Comments on: The Microbiome: 33 Ways Gut Bacteria Affect Your Body & Mind

By: Thomas K

Thomas K — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:02:00 +0000

What of those who have had a total colectomy and no longer have a large bowel?

By: Biljana N

Biljana N — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:09:00 +0000

In reply to Joanna. The text. Both come from the same source. I guess the authors of the paper made a mistake when they colored the image.

By: Ronald Barton

Ronald Barton — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:21:23 +0000

Home made sauerkraut is the best probiotic & prebiotic!
It’s easy to make , youtube it!
Just don’t heat it , heat kills the probiotic! L

By: Ronald Barton

Ronald Barton — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:18:20 +0000

Doctors say it will. I say not hardy! Read my comment above.
Learn about SIBO. I KILLED MOST OF my gut bacteria and used homemade sauerkraut to reintroduce bacteria. I used a herbal antiparisitic. That lowers the bacteria but I took 10 Drops of GSE EXTRACT and reduced it farther & then ate the uncooked sauerkraut! HALALOOYA! It works! Of course a Doctor that specializes in SIBO will make you feel safer! I was scared, but it worked! I just turned 70 and I did that about a year ago!

By: Ronald Barton

Ronald Barton — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:07:40 +0000

Home made sauerkraut is the best probiotic, because it survives the stomach acid! I know it works, you have to make it yourself, you can’t cook it because hate destroyed the bacteria. Google it!

By: Ronald Barton

Ronald Barton — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:02:23 +0000

Gut bacteria at age 70 is highly important to me.
After a lot of reading I decided to self medicate! Did it work? Yes! I was scared but I needed help!
SYMPTOMS : Weakness, even though I exercised! I was used to success when I exercise! I usually climed mountains, HIKING! I REALIZED that I must have something like GEARDI, GOOGLE IT! I TOOK A HERBAL ANTI PARISITES & it worked, for a while! Then it returned. I noticed that my food wouldn’t sustain me! So I took 10 drops of GSI in a glass of water!
It killed my gut bacteria! Of course I had to replace it! I used HOME MADE SAUERKRAUT, UN PASTURED! 3 DAYS LATER, SUCCESS! MANY BENIFITS !
I’m Hiking 2 miles a day, mussels growing stronger, don’t need Paxil any more! I feel again! Doctors that specializes in SIBO, know how to do the same in a controlled environment! I believe I did WELL! GOOGLE SIBO! LEARN!

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:18:36 +0000

You’ve commented that EMF is a calcium channel blocker. Actually,according to an article in the Feb.2018 Townsend Letter, EMF drastically INCREASES the calcium uptake in the cells. Author is Michael Gerber, MD. And, to be more specific re magnesium, the author suggests the glycinate variety.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:31:35 +0000

You mention that “In people over the age of 65, the microbial community shifts (with an increase of Bacteroidetes)” but the image shown shortly before that statement (the one showing gut bacteria throughout various stages of life) shows the increase is among the firmicuties. Which one is correct, the graphic or the text?

By: CDix

CDix — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:46:12 +0000

Interesting. Since I started unplugging our wifi router at bedtime I’ve noticed improved sleep. Sleeping deeper and for longer blocks of time. That has to improve immunity as sleep is where you rebuild. Mercola says EMFs are calcium channel blockers, so additional magnesium may help also. Good stuff.

By: CDix

CDix — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:41:04 +0000

Any thoughts on taking Butyrate as supplements? I had colon cancer a couple of years ago and have been taking them…wondering if I’m wasting money because I’ve also massively increased fiber intake also. Grateful for anyone’s input or experiences with butyrate supplementation.

By: Biljana N

Biljana N — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 23:38:08 +0000

In reply to Mariana Rachkova.

Hi Mariana,
Most probiotics are gram positive, but there are also gram negative ones. Some strains of E. coli have been used as probiotics. So have B. fragilis strains. Basically, it is a probiotic if you take it to improve your gut health. This is just one of the studies where it’s being tested: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5355466/

By: Mariana Rachkova

Mariana Rachkova — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:30:56 +0000

Excellent information ! Thank you very much !
Just a little correction : Bacteroides fragilis is a gram negative bacteria , not probiotic !

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:48:32 +0000

This may not cure every symptom for everybody, but for me it’s possibly knocking out my autoimmune diseases. I started on a good probiotic and a good prebiotic
Maybe that’s all you need or its the combination with about 15 other supplements I take. One noticeable thing was I went to a cafe and had a cold pressed “hangover” drink. That’s what my fatigue feels like and sipping the drink made me feel like I had been lost in the desert for a month and the first drink was exquisite. I only drink water or coffee otherwise. I believe juicing is overrated but I will have a weekly juice from now on just for the euphoria of it.
I finally know how long my piece of string is, Just Right.

By: molly

molly — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:45:31 +0000

can exercise change microbiota?

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:36:44 +0000

Thanks so much. Just watched Michael Moseley ” Trust me I’m a doctor” stating it’s a waste of time using antibacterials and antiseptic apart from after going to the toilet or before handling food because within microseconds of washing a similar amount of micro organisms have returned to that area cleaned, so embrace messy only be a clean freak if it rocks your boat. Extremism is not required in any aspect of life. Only people with mental disease are extremist.

By: Francisco EHS

Francisco EHS — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:33:04 +0000

wifi and EMF radiation drastically reduces the microbiota, that is one of the reasons of the boom of chroniqe fatigue syndrome, CMS, EHS and fibromyalgia. I suffer all those at once.

Taking probiotics helps a lot.