probiotics

Harry Hirsute · � #1 � 05-30-2006, 10:32 AM

Interesting:

https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/...s-liver-cancer

Be well,

HH

TexasShabbyChic · � #2 � 06-12-2006, 08:18 PM

Harry, I was interested to see that the article you were kind enough to share, also spoke of food ingested exposure to aflotoxins.

From what I understand, the US guidelines are wayyyy to slack concerning those deadly aflotoxins, and that they slip into our food chain on a daily bases as they first appear on corn, or form while our corn supplies are stacked high in bins or even outside in the open air, allowing mold to grow.

We all know how extensively corn is used through out our food products.

Then there is the feeding of our cattle, where we drink the milk and eat the meat. Don't forget our chickens.

AND DON'T FORGET THAT BEER...sorry Larry

Would my margaritas be included in here??????PLEASE...say it ain't so!

I remember many months ago where a vet had several animals die from aflotoxin in the food.

Then I am trying to remember a very large supply of corn that was shipped out of the US to...China???? where it was rejected because of the overload of aflotoxins.

If, in fact, this is true, it is truly a widespread concern as we use corn or corn products in EVERYTHING.

Thanks again for the link. I am trying to allow myself more time to tiptoe over here to see what u have to offer.

Harry Hirsute · � #3 � 01-13-2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

A pilot study from Russia and the US indicates that supplements of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus plantarum 8PA3 may improve the health of an alcoholic’s liver.

Writing in the journal Alcohol, researchers from Northern State Medical University in Russia and the University of Louisville School of Medicine also report that short-term supplementation improved the gut health of alcoholics.

“The present study demonstrates several potentially important and novel results,” wrote lead author Irina Kirpich.“First, it is the largest study to date demonstrating specific alterations in the bowel flora of alcoholics.

“Secondly, this is the first human pilot study demonstrating a potential therapeutic role for probiotics in the short-term treatment of alcoholic liver disease. Probiotic therapy was associated with an increase in the number of fecal bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. This suggests that probiotic therapy played a causal role in the improvement in liver enzymes.”

The study adds to a small but growing body of research supporting the potential of probiotic bacterial strains for alcoholics. Previously, researchers at University College London reported that Lactobacillus casei Shirota supplements could restore the immune function of white blood cells in alcoholics (Journal of Hepatology, Vol. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.02.015).

Probiotics may improve alcoholics�€™ liver health: Study

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