Autism, Yeast Candida Infections and Associated Illnesses

The [Flawed] Hygiene Hypothesis

The prevailing opinion on the cause of the downward spiralling of health in rich western societies is attributed childhood mollycoddling as
dictated by the “Hygiene Hypothesis”
In the late 1990s, Dr.Erica Von Mutius, a health researcher, compared the rates of allergies and asthma in East and West Germany. Her
hypothesis was that children growing up in the poorer, dirtier, and generally less healthful cities of East Germany would suffer more from allergy
and asthma than youngsters in West Germany, with its cleaner and more modern environment. What was found was exactly the opposite” of
her hypothesis. Children in the polluted areas of East Germany had lower allergic reactions and fewer cases of asthma than children in the
West. What was going on?

“The Hygiene Hypothesis,” states that children who are around numerous other children or animals early in life are exposed to more microbes ,
and their immune systems develop more tolerance as for instance for the factors that cause asthma. Poorer areas, more microbes better
immune system , less illness.

The hypothesis is deeply flawed. We all live in a soup of microbes, There is no point in trying to hide from bacteria , for they are on and around
you always, in numbers you cant conceive of. If you totalled up all the biomass of the planet..microbes would account for at least 80% of all there
is .

Because we are clever enough to produce and use antibiotics and disinfectants , it’s easy to convince ourselves that we have banished
bacteria to the fringes of existence. Don’t you believe it.

The notion that wiping down a few surfaces with disinfectant will reduce the amount of microbes we are in contact with to the extent that it will
make us much less susceptible to infection is ridiculous.

Children rich or poor have pets; those pets have plenty of microbes, children group together at school where infections are soon spread. Not
all mothers are fastidious in cleaning the home some are downright unclean. We will never defeat microbes by eradication. The answer to
infection is to harness microbes to work for us.

The hygiene hypothesis argument is spectacularly demolished when looking http://www.infowars.com/articles/science/autism_none_for_unvaccinated_am... " rel=“nofollow”> health statistics from the 150,000 strong Amish community

Within their community there is virtually no asthma or autism [3/10,000 Autism] or so called auto-immune disease. Do they live lives that bring them into contact with more immune stimulating microbes than the average American? The hygiene hypothesis dictates that this must be the case . The next question must be how do they manage to keep the precious microbes confined to themselves when considering that the Amish are not physically isolated from other communities. The answer is of course the mythical “priceless” microbes do not exist.

What is clear is that they have succeeded in eradicating the environmental factor[s] that cause much illness It’s true they shun most of the modern conveniences most would think of as essential, disinfectants, pesticides, antibiotics as growth promoters etc, etc.

But it’s no coincidence that Amish communities do not vaccinate their children or use antibiotics on the same grand scale as in other societies,

in particular rich western societies.

Black skin less microbes?

This latest report on the hygiene hypothesis', which purports that Nature may "immunize" against the development of allergic diseases contradicts the hypothesis.. How could skin colour influence exposure to microbes ..

Black male children are particularly at risk for food allergy - specifically to peanuts,shrimps, milk and eggs. Researchers presented this finding at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology this week.
The study - headed by dr Andrew H Liu of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in the United States -- involved 8,203 participants, ranging in age from 1 to 85, from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006. This is the first representative U.S. survey to investigate sensitization to various foods.

However, while these researchers established that black male children suffered more from these life-threatening, incurable food allergies, especially to peanuts and shrimp, one of the country's acknowledged top experts in the field, Dr Liu, does not yet know why this is so.

Life-threatening and no cure.

"Thus far, there still is 'little understanding to the rise of food allergies,' he notes on his website.

"These have evolved from an unusual condition to a public health problem in the U.S. over the past two decades. There is little understanding to this rise except that current national guidelines to prevent food allergies do not appear to be working well. "

How Many Species of Microbes?

Scoop up a handful of soil in a wood – any wood at all, and you will be holding up to ten billion bacteria, most of them unknown to science . Your sample will also contain perhaps a million yeasts, some two hundred thousand fungi known as moulds , and tens of thousands of other microscopic creatures known collectively as cryptozoa . A large portion of these will also be unknown to science.

The most comprehensive handbook of micro-organisms , Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, lists about four thousand types of bacteria. In the 1980’s , a pair of Norwegian scientists . Josein Goksokyr and Viggdis Torsvik, collected a gram of random soil from a beech forest near their lab in Bergen and carefully analyzed its bacterial content. They found that this single small sample contained between four thousand and five thousand bacterial species , more than in the whole of the Bergeys Manual. They then travelled to a costal location a few miles away , scooped up another gram of soil and found that it contained four to five thousand **other** species .

As Edward O Wilson observes: “ if over nine thousand microbial types exist in two pinches of substrate from two localities in Norway , how many more await discovery in other radically different habitats?” Well according to one estimate , it could be as many as four hundred million ..

Source: National Geographic “Bacteria” 1993… Wilson , “The Diversity of Life” Trudge , The “Variety of Life”…….care of, Bill Bryson

The Genetic Cause. Myth

It won’t have escaped your attention that genes have been commonly implicated in any number of human frailties. Scientist have at various times declared themselves to have found the genes responsible for obesity, schizophrenia, homosexuality, criminality, violence even shoplifting. In fact we now know, almost nothing about us is so accommodatingly simple.

This is clearly a pity in one Important sense, for if you had individual genes that determined a propensity for diabetes or any other distinguishing trait it would be easy – comparatively easy, anyway – to isolate and manipulate them. Unfortunately, thirty-five thousand genes functioning independently is not nearly enough to produce the kind of physical complexity that makes a satisfactory human being. Genes therefore must co-operate. A few disorders- haemophilia, Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis, for example –are caused by lone dysfunctional genes, but as a rule disruptive genes are weeded out by natural selection long before they can become permanently troublesome to a species or population.

Given that genetic disorders are spread in a population down through each successive generation it makes it impossible to have an epidemic of a genetic condition. So looking for a genetic cause in a condition with explosive growth such as autism is not just bad science it’s spectacularly bad science.

I use the present tense because dismayingly 75% of all available funding in looking for the cause[s] of autism is spent looking for a genetic involvement. It’s a disaster of unprecedented proportions. it tells us how adrift academia/doctors are in their understanding of autism and in disease progression in general

When exuberant scientists announce they have found a faulty gene in any particular trait/condition /disease what have they actually found?

They have found a gene or a group of genes that are not expressing or expressing inappropriately. Understanding why this situation exists would be the key in understanding how many diseases, conditions progress. Unfortunately we are a long way off in even coming close to finding out what and why genes are switched on and off . It’s akin to understanding the mechanism of how thoughts are produced and how the brain stores memories.

It doesn’t take a giant leap of faith to envisage that a stealth infection insidiously disseminating throughout the body disrupts the normal functioning of the host.

To explain some of the complexities: ...Much has been made of the piecing together of the human genome. In fact there is no such thing as the human genome .Every human genome is different. Otherwise we would all be identical. We have 7 billion genomes. We are all 99.9% the same, but equally, in the words of the biochemist David Cox, “you could say all humans share nothing, and that would be correct, too’

Genes are nothing more than instructions to make proteins.

The common way to regard genome is as a kind of a parts list for the human body: It tells us what we are made of, but says nothing about how we work. What’s needed now is the operating manual – instructions for how to make it go. As i have said we are not close to that point yet. The quest now is to crack the proteome- a concept so novel that the term proteome didn’t even exist a decade or so ago. The proteome is the library of information that creates proteins. Unfortunately, the proteome is much more complicated than the genome.
Proteins are the workhorses of all living systems; as many as 100 million of may be busy in any cell at any moment .In the words of that wonderful american Bill Bryson..That’s a lot of activity to try to figure out.

References; Scientific America..Move Over Human Genome April 2002

Please read the “ Normal Flora” section for more information on how we interact genetically with our commensal gut flora. How gut flora provides and manages the immune system. The role of bacteria in how we came into being , why we share 60% of our genes with the fruit fly, the extent and importance of the exchange of genetic information via “horizontal gene transfer “between other species of bacteria and us . And why genetic engineered new life forms are not a terribly good idea .

