comments

American College of Gastroenterology Releases New IBS Guidelines

WebMD just issued an article about the new American College of Gastroenterology treatment guidelines with regard to IBS in patients. Of significant notice is the last item listed: “A probiotic called Bifidobacteria may help some IBS patients.”
I’ve discussed at length some of the many benefits of probiotics, a topic that has no shortage of studies [...]

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08 August 2008 ~ 1 Comment

U.S. Military Experiments with Probiotics

I want to share with you an article reporting on how the U.S. military is [...]

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