Yoghurt: What You Need to Know About the E. Coli/Spinach Scare

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Whadda ya know! PLAIN Yoghurt to the rescue (also other unpasteurized,

fermented foods)

mjh

In a message dated 9/20/2006 6:07:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

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What You Need to Know About the E. Coli/Spinach Scare

Yesterday, I ate some spinach. In spite of the recent

news about an e. coli outbreak in packaged spinach, I

wasn’t worried about getting sick from e. coli. And I

didn’t. You see, e. coli doesn’t affect everyone. And

there’s an easy and inexpensive way to make sure it

doesn’t affect you.

But first, a little background…E. coli is a strain of

pathogenic bacteria that’s often found in the feces

of cows. When a cattle ranch is unsanitary or

careless, the e.coli can contaminate other food nearby.

The result is that you can sometimes find the bacteria

in meat, vegetables, fruit, fertilizer, and even water.

As you may know, the current outbreak came from packaged

spinach, normally a very healthy and safe food to eat.

But this particular crop was contaminated by e. coli and

has sickened over 100 people in 21 states. Why did they

get sick?

I think the more important question is this: Why didn’t

everyone else who ate spinach in the last week get sick?

Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people have

eaten spinach in the last few days. But only a hundred

or so have gotten sick. And most of those people have

been very young or very old. Why is that?

The reason is because e.coli only affects people who

have a weak immune system and insufficient beneficial

bacteria in their gut.

The good news is that to protect yourself from e. coli,

all you have to do is take probiotics!

Probiotics are friendly bacteria that help your body

fight off bad bugs. They boost your immune system and

help you beat e. coli before it can do any damage.

The FDA knows this. Ranchers started giving probiotics

to cattle to prevent e. coli years ago. They found

that it reduces e. coli bacteria by at least 50%!

If your immune system could use a little help, add a

good probiotic to your daily supplements. Before you

rush out and buy one, you need to know that not all

probiotics are alike. Some are better for boosting

immunity and others are better for maintaining a

healthy gut.

For a compromised immune system, I recommend two high-

potency formulas. These are Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12

Plus (877-262-7843) and Natren’s Healthy Trinity

(877-962-8736).

For the rest of us, there are many less expensive

probiotics that will maintain a healthy gut. The one I

use for everyday purposes is Women’s Preferred Advanced

Probiotics http://www.womenspreferred.com/probiotic/

When it comes to E. coli outbreaks, this pathogenic

bacteria is not the problem. A weak immune system is.

Your voice of reason in women’s health,

Dr. Nan

Brashears, M., PhD, et al. “AMIF study identifies

probiotic that reduces E. coli 0157:H7 in cattle by 50%â€

AMIF News, April 2002.

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