This latest information dramatically illustrates the link between multiple vaccinations and the development of asthma

the delay in giving the jab resulted in a whopping 50% reduction in the chance of developing the condition .. The study calls for further research to work out the mechanism of this phenomenon. Well , who could argue with that ..Here in the UK a department of health spokesman said “several studies have found no link between vaccinations and asthma . So no action here

Delaying baby jab cuts the risk of child asthma

This study spells it out Asthma: A Gut Reaction to Antibiotics Immunologist Gary Huffnagle and colleagues are the first to demonstrate in a mouse model that the disruption of beneficial intestinal bacteria by antibiotics allows yeast to take hold and flourish. Well, well! …if an eminent immunologist can work it out why aren’t the DAN docs and medicine in general paying more attention to the long term health problems associated with antibiotics

Dr Mercola, I recently elected to follow you on Twitter,July 2011] as a reward you sent me your article on the widespread Vitamin D deficiency in rich western societies..You invited me to reply ..I do so here .

First let me say I am a great admirer of you, I particularly appreciate the information you provide on the insane policy of the vaccination program we in the west have forced upon us.
I believe the vitamin D deficiency has a cause and the remedy is not just a matter of making up the shortfall as you suggest. I don’t want to appear that I am an adversary; I publish this in an attempt to get some reason and logic to the situation..We have very little time to act.
On the rest of my site I give an argument that antibiotic use has depleted our gut flora altering the balance with devastating consequences and in all probability the root cause of the downward spiral in health in rich western countries.
When we read the following articles we see that altered gut flora is very likely to be the cause of the baffling vitamin D deficiency.

I provide some of the information from press articles for ease of reading, they can be found in original form on pubmed.
In short the articles tell us that , Vit D deficiency and insufficiency are so common among healthy young people with heavy sun exposure. And that pathogenic bacteria manipulate the amouts of Vitamin D as a yet another strategy to avoid the immune system.
A study in Hawaii found In one study, serum 25(OH)D and parathyroid hormone levels were measured in 93 young non-overweight adults living in Hawaii. Their mean sun exposure was 29 hours per week, and their mean sun exposure index (hours per week of total body exposure with no sunscreen used) was 11.1 hours. The proportion of subjects who had a serum 25(OH)D level < 30 ng/ml (< 75 nmol/L) was 25-51% (depending on the assay method used), and 3-8% of the individuals had a level < 20 ng/ml (< 50 nmol/L).
The same situation is found in sunny Australia

Professor Philip Sambrook: This is crazy. How can this happen in sunny Australia.

Professor Rebecca Mason: Yes, even in sunny Australia there is a significant problem

Prof Michael Holick: I believe that the public health problem for vitamin D deficiency is quite significant. I would estimate minimum 25% of adults in the United States, Europe and probably even in Australia are vitamin D deficient.

Prof Michael Holick: I don’t think we should blame moderate, intelligent exposure to sunlight throughout our lives as the culprit for markedly increasing our risk of developing skin cancer. And again furthermore you have to put this into perspective. I mean if you think about it, over 250,000 women in the United States will develop breast cancer this year. Something like 50,000 will die. If 25% of those breast cancers could have been averted, prevented in some way, just by having a little exposure to sunlight would have been really tremendous.

In 2010 scientists reported that the vitamin D receptor is a key player amid the gut bacteria –In short pathogenic bacteria control levels of Vit D with yet another way of avoiding our immune system

What scientists refer to matter-of-factly as the "gut flora" -- helping to govern their activity, responding to their cues, and sometimes countering their presence. The work was published online recently in theAmerican Journal of Pathology.
The findings deliver a new lead to scientists investigating how bacteria might play a role in the development of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease or ulceractive colitis. The work complements studies suggesting that Salmonellainfection can increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
"Vitamin D deficiency is a known factor in the pathology of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer," said microbiologist Jun Sun, Ph.D., of the University of Rochester Medical Center, "but there have been very few reports about how bacteria might play a role by targeting the vitamin D receptor. Our work suggests one possible mechanism, by working through the vitamin D receptor, a sensor and regulator .

The latest facts concerning pathogenic bacteria as the cause of inflammatory bowel disease strongly supports my hypothesis and supports the link with Vitamin deficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;45(3):266-76.
The role of infection in the aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease.
Hansen R, Thomson JM, El-Omar EM, Hold GL.
Source
Gastrointestinal Research Group, Division of Applied Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen University, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Abstract
We have greatly increased our understanding of the genetics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the last decade; however, migrant studies highlight the importance of environment in disease risk. The possibility that IBD is an infection has been debated since the first description of Crohn's disease. Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis was the first organism to be suggested as an IBD pathogen, and it has been argued that it fulfils Koch's postulates and could be designated the cause of Crohn's disease. Other organisms have been postulated as possible IBD pathogens, including various Helicobacter species, one of which has been identified in primate colitis; others are widely used in animal models of IBD. Adherent invasive Escherichia coli appear specific to ileal Crohn's disease and have been shown to induce the release of TNF-alpha, a key cytokine in IBD inflammation. The aim of this article is to give a concise overview of the infections postulated as being relevant to the onset of IBD. We will also briefly cover the immunology underpinning IBD, in addition to reviewing current knowledge regarding other microorganisms that are associated with modifying the risk of developing IBD. It may be that infectious organisms have an orchestrator role in the development of dysbiosis and subsequently IBD.
PMID: 20076977

Amid the Murk of 'Gut Flora,' Vitamin D Receptor Emerges as a Key Player
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100707141558.htm
Vitamin D: Irrational Exuberance?
By Alan R. Gaby, MD
http://www.integrativepractitioner.com/article.aspx?id=17867

Dr Mercola puts out a phenomenal amount of information via his site. He invites comment on each article . Here are some of the authors comments on recent articles

Clearing Up Confusion on Vitamin D -- Why I Don’t Recommend the Marshall Protocol

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/14/Clearing-U...

I am an ex follower of the MP, I abandoned the protocol after my very apparent infection grew on low dose antibiotics ..Therefore I generally agree with Dr Mercola article ..However don’t lets throw the baby out with the bathwater …I will be eternally grateful for the information from Dr Marshall on the role of inflammation in chronic infections, his conclusions that pathogens promote inflammation to evade the immune system are valid.
Taking Olmesartan was for me a tuning point with my illness, Headaches of unbelievable intensity were instantly moderated with the drug ..Just to add after taking Olmesartan at the full MP recommendations 40mg very eight hours for a couple of months or so I found I could reduce the dose to 40mg per day a dose I take today not in response to symptoms but for hypertension which is now within normal parameters….
When researching the role of inflammation in infection I came across a paper by a remarkable man Gary Smith who is now a close friend ..The paper explains how cancer and pathogens promote inflammation to evade the immune system. Limited trials adopting the principles in Gary’s paper treating prostrate cancer patients in Japan have been very successful, further trials are in the pipeline. His paper can be found in the inflammation section of my site ..
Be sure to read the interviews with Gary Smith re; cancer cure and auto immune disease
The incidence of so called auto immune diseases is rocketing including autism [now 1 in 67 Mercola] The numbers tell us the cause cannot be genetic and must be environmental ..I believe that cause is that our gut flora has been compromised by antibiotics and as a consequence the downgrading of our immune system .
I read the latest information on the cause of Diabetes being a commensal virus escaped from the stomach as no surprise whatsoever …
Any comments appreciated either here or through contact us on my site

Why High-Fructose Corn Syrup Causes Insulin Resistance

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/24/Why-HighFr...

As a diabetic I found the article very interesting, but if it were a direct correlation between high consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or even sugars in general and developing diabetes then most in the “developed” world would have succumbed to diabetes.
There’s no doubt that the colossal increase in sugar consumption has had a negative impact our the average westerner’s health .But perhaps a little lateral thinking is called for here ..

Could it be that the sugar is fuelling yeast growth particularly in the gut and the moderating effect of healthy amounts of bacterial gut flora has been compromised by being reduced with the colossal increase in the use of bacterial antibiotics.
It would seem to be the case with the latest information that cites an escaped stomach virus as the cause of diabetes
“Diabetes could be triggered by a virus, meaning it could be prevented by a vaccine, new research suggests.”

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Diabetes-Linked-To-Virus-Diabet...

