Re: Probiotics and Bifidobacterium

[Guest guest]

> >, have you done any microbiology analysis?

>

> I don't have the budget for it at the moment, but at some point I'd

like to.

Yeah, I agree. I was very reluctant to do it also, but I was tired of

the guesswork and my symptoms were getting worse even though I was

doing " all the right things " . I found a good price online from a doc

in NY.

> > " Intestinal Floras of Populations That Have a High Risk of Colon

Cancer

Interesting, however I am puzzled because isnt this one of the first

bacteria to colonize the gut of infants from mothers milk? Here is

one of the studies I was considering: " Bifidobacterium was

significantly decreased and that of Enterobacteriaceae was

significantly increased compared with that in healthy controls "

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=15188510 & query_hl=1

I know there are other studies on rats that show improved immunity to

colon cancer from bifidobacterium. I'd be interested to see that

study if you can find the citation... actually I just found it:

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1995 Sep;61(9):3202-7.

http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/61/9/3202.pdf

Thanks!

-Colby (Raleigh, NC)

[Guest guest]

>

> Just glancing at the discussion at the end it's interesting to note

that

> when different human populations changed their diet, their microbial

> populations didn't change much and the authors think there might be

some

> genetic control over our microbial popupalations, which they said

varied

> quite a bit from individual to individual. It looks like we tend to

have our

> own distinct millieu. Maybe when that milleu is mocked with, things

go down

> hill?

THis post is a bit old but I was trying to catch up a bit.

In the book " The Maker's Diet " (the author had serious Crone's

disease that he fully recovered from after trying everything) he talks

a lot about probiotics, and says the different bacteria actually repel

foreign bacteria with different chemicals. If you get a colony of bad

bacteria, they set up shop and stay. (I've never been the same since

my " honeymoon from hell " in Mexico). So fasting, a good replacement

culture, sleep, emotions, etc all play into correcting this. He tried

everything, and ultimately started looking into the biblical dietary

recommendations, including no pork,

certain fish, shell fish, etc. At the same time he changed his

attitudes to be positive etc. He then started healing. He is a

messianic Jew. Anyway the book is an excellent and up to date summary

of herbs, oils, grass fed animals, etc. He talks about WA Price also.

Bob

[Guest guest]

> In the book " The Maker's Diet "

FYI I have since done a search and seen many good posts on the Maker's

Diet starting from over a year ago.

Bob