| Probiotics are a hot topic today and one of the latest | | | | certain foods but can also be taken as a supplement. |
| links has been probiotics and the treatment of | | | | The reason we don't have enough good bacteria in |
| allergies. Allergy and asthma are some of the most | | | | our colon and allergies are increasing is because of |
| frequently occurring health problems, with more than | | | | the lack of bacteria in modern living. According to |
| 50 million people afflicted with asthma, seasonal hay | | | | pediatric immunologist Anthony Horner at the |
| fever or other allergy-related conditions each year. | | | | University of California at San Diego, "Historically food |
| According to most recent statistics from the | | | | was loaded with bacteria and caused chronic immune |
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and | | | | responses that resulted in inflammation. (Inflammation |
| Immunology and the National Institute of Allergy and | | | | is thought to stimulate the immune system) In the |
| Infectious Diseases: | | | | absence of such heavy bacterial exposure the |
| - Allergic problems in the U.S. are the sixth leading | | | | immune system is much less active than it should be |
| common cause of chronic disease | | | | and this leads to malfunction and can lead to allergies." |
| - Approximately 20.5 million people in the US have | | | | Essentially what happens is the gastrointestinal |
| been diagnosed with asthma, with at least 6.2 million | | | | mucosa creates a barrier which helps keep out bad |
| of them children under the age of 18 | | | | bacteria. When allergens cross the barrier and go into |
| - Asthma is the third ranking cause of childhood | | | | the blood stream, it causes allergic reactions |
| hospitalizations under the age of 15. | | | | According to Dr. Horner, probiotics are probably |
| Even without fancy statistical analysis you can see | | | | closely mimicking the effects of regularly eating |
| the number of people with allergies is increasing. Ask | | | | unpasteurised and unsterilised food. Apparently eating |
| ten friends and I'll bet at least two or three have | | | | those kinds of foods introduces the good bacteria |
| allergies. New research has discovered that allergies | | | | into your system. |
| may be related colon health. The health of your colon | | | | Research has shown that taking probiotics not only |
| depends on the balance of bacteria. There is good | | | | decrease allergic reactions such as food allergies, but |
| and bad bacteria in your colon and if they are | | | | whole body allergic reactions also improve. Probiotics |
| balanced your colon and your immune system will | | | | have been shown to reduce diseases such as |
| stay healthy. | | | | eczema, hay fever and possibly even asthma. |
| Probiotics are the good kind of bacteria and occur in | | | | |