And with that news the possibility of creating a vaccine ..No questions on why the virus has escaped the stomach .. no question on why the exponential rise in Diabetes No question on whether the rise is connected with the rise in other so called auto immune disease including autism ..Its clear that something fundamental has happened with our immunity ..The increased incidence of diabetes is just one symptom of that .

My Site www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk

Is Insulin Condemning You to a Premature Death?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/30/Is-Insulin...

I’m diabetic….Diabetes along with all other so called auto-immune diseases is caused by infection ..and a very special infection at that .This following info is part of a letter I sent to my doctors about a month ago .Log in to my site for an explanation of where we are with the rocketing increase in diabetes, autism , CFS, etc; I’m in the process of updating my site .i have more info to upload to my site on the subject ..P
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
I thought I would share this information on Actos … As you see Actos is giving good results in both Autism and diabetes .. Not surprising as both conditions are infection based ,, The common denominator is the immune moderating effects of the drug …I wouldn’t agree with the take on the th1 and th2 immune status as in the autism reference ..Generally th1 is regarded as a normal immune response to pathogens and th2 an inappropriate response , so this drug is very interesting , just what the mechanism of action is remains to be seen
The Use of Actos® (pioglitazone) in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
209.85.229.132/search
Actos reduces conversion to type 2 diabetes by 81%
www.topnews.in/.../actos-reduces-conversion-type-2-diabetes-81-22967
Type 2 Diabetes Patients Taking ACTOS (Pioglitazone HCl) 22% Less Likely To Be Hospitalized For Heart Attack Than Those Taking Rosiglitazone
www.medicalnewstoday.com/.../82775.php
Reply from community
TH2 immune responses depend on the pathogen (TLRs - Toll Like Receptor involvment). However, some pathogens polarize the immune system in the wrong direction and gain an upper hand. Modulating the immune system back towards the appropriate response is what is needed in these abberant responses. There are dietary methods to do this. Look up turmeric, garlic, capers, ginger, cabbage, broccli sprouts for information on TH2 response modulation.

My reply

'd say that TH1 is an innate inflammatory response to a stimulus (driven by TLRs) to a pathogen that is resistant to this non specific immune response. TH2 is an allergic response driven by sensitivity to an allergen, but again an ineffective one (the immune system is sold a dummy).
Moderating the immune response is certainly the way to go , but I wouldn’t agree that you can do that by dietary means .There are very well known benefits from certain foods spices etc; Turmeric being perhaps the most well know ..but it’s an indirect role with the Immune system .
I’m working on the treatment section of my site , immune stimulation is one topic I will be touching on .. keep in touch …

How Parasites Can Trick Your Immune System into Health

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/06/How-Parasi...

The notion that we can control our personal environment by banishing microbes is plainly silly ......hospitals cant manage that even with planned intensive cleaning regimes. Thats not to say
Dr. Jim McKerrow findings aren't interesting , the theory is not new , it's been around for years .What is exactly happening is not know , its possible that the parasites have a synergistic role influencing our Immune system in return for board and lodgings .... Anyway it makes a change from the medical profession citing a genetic cause for every ailment .
Please read this page of my site for more info on the Hygiene Hypothesis and how the medics indulge in genetic junk science, We are without doubt medically speaking in the Dark Ages...

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/autism-is-increasing-exponentially

Slash Incidence of Infant Eczema and Allergy by 58 Percent

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/09/A-Simple-W...

Yes replacing bacteria with probiotics that should have been in the infants gut as part of a natural process .. But here's the thing , probiotic bacteria neither multiply or stay in the gut. A fact well know to sellers of probiotics if not the medical profession . [search custom probiotics] That makes our gut flora very special indeed ..How to restore gut flora to what is considered normal is the holy grail of medicine [or should be]... I do believe i have the formula/know how to produce a probiotic that will assimilate with existing gut flora ...Give me a call Dr Mercola and perhaps together we can produce a product of global importance ..I have a doctor of world renown who after a couple of hours of head to head wanted to be first to offer her patients the chance of trying the probiotic .it's classed as a food not medication so formal trials are not required ...
Please read the normal flora page of my site
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/normal-flora
Be sure to click the highlighted text on how gut flora hides and modifies the immune response
Probiotics: determinants of survival and growth in the gut. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../11157348

Can Your Diet Prevent Depression?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/02/Can-Your-D...

Posted On Jul 02, 2009
As has been pointed out in previous articles by Dr Mercola Omega 3 is only one of many mineral/vitamins the average westerner is short of …But is it just a nutritional problem or is it that we are now failing to metabolise food properly because of antibiotic damaged gut flora?....from my site…. “When a pathological state exists, this finely balanced symbiosis may be damaged and cease to function normally. Several different states in the gut may exist. Symbiotic bacteria may be damaged, causing the malabsorbtion of critical vitamins and minerals. If the damage is extensive and/or long lasting, pathogenic yeast and gram-negative bacilli will begin to fill the vacuum left by the healthy bacteria.”
Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children,
Read in my site how the appendix is associated with schizophrenia. And the “chemistry of mental illness”
When we have a gut dysbiosis , Pandora’s box has been well and truly opened , restoring normal is not just a case of taking friendly probiotic bacteria ,probiotic bacteria are transient they neither stay or multiply in the gut …. Read my site for more ..
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/.../58

Truths that Shatter Prevailing Weight Loss Myths

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/04/Truths-tha...

Posted On Jul 04, 2009
How we metabolise our food determines how we gain weight …restricting calories always results in weight loss , but if we cannot metabolise food properly on returning to a normal diet lost weight from dieting is quickly regained ..
This program makes interesting watching
www.bbc.co.uk/.../Horizon_20082009_Why_Are_Thin_People_Not_Fat
Obesity is linked to gut bug balance
news.bbc.co.uk/.../6196857.stm
For the true state of the average westerners health read my site ..we are well and truly medically speaking in the Dark Ages
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk

ADHD: Childlike Behavior or Serious Condition?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/09/ADHD-Child...

ADHD is a very serious condition , you could in one very real sense consider it a symptom . The actual problem is altered gut flora . it’s a well know manifestation of yeast infection . It falls into the Autism Spectrum Disorder [ASD]
Please read Dr Cranton ,,the link can be found in the reference section of my site ..Also checkout The Yeast Connection .by the late Dr crook ,[in addition to the link below] he writes extensively on the condition ..

Help for the Hyperactive Child
http://www.latitudes.org/articles/hy_yeast.html

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Explains the Autism Coverup

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/18/Robert-F-K...

Well , autism rate are still climbing exponentially despite the removal of mercury [Thimerosal ] from the vaccines . What does that tell us? We know that what is considered normal gut flora is required to metabolise metals including mercury ..at least in mice that is ..And most of us know the debacle surrounding antibiotics and the proliferation of yeast infections ..Not all know that the autistic child has a vastly different gut flora to what is considered normal, every autistic child has a yeast infection ..Conclusion . in autism an impaired ability to excrete metals..

How else would you explain the autistic child with metals and other children living alongside with no metals ..Autistic children across the western world are simultaneously contaminated with metals . That’s tots never out of adult supervision , where do they encounter health destroying amounts of mercury ..and how do their playmates, siblings avoid the said contaminants ..

It’s a nonsense ,, please read my website for an explanation of where we are with autism and how antibiotics are and have contributed to much of the ill health our western society is now experiencing.
I’m working on a new page detailing how antibiotics have impacted on animal health

Reply

Not every child with autism has a yeast infection or vastly different gut flora. My son had all the DAN protocol testing, but did not have a yeast infection (or ever had one). The only abnormality in his intestinal flora was the presence of H. Pylori, which the DAN Dr. said was probably because he had never had antibiotics. However, I do know of many people with autism who have had abnormal gut flora, yeast, etc. They tend to be the ones who respond to the gluten-free casein-free diet. My son is 19 now, diagnosed at age 2 1/2 with severe autism, so I have been researching this topic for a long time. I think that autism is not just one disorder, but several similar-looking disorders caused by toxins of various kinds with a genetic predisposition that makes an individual more susceptible to being harmed by the toxins. By the way, my son is doing pretty well now thanks to intensive home therapy, cranial-sacral therapy, homeopathy, supplements and good nutrition.

My reply

Hi , Diggymom , I do worry about the quality of the doctors treating autism ..To say that the presence of HP is because your son has never had antibiotics is utterly farcical . I have a web site that documents how we metabolise metals [xenobiotics (biologically active compounds absorbed from outside the body).Unfortunately the address of my site has been deleted from my post . you may try googling my name it could lead to my site .
I’m very glad your interventions have improved the quality of your sons life . I think there is a cure , But very specialised treatment is required ..again the protocol is in my site ..thanks for your input ..perhaps we’ll talk again

A Kidney Stone's #1 Natural Enemy

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/25/Informatio...?

There is another school of thought on the cause of kidney stones ..Infection….. A particular species of bacteria promotes calcium deposits .

“Nanobacteria cause calcium, phosphorus and other minerals to form carbonate apatite as a shell around them, that is a major component of kidney stones. Antibodies that bind to nanobacteria have been found in all 30 stones tested.”

“In 2004 a Mayo Clinic team led by Franklin Cockerill, John Lieske, and Virginia M. Miller, reports to have isolated nanobacteria in diseased human arteries and kidney stones. Their results were published in 2004 and 2006 respectively.[9][10] These findings were confirmed in 2005 by László Puskás at the DNA Lab, University of Szeged, Hungary. Dr. Puskás identified these particles in cultures obtained from human atherosclerotic aortic walls and blood samples of atherosclerotic patients but the group was unable to detect DNA in these samples”

Its interesting that autistic children have more than normal amounts dental calcium….
More on this in my site

http://www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/

Mayo Clinic Zooms In On Nanobacteria

http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20061119204701data_trunc_sys.shtml

KIDNEY STONES AND NANOBACTERIA
Gabe Mirkin, M.D.

http://www.drmirkin.com/morehealth/G135.htm

Dr. Klinghardt's Treatment of Lyme Disease

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/08/04/Dr-Klingha...

Posted On Aug 04, 2009

What a wonderful article, thanks once again Dr Mercola “The microbes have always been with us. They are not the enemy. It is us who have altered the environment “ never a truer word said .. Fact is, Lyme is occurring simultaneously across the developed world. , autistic toddlers have now been found to be infected with Lyme ..The question must be why and how is the disease spreading . This summer I met a Norwegian who had moved to Britain from an island off the Norwegian coast . The deer ticks had moved in he explained people were getting lyme .I was able to tell him, It’s not the ticks that have moved in, they have been there for eons ..it’s our immunity that has moved out . For an explanation please read my site.. in particular how “antibiotics have impacted on animals ,insects bee’s”[and of course us] ..Other replies from me to articles published by Dr Mercola can be found at “Current medical thinking” page of my site ..I am BTW [a now symptom free] Lyme victim …

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/antibiotic_impact_on_animals

Your Appendix is Useful After All

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/17/Your-Appen...

Well yes , good bacteria stored in the appendix.. that’s if you have good bacteria ..If you have pathogenic gut bacteria [gut dysbiosis] then it’s a different story you’re effectively storing illness…. Is this why the incidence of appendicitis is almost double with schizophrenics? ..Is pathogenic gut flora responsible for much mental illness including depression?

Read my site for the answers. learn how the gut and brain are interlinked .and how antibiotics are the greatest environmental disaster ever destroying our health and therefore our society more effectively more surly than any terrorist group could ever hope to do …They are the equivalent to “sugars of lead” a by product of brewing wine in Roman times which are widely held responsible for the decline of the Roman empire..

Well it’s that or as per current medical thinking, young mothers being over zealous with the cleaning cloth ..The so called Hygiene Hypothesis

http://www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/node/58

One of the more interesting theories which seeks to explain at least some part of The Fall of the Roman Empire is the lead poisoning theory. Lead poisoning, or Saturnine Gout.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, gout was considered to be symbolic of a wealthy, aristocratic lifestyle - a fact which is attested to by the literature of the time. Roman literature reflects a similar view. First mentioned by Hippocrates as a disease which appeared to be caused by rich foods and wines, Seneca viewed gout as an example of the depravity of the age in which he lived in. Other authors such as Virgil,Ovid, Martial and Athenaeus used gout as a target of their satire. Galen is said to have coined the aphorism
"Gout is the daughter of Bacchus and Venus"
In Roman literature a strong link is therefore made between gout and rich foods and alcohol. Roman wines were enhanced by a grape syrup which improved the color, sweetness and preservation of the wine, often called sapa or defratum. Sapa, by tradition of the time, was to be simmered slowly in a lead lined pot or kettle. The sapa was then mixed in to the wine at the concentration of between 250 and 1000Milligram per liter - an enormous amount considering only one teaspoon of sapa would have been enough to cause chronic lead poisoning. The average consumption of wine in ancient Rome was between 1 to 5 liters per day. This, in combination of the effects of the lead water pipes, and the use of sapa in other recipes to replace sugar, results in a conservative estimate of about lead consumption, per day, of at least 250µg, in comparision of with the World Health Organization's maximum recommendation of 45µg per day.
The psychological profiles that we have of the emperors, hyperbole aside, anecodotally describe a great deal of potential lead poisoning. Claudius is the most likely candidate for lead-poisoning. He suffered disturbed speech, weak limbs, fits of excessive inappropriate laughter and he often slobbered. He suffered recurring attacks of stomachache which reportedly could drive him to the brink of suicide. Not only this, but Claudius was a known alcoholic, even by Roman standards.
Tiberius, Caligula, Galba, Nero, Nerva and almost all of the late-Empire emperors were known to be both heavy drinkers and suffer gout-like symptoms. Elagabalus in particular was a huge pleasure seeking emperor, with enormous banquets, exotic dishes and blended wines. His alcohol consumption was so legendary that he was his contemporaries thought he have been drinking from a swimming pool. He was also, no doubt due to lead poisoning, mentally impaired.
It is therefore clear that a great deal of lead-poisoning and ensuing lack of mental health that was common in the Roman Empire. Gout would not have affected only the Emperors, but any wealthy Romans, including those in important decision making areas, including those who would serve in the military. While a direct causal link is not available between lead-poisoning and the inability to make good decisions regarding the fate of the Empire due to the lack of hard evidence, it is clear that lead-poisoning was certainly a factor in at least its moral decline, if not leaving it more internally vulnerable.
- Jerome O. Nriagu. "Saturnine Gout amoung Roman Aristocrats" New England Journal of Medicine. March (1985): 660-3

Lead Poisoning and the Fall of the Roman Empire

http://everything2.com/title/Lead%2520Poisoning%2520and%2520the%2520Fall...

Dietician Says Eating Right Is Best Way to Optimize Good Gut Bacteria

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/10/Dietitian-...

Posted On Nov 10, 2009

“Mythical Probiotics”…. The article is misleading ..probiotic bacteria are transient they neither stay or multiply in the gut ..It’s why once disrupted gut flora is very difficult to re-establish ..

It’s shows a fundamental black hole in the understanding of how we acquire and keep our commensal bacteria ..Antibiotics have altered the balance of our gut flora to favour yeast and can be considered the greatest environmental disaster since the Romans unwittingly poisoned themselves with lead [from making wine] We are part of and witnessing the decline in our civilization

Read my site, see how the decline in the honey bee is linked with autism and other modern day plagues , both in humans ,animals and insects .More of my replies to Dr Mercola articles can be found on the “Current Medical Thinking “ page .., we have very little time to act.

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/antibiotic_impact_on_animals

Probiotics: determinants of survival and growth in the gut.

“There is no evidence that exogenously administered probiotics do adhere to the mucosal cells. Instead, they seem to pass into the feces without having adhered or multiplied. Thus, to obtain a continuous exogenous probiotic effect, the probiotic culture must be ingested continually”

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../11157348

Honeybees Face Towering Threat From Cell Phones

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/07/Honeybees-...

Posted On Nov 07, 2009

Sorry the theory doesn’t reach the first fence. Australia does not have a problem with “Colony collapse disorder” they actually export bee’s …do they have cell phones ..yep ..So how come, what are they doing that the rest of the world isn’t

Well. what they don’t have is a policy of giving farm animals antibiotics ..The real reason of the honey bee problem .

How do antibiotics affect bee’s in particular

How do antibiotics contaminate bees

Read this section of my site for the answers

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/antibiotic_impact_on_animals

Avoid Swimming Pools if You Have Allergies or Asthma

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/03/Avoid-Swim...

Posted On Dec 03, 2009

One overlooked possibility for the detrimental heath effect of chlorinated water is the fact that people swallow the water ..So what you may ask , well chlorine is a very powerful disinfectant and will destroy gut flora . Gut flora is responsible for our immune system and any disruption of our flora will have implications. Please read my site for the full explanation

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Posted On Dec 04, 2009

Your website is fascinating to me as I am self diagnosed with chronic candida / leaky gut. I also have many allergies, depression, and my 19 yo son has mild aspergers and bipolar disorder. I see how these are all related now. I am still reading it and thank you for providing this information.

Millions of people are being asked to take the H1N1 vaccine, but there is no way to screen out individuals for whom that vaccine will be reactive and could potentially cause permanent brain damage, immune system dysfunction, or even end in their death.

In the 25 years there has been a dramatic rise in the numbers of children who are suffering chronic brain and immune system dysfunction. One child in six in the U.S. is learning disabled. One in nine has asthma. One in 100 is diagnosed autistic.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/31/Anatomy-of...

Posted On Dec 31, 2009

We are witnessing and indeed part of the decline in our civilisation ..Learning difficulties , attention deficit disorder , are part of the autistic spectrum disorder .The cause ANTIBIOTICS, the gut and brain are very much interlinked. Our society is in steep decline . In 10 years the honey bee is no more in the uk between now and 2018 as a direct result we will see a shortfall in food production of 35%.That spells utter disaster, the rest of the developed world not far behind ..except Australia where their bee population remains healthy, whys that you may ask , Australia uses the same pesticides as the rest of the developed world..for the shocking answer read my site .. I may have the answer to the problem in a new concept probiotic .it's still on the drawing board .

For an overall view watch the video clips ive just uploaded on the introduction page , I'm still working on the letter detailed in the second vid ..

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk

Combination MMRV Vaccine Increases Risk of Febrile Seizures

Posted On Jul 24, 2010
Mercury and other xenobiotics are believed to be a cause of autism ,,that’s not the case we accumulate xenobiotics because we fail to metabolise them due to antibiotic altered gut flora the true cause of autism .The problem is not confined to autism ,many chronic fatigue syndrome also test positive for xenobiotics ..its not surprising because the conditions are linked ..read my site for more information.

This study says it all.
Antibiotic use is known to almost completely inhibit excretion of mercury in rats due to alteration of gut flora”

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../17497416

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/yeast-genes-enzyme-production

Good information thanks for the article. But it’s clear that vaccinations are not the primary cause of autism ,if that were the case all vaccinated children would descend into the autistic condition . Vaccine damaged children must have a susceptibility and that susceptibility is explained as per the information in my site .

A study in Yokohoma, Japan, where MMR vaccinations were banned in 1993 in favour of single vaccinations, it was found that rates of autism continued to rise despite the ban.
The result is widely held as evidence that the triple MMR and vaccines in general are not implicated in autism …
Wrong conclusion .. they should have realised as per Dr Wakefield “ALL” vaccines are suspect. MMR vaccines taken as single shots are still capable of triggering Autism

Please read my site be sure to click the red text “The insult of a vaccine “ for more on this.
As per the intro of my site our civilisation is in rapid decline, as it stands we have no future. I believe I have an answer. But getting professionals to act professionally is proving to be an uphill struggle

www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/autism-is-an-infectious-disease

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/24/combinatio...

We in the developed world are by large well nourished and most have access to adequate sun exposure, inadequate Vit D levels shouldn’t be the big problem that it is.
In my web site I make the case for immunity downgraded by antibiotics as the root cause of autism and a host of other modern day plagues. Including the demise of the honey bee.
Inappropriate gut flora [gut dysbiosis] have the ability to block Vit D receptors .Its yet another strategy pathogens use to downgrade the immune system ..

Vitamin D receptor emerges as key player amid gut bacteria, scientists find
8. July 2010

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100708/Vitamin-D-receptor-emerges-as-...

The Surprising Link Between Depression and Alzheimer's - Could Super-Simple Remedy Treat Both?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/20/does-depre...

Posted On Sep 07, 2010

Alzheimer's' and Diabetes are both caused by infection. It explains the exponential growth in the conditions , The infectious agents involved neither culture nor elicit an immune response .

Scientists have long known that some diseases can cause behavioural problems. When penicillin was first used to treat syphilis, thousands of cured schizophrenics were released from mental asylums. Now, however, scientists have evidence that infections may play a far bigger role in mental illness than previously thought. They've linked cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and of course autism to a variety of infectious agents
Depression may double dementia risk, say researchers
See Lyme disease page for the case for an infectious cause in Alzheimer's Disease...also read “Antibiotic impact on animals and insects ,Bees
“sect for specific evidence on antibiotics causing the obesity crisis
Body fat 'linked to Alzheimer's'

Having a “pot belly” in middle age raises the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia later in life,

www.nhs.uk/news/2010/05May/Pages/beer-belly-alzheimers-fat-risk.aspx

Obesity 'contagious', experts say..[infections usually are !!]
Having a friend, sibling or spouse who is overweight raises a person's risk of being obese too, US researchers say.
They said data on more than 12,000 people suggested the risk was increased by 57% if a friend was obese, by 40% if a sibling was and 37% if a spouse was.

news.bbc.co.uk/.../6914397.stm

Read more in my site, In the introduction page, you will read how British scientists have accepted in principle my explanation on the cause of the honey bee decline

Why Did Officials Approve this Toxic Corn Chip that Creates a ‘Pesticide Factory’ in Your Gut?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/08/a-pesticid...

Posted On Oct 08, 2010
Great article Dr M ..but I would argue that there are more factors at work. The notion that we are all ill because of our diet is just that a notion , we in the west are living in the most nutritionally endowed, cosseted age ever. How we metabolise our food has changed, the biological agents “antibiotics” are the cause . Extracts from my site below
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/treatment-of-autism-and-yeast-in..
Worryingly, gene transfer from micro-organisms in the gut is a factor in animals developing Antibiotic resistance, it is also a factor in conferring immune suppression capability to invading pathogenic microbes .
www.biosicherheit.de/.../fsa_studie3.pdf
Just a last word on Experiments indicate that biologically active DNA from GM plants can survive in the oral cavity for long enough to transfer to microbes. The implications are frightening
jeq.scijournals.org/.../2082.pdf
Two recent papers one citing the relationship between oxidative stress and hypertension “These findings demonstrate a strong association between blood pressure and some oxidative stress-related parameters and suggest a possible role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of essential hypertension.”
PMID: 18344620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
And this extract citing a decrease in oxidative stress through supplementing with vitamins
“The present study supports the view that oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension, and that enhancement of antioxidant status by supplementation with vitamins C and E in patients with essential hypertension is associated with lower BP. This suggests intervention with antioxidants as an adjunct therapy for hypertension.”
PMID: 17999638 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Which links very neatly with this following study
Children who have high blood pressureare more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children w
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You write how we matabolise food has change. I agree about that. But I firmly believe it's because peoples diets have changed. Antibiotics, yes. Also HFCS, MSG and all kinds of other preservatives and flavorings that have been mixed with really cheap nutritionally inert ingredients, like corn, to create a host on non-foods that are cheap to make and can last on a shelf indefinitely. That is not what we evolved eating. No wonder we cannot metabolise this stuff, it isn't food.
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Take your point BMC, there's a lot of rubbish out there[pet food especially] .. but in spite of that most of us manage a varied diet that is nutritional. Please read this page of my site to see the importance of normal gut flora in metabolising not only food but metals and other xenobiotics.
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/yeast-genes-enzyme-production

And read this doctor observations on the effect of antibiotics on gut flora ..he's half way there ..Just bear in mind that mainstream medical profession do not recognise the impact of antibiotics on our commensal flora ..

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/news/canadianpress-article.as...

Probiotics, although beneficial in the short term are not an answer to a gut dysbiosis ,probiotic bacteria neither multiply or stay in the gut ...A much better strategy is to nurture existing microbiotica with a selected diet that favours lactic acid forming bacteria ..read this extract for an insight

Food-based strategies to modulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota and their associated health effects.

Bosscher D, Breynaert A, Pieters L, Hermans N.

University of Antwerp, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium. douwina.bosscher@ua.ac.be

Abstract

The most well known food-based strategies to modulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota are the dietary use of prebiotics, probiotics and their combination, synbiotics. Currently established prebiotic compounds are mainly targeting the bifidobacteria population of the colon microbiota. A good illustration of the importance of high colonic bifidobacteria levels is the observation that breast milk creates an environment in the colon (because of its high amount in galacto-oligosaccharides with prebiotic activity) favouring the development of a simple flora, dominated by bifidobacteria to which various health benefits have been ascribed. Currently, high colonic bifidobacteria levels has been considered favourably at all ages and strategies to augment their presence have been demonstrated in placebo-controlled intervention studies; e.g. in toddlers to reduce sickness events, in adults to reduce the risk for developing gastrointestinal diseases and in the elderly to re-enhance their declining immune activity. The intestinal microbiota can be considered as a metabolically adaptable and rapidly renewable organ of the body. However, unbalances in its microbial community and activities are found to be implicated in disease initiation and progression, such as chronic inflammatory bowel diseases and colonic cancers. Restoration of this balance by increasing bifidobacteria levels has demonstrated to reduce disease severity of patients and to improve well-being in healtly volunteers. New emerging evidence on the difference in the composition of the colonic microbiota between obese and lean volunteers has opened new areas for pre-, pro- and synbiotic research. Additionally, as knowledge will increase about the microbial bio-conversion of polyphenolic compounds into bioactive metabolites in the colon and whether food-based strategies can augment such bioconversion into more potent compounds with anti-oxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activity new areas of research will be discovered. This paper provides an up-to-date review of the health benefits associated to the induction of high bifidobacteria levels in the colon by the use of prebiotics (inulin and oligofructose). New areas of emerging science will be discussed as well.

PMID: 20224145 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ignore This Simple Daily Habit and Watch Your Risk of Heart Disease Soar by 70%

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/08/7-things-y...

Posted On Dec 08, 2010
If only it were that simple ..brush your teeth and cheat the pathogens ..Well, gum disease in most cases is a symptom of a stealth infection . read the evidence ....Just recently its been reported that New research is homing in on types of bacteria in the body that may be associated with some autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis".At the recent American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers said that they think specific bacteria that live in the mouth and intestines activate cells that promote inflammation.
Read my site for other evidence on why all so called autoimmune disease are in fact [stealth] infections
www.arthritistoday.org/news/bacteria-autoimmune-arthritis104.php
My site yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
Treatment, or even cure, for so-called autoimmune diseases, including cancer
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/autoimmune-disease-cancer-cure,p..

Animals in factory farms are given doses of antibiotics -- both to keep them alive in stressful, unsanitary conditions, and to make them grow faster. The practice leads to new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as the now-widespread form of staph (MRSA) known as ST398.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/28/fda-finall...

Posted On Dec 28, 2010
Thanks for the article but it doesn’t tell the complete story and it is in error in one vitally important area.
In my site I give evidence that antibiotics have altered the balance of our gut flora subsequently downgrading immunity ..In a nutshell [would be] pathogens we all host that are kept in check by normal amounts of gut flora escape and infect systemically, they are regarded as self by the immune system so do not elicit an immune response .
This is the cause of autism and my research has found that it is the cause of the honeybee/pollinating insect decline.
In the intro page I provide the power point presentation [and an audio commentary] that I gave to UK government scientists back in July this year. The subject was “ A new perspective on the decline of the honey bee” in short the immunosuppressive effect of antibiotics in the wider environment on insects.
In the PPP I provide the relevant studies that prove ABX’s downgrade immunity in animals , we are all running on the same software so to speak our gut flora is our immunity, insects are no exception ..
Dr Mercola recommends that we should “repopulate” our gut with probiotics following treatment with antibiotics. Unfortunately that just is not the case,. Our commensal [bacteria we have evolved with] flora is regarded as self ..Ingested flora is none self and the immune system will mobilise against it ..the mouth is the biggest portal for alien bacteria to enter the body , its why most of the immune system is located in the gut.
Probiotics: determinants of survival and growth in the gut.
“There is no evidence that exogenously administered probiotics do adhere to the mucosal cells. Instead, they seem to pass into the feces without having adhered or multiplied. Thus, to obtain a continuous exogenous probiotic effect, the probiotic culture must be ingested continually”
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../11157348
Please read my site for a more complete explanation
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
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well meant but my grandma would have been shaking her head at this useless diatribe from someone who is so self-absorbed.
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Please ..give me science not what your granny may have thought ..That’s the crux of the problem I think, people ignore good science because it doesn’t fit their embedded ideas.. If you can criticise the science I’ve provided in my site then please do so ..no-one has refuted the evidence I have provided up to now..Otherwise your words are meaningless .
Lets start with the study I provided ..Do you think the scientists have it wrong when they report that a probiotic bacterium neither multiplies nor stays in the gut?
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if loss of healthy gut flora is permanent and we cannot add to it via fermented foods drinks etc what is the solution to regain the intestinal health of our forefathers? are we doomed to fight yeast infections etc for our lifetimes once we have been compromised?
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Posted On Dec 28, 2010
THank you for contributing, this is interesting, i will check out your research and site.
New info when we have been fed such big business lies as science, is always worth a reflection and critical thought.
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Paul...
Would you like for me to site how many times the gov get's it wrong? How many times the scientists get it wrong? The fake Global Warming hoax, was that based on science? Where do you think HIV/AIDS came from in the first place? Let me guess...a monkey in Africa.
The FDA and their corporate scientists get it wrong way more then they get it right. Of course, anything connected to the gov should be scutinized. There isn't an honest member of anything currently residing in Washington. Not only are they corrupt, they create the problems to begin with...and then try to shove their solution down the fluoridated masses.
Autism, fluoride, vaccinations, HIV, Swine Flu, Avian Flu, Polio, aspartame...and how about that Vitamin D recommendation from our gov scientists? Yea, the good science you're talking about is ignored because it's connected to Monsanto, Big Pharma and a depopulation program. After losing a loved one to good science, I beleive people are becoming a little gun shy right now, thank god for sites like Dr. Mercola. I would never put my life in the hands of WebMD or a program or scientist, connected to the gov.
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I do have the knowhow to produce a truly effective probiotic ..Microbes that will assimilate and enhance commensal flora. I have approached a large producer of dairy products including yoghourt to develop and market the product, they decided not to proceed with the project after I foolishly said the length of time needed to take the new concept probiotic to achieve results would be up to two years. They pointed out people take their existing product every day without end.
I may just add that I don’t think my new concept probiotic will provide a cure in itself for the people with extensive systemic infection such as autistic children ..[there are very few adults who are autistic] it will be just one facet of the cure. But it will cut the incidence of autism and other modern day plagues to a tiny fraction of the current number.
Sun set ..I’m sorry to hear of your negative experiences with the medical profession ..if you read my personal experiences you will see where i’m coming from with this .. In my hour of need much to my relief my GP proved he was in the healing business and treated my yeast infection realistically ..[three antifungals max dose simultaneously] Other so called specialists run for caver and pulled the rug from beneath the feet of my GP ..so here i am giving my results of 10 years research on yeast infections ..
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Then I wonder why I stop craving sweets when I take probiotics. I actually get to the point that the thought of sweets is unpleasant--this after fighting a sugar addiction for years!
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I can't cite you any "Science" on it, but I have a 13 year old Sheltie who has twice gotten extreme diarrhea from commercial dog food ("scientifically" formulated no doubt) and a product from the Vet, that has in it's formula Probiotics, has alleviated the problem when nothing else did. ???
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Dear Paul,
You must have been at your wits' end while enduring all these miserable symptoms you describe. Add to that the insensitivity of the doctors being paid to advise and treat you, that must have been quite discouraging. I applaud your tenacity in seeking a solution.
The quote you presented,
“There is no evidence that exogenously administered probiotics do adhere to the mucosal cells. Instead, they seem to pass into the feces without having adhered or multiplied. Thus, to obtain a continuous exogenous probiotic effect, the probiotic culture must be ingested continually”
and the credit given to the website, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../11157348, does not lead me to accept its veracity. The National Institue of Health, at least our US version, has not had a critable track record of viable studies.
Rather, I have had recent personal experience of antibiotic induced lower intestinal track disruption, with diarrhea being the primary symptom. Every morning I took a heavy dose of a wide spectrum probiotic and as the treatment progressed, there was a steady lessening of the aforementioned symptoms. When I finished the round of antibiotics, the next day, the lower digestive symptoms were gone. I've stopped the probiotc and am still having normal bowel function. If my gut flora was completely destroyed, and taking a probiotic could not restore it, how is it that the funtion seems normal now?
I would postulate that the NIH could be inaccurate in their findings. A word of caution; don't believe everything you read on a government site.
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Posted On Dec 28, 2010
My pets cannot handle commercial canned foods, either, and they get obese on the dried foods. Now all they get is chicken, salmon, turkey, eggs, unsweetened yogurt, etc. They are much healthier, and have never had another case of diarrhea.
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Sugar craving is a classic symptom of a yeast infection, something i experienced for decades..[click the image of Dr Cranton intro page my site for more on this ] It feels very strange when the infection succumbs to loose the craving ..The probiotics will work while you take them they just don’t restore permanently your commensal flora ..As per my site the dose is everything too much and you tie up your immune system or worse cause probiotic bacteria systemic infection, and as you produce antibodies against the bacteria the effectiveness wanes. This is a recurrent theme on health forums where people report diminishing effectiveness . Changing the source and therefore strain of your probiotics is important, swop every three months or so..They work with Sheltie’s and other animals too. Horse people use various probiotic preparations for stomach ailments with good results ..For most of us though with long term illness they keep [some] symptoms at bay rather than cure.
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Magnolia, the study i quote can be found on Pubmed access the site and type in the ref number www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed... 11157348
Pubmed is a repository of medical research , each extract is categorised ,as you point out take nothing for granted ..there are many references on there to ulcers caused by stress for example we now know ulcers are caused by infection by the bacterium
Helicobacter pylor ..but large studies such as this do come with credibility ..one off revues or hypothesis should be viewed accordingly .
You may also be interested in this extract ..Prebiotics as a treatment is still in its infancy, i think it could be better as a preventative mesure rather than a cure .
Probiotics, although beneficial in the short term are not an answer to a gut dysbiosis ,probiotic bacteria neither multiply or stay in the gut ...A much better strategy is to nurture existing microbiotica with a selected diet that favours lactic acid forming bacteria ..read this extract for an insight
Food-based strategies to modulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota and their associated health effects.
Again type in the fef number in pubmed
PMID: 20224145 [PubMed –
Cameocat i wish to come back as one of your cats ..i give my dog sardines mixed in with dry food he looks superb
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I am not understanding how honey bees are affected by this. While I'm sure it is something environmental, it just doesn't seem this fully explains it. I went to your Web site, but the videos were of a very low volume and it didn't seem to explain the deaths of the honey bee any. How did they get infected with antibiotics? We have read GMO crops are to blame, chemtrails, toxins, mercury, pollution, and a lot of other things to explain this. It is odd that scientists cannot prove any of the theories. This whole planet is sick, and probably one explanation is as good as another. In fact, the condition of the honey bees, as with other problems, could be blamed on all of the abuses of man together, and not just one thing. Then the government and corporate interests hide the truth, even if it is found out.
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The honey bee info is on the power point presentation that is accessed by clicking the image of FERA research establishment ..It is a series of slides explaining how animals immunity is affected/downgraded by abx’s and that insects also rely on a symbiotic relationship with bacteria to provide immunity ..the points i make in the audio the two URL's below are a recorded a commentary that accompanies and explains each image on the Fera presentation.
www.youtube.com/watch
www.youtube.com/watch
In the presentation I give the evidence that...
1...The insect immune system relies on a symbiotic relationship with bacteria, the same as human and animals
2..Antibiotic disturbance of gut flora in animal and humans adversely affects immunity.
3..Approx 350 tons of antibiotics are administered to animals in the UK every year. Up to 90% of the parent compound is excreted in their manure which is very efficiently spread across farmland’
4..Plants readily take up antibiotics
5..Bees/insects feed on plants
Nothing is plucked from the air The references to the above can be found on the Antibiotic impact on animals and insects ,Bees
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Posted On Dec 29, 2010
sunset......
http:// www.theatlantic.com /magazine/ archive /2010/11/ lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science /8269/

Mass Death of Birds and Fish: Is There a Cover Up?

Posted On Jan 25, 2011
I have posted many times on Dr Mercola's site on the largely ignored vital relationship gut flora plays in human, animal and insects ..I believe that antibiotics have and still are causing the downgrading of our and animals,insects immune system. I provide my web site that explains the situation in detail ..I have presented my findings in relation to this with the decline of the honey bee to government scientists at the research establishment FERA they accepted my conclusions.
Drugs in general impact in the environment in ways we barely understand this information is interesting in the context of Dr Mercola's article.
Shrimps 'becoming hooked on Prozac that is flushed into the sea'

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1292794/Shrimps-hooked-Prozac...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/25/the-10-lea...

NEW Studies Reveal Alarming Hidden Cause of Breast Cancer

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/18/vaccines-i...

Posted On Mar 18, 2011
Why do we jump to the conclusion that an excess of this or that is the cause of cancer or whatever. Surly we should also be looking at the possibility that the bodies mechanism of maintaining correct levels of metals etc is impaired.
Please read the following on the importance of our symbiotic relationship with our gut microbes .Read the rest of my site for the case that altered gut flora by the use of antibiotics has compromised our immunity and is the cause of much of modern day illnesses.
My site .. www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
Human gut microbes hold 'second genome'
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"Gut flora is crucial for our health. We're basically living in symbiosis with these microbes.
"The bacteria help digest food, provide vitamins, protect us from invading pathogens. If there's a disturbance, people get all sorts of diseases such as Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, and a link has also been made to obesity."
“"The article is extremely timely given the escalating interest in the influence of the gut microbiota in many aspects of health ranging from Irritable Bowel Disease, sepsis and obesity to autism,"
news.bbc.co.uk/.../8547454.stm
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Posted On Mar 18, 2011
With all respect for your position, Paul, if you read the links on some of the contributions here, you will see that extensive tests have been done before conclusions were made. I agree that we don't want to "Jump", but when the people quote a source, if we are going to participate in this discussion, it behooves us to read the links.
For me, its not hard to reconcile the importance of gut flora with the claim that, in spite of the best flora, poisons can be pulled into the blood and lymph system.
Your web site talks about pathogens (infectious disease) affecting our health due to weakening of our intestinal flora. This article by Dr. Mercola is about chemical toxins. I don't see that it is related to pathogens.
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Posted On Mar 19, 2011
Thanks for the reply ,i do see where your coming from. I should have explained more fully ..you say ” chemical toxins. I don't see that it is related to pathogens. “
Gut flora are the factor in regulating /removing chemical toxins and other xenobiotics. Please read this section of my site for the evidence.
Although this particularly nasty vicious cycle explains the mechanism by which victims of autism accumulate metals it is now known that chronic
infection impairs other vitally important metabolic pathways. Although research is scarce mice studies show that intestinal micro-flora is a major factor determining the excretion rate of mercury
Update July 2010… This study shouts the cause of autism as altered gut flora..” Antibiotic use is known to almost completely inhibit excretion of mercury in rats due to alteration of gut flora”
Mercury, lead, and zinc in baby teeth of children with autism versus controls.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../17497416
www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/yeast-genes-enzyme-production

Taking These Common Pills? You're Playing "Russian Roulette" With Your Heart

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/15/common-pai...

Posted On Feb 12, 2011
Worrying situation , but if we apply a little lateral thinking here and ask why should people need to treat long term with NSAID,s..Is there an underlying problem that should be looked for?
The incidence of disease is increasing exponentially in the developed world .. Diabetes, asthma ,in fact all so called auto immune disease ..plus some new to science, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for one..If we look at Autism it now takes.1 in 60 children here in the UK . The medical profession have no answer ..they are utterly bankrupt ..now, dare i say it ..they should know. I believe the root cause is that our immunity has been compromised by antibiotics, a problem that extends to animals and insects in particular the honey bee.. Please read my site for an explanation on the cause of the downward spiralling of health in rich western societies We have very little time to act this is not a prophecy it's happening now ..If anyone can refute the information i provide please do so ..no-one has up to now
my site www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/autism-is-increasing-exponential..
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Posted On Mar 15, 2011
Very good. You are right about disease! I'd like to add (because you listed CFS and autism) - please inform yourselves of LYME DISEASE. It is real. It is here. It is an epidemic & everyone is trying to ignore it. This will all come to light in the next 5-10 - just HOW serious LYME DISEASE is.
Good post though Paul - keep up the good work : )
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Posted On Mar 15, 2011
Type II diabetes is almost always controlled by diet. Check out Mercola's No Grain Diet Book. Or anything Adkins. We've been warned about that for years.
If you want honey bees dump your Scotts turf builder, work to make these products illegal and inform your neighbors. Also keep your yard shaggy. After 10 years I have hundreds of them and 8 of the 10 colors of Illionis violets--some are actually endangered due to our love of herbicides.
Next, sorry about autism, but it's karmic. Only the highest levels and most experienced of entities are allowed to be autistic, and only the most dedicated parents or parent is allowed to have an autistic child. Think about it. An autistic child teach unconditional, undying love to whomever that child is around. It doesn't take minutes to teach an autistic child a simple task or function, it takes hours, days, years and perhaps never. But inside, many are loving and kind. Patient. It destroys marriages and "careers". It means only one parent can work, the other must be with that kid 90% or more of the time. They give a tremendous opportunity to help out. So if you know an autistic parent today, offer to babysit or do some laundry or something for him or her. It's an exhausting life. Even taking them a card or flowers or anything showing support is very important. You don't have to believe me on this, just save it for later in case you need it to understand a situation.
Next, doctors are our angels, but WE have to use discernment. We are not allowed to be stupid about anything. If you have a condition, look it up and what the doctor is doing and why it is happening.
That's why this board is sooooo important. We can hear from others what works and what does not. Mercola is great to send out these articles and let the board talk about alternative therapies that worked for them.
I have learned a lot.
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Posted On Mar 15, 2011
NO question that we have compromised our immune system & that anti biotics are contributory but perhaps not the "root cause". Auto immune disorders are endemic at this point, and inflammatory issues are common & increasing & occuring at younger ages (ie asthma, arthritis, CAD, diabetes). As Mercola points out - get off the grains! Grains are toxic. Perhaps that, deficiency of healthy animal fats & healthy gut function are the true "causal" factors. I would suggest & have personally experienced significant improvements if one removes grains, increase the omega 3s & saturated animal fats & increase live fermented foods (kimchee, saurkraut, kefir, etc). Let our bodies function as they have so eloquently biologically evolved to do. Vive Vida!
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Posted On Mar 15, 2011
I know about Lyme, I am actually symptomatic of Lyme and i believe i contracted it exactly as i describe on my site. Like many thousands I’m obliged to treat myself following cowardly senior doctors pushing their heads firmly in the sand ..Our GP’s routinely have the rug pulled from under their feet by corrupt consultants. I travel abroad regularly to buy my meds.
We are experiencing the collapse of our society ,this is not hype or conjecture but a hard fact ,,and the band plays on, no-one is taking it seriously ..we [mostly] are victims of self delusion fuelled by the embedded respect for doctors instilled in us by our parents ..Stand back and look again .. My suffering and the dramatic even shocking way I found that our commensal flora is all important lead my thinking with this. The saying, “experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you”. is very true for me,

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The lyme section of my site www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/lyme-disease
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These 150 Calories Go Straight to Your Bulging Belly - at the Rate of 1 Pound per Week...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/21/watch-how-...

Posted On Mar 21, 2011
WHY AREN’T THIN PEOPLE FAT
That’s what the headline shouts out ..a television program that dispeled the myth of calories in = weight on ..Dr Mercola’s article is misleading .the symbiotic relationship with our gut flora regulates body fat ..This is not a theory it’s a proven fact .It is a juggernaut though ..a larger body demands more calories [mitochondria] giving the illusion that food is fuelling the weight gain ..In actual fact ppl with normal gut flora do not gain weight [or very little ] no matter how many calories they consume ..
Insights into the Roles of Gut Microbes in Obesity
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 Obesity is a major public health issue as it enhances the risk of suffering several chronic diseases of increasing prevalence. Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation. Gut microbes are considered to contribute to body weight regulation and related disorders by influencing metabolic and immune host functions. . Although so far only a few preclinical and clinical trials have demonstrated the effects of specific gut microbes and prebiotics on biological markers of these disorders, the findings indicate that advances in this field could be of value in the struggle against obesity and its associated-metabolic disorders.

The full article here www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../PMC2648620
Please read my site for more info on the unfolding catastrophic situation caused by the downgrading of our immunity together with animals and insects [bees] by the use of antibiotics ..We are as i write this in a uncontrollable meltdown of our society ..i may have an answer ..but not enough are listening ..

My sitewww.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk

The Silent Inflammation That Afflicts 3 Out of 4 Americans

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/12/astaxanthi...

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Posted On Jul 12, 2011
You have it wrong Dr Mercola ,,you have put the chicken before the egg..its infection with a very particular type of pathogen which is slow growing and does not elicit an immune response that causes much if not most chronic illness/inflammation.. That includes the so called auto immune diseases and would you believe is fuelling the obesity crisis ..Infection causes obesity ..and the associated illnesses not the other way round..
please read these latest studies that turn current medical thinking on it's head ..For an explanation of why the exponential growth in these modern day plagues please read my site, in short antibiotics are causing a catastrophic environmental disaster [last url]

Antibiotics that reduce gut bacteria linked to obesity - Science, News

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/antibiotics-that-reduce-gut-ba...

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INTESTINAL FLORA IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/33/11/1030.abstract

Faecal transplant eases symptoms of Parkinson's

http://natmednews.posterous.com/faecal-transplant-eases-symptoms-of-park...

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If You Can Never Seem to Get Truly Well, This Could Be Why...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/07/20/dr-doris-r...

Unfortunately Dr Mercola deleted this post .. censoring in matters of health . disappointing to say the least

Posted On Jul 20, 2011
What isn't mentioned is the effect of antibiotics on bacteria in the gut ..reducing it allowing yeast [fungi] to grow ..adverse effects when exposed to fungi is well documented by fungi guru's of the last 40 years Dr's Truss, Cranton and of course Dr Crook with his 1,000,000 best selling book "The Yeast Connection" Antibiotics are a biological time bomb and in my site i give the argument that they are the cause of Autism and the decline of the honey bee/pollinating insects ..
My site .. www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
You can also listen to my recent presentation on the subject given at Cardiff University which was recorded and broadcast by Cardiff radio

http://www.rhysphillips.co.uk/pythagoras-trousers/the-pythagoras-lecture...

How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Side Effect of Veganism

posted July 26 2011

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2099/12/31/how-to-avo...

The other side of the coin so to speak .

This article argues otherwise it links damaged gut flora with B12 deficiency. ..It backs up my findings on the relationship with altered gut flora and disease ..Please read also the relationship of Vitamin D deficiency ,cancer and antibiotic damaged gut flora ..[scroll down to my answer to Dr Mercola]

http://www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/autism-is-increasing-expone...

THE VITAMIN B12 ISSUE

by Dr Gina Shaw, D.Sc, M.A., Dip NH, AIYS (Dip. Irid.)

The author does not believe that a vitamin B12 deficiency is more widespread in vegans or vegetarians - this is probably just another marketing lie! In fact, many so-called studies 'showing vegans deficient' have to be carefully studied themselves - many of them do not prove vegans to be deficient at all! In fact, contrary to meat and dairy industry propaganda, meat-eaters are known to be more likely to have a vitamin B12 deficiency - this has been known since 1959!!(1)
Having said this, we must bear in mind that many vegetarians and vegans still take antibiotics or consume antibiotic-containing foods such as onions, garlic, strong radishes and other foods rich in mustard oil, which are lethal to intestinal flora. The trouble is that once we have damaged our intestinal flora, it is difficult to correct without proper and knowledgeable healthcare and dietary advice. It is of far greater importance to correct intestinal flora problems than to spend our lives relying on so-called supplements. People who have a physical problem because they think they are not getting enough vitamin B12, are in fact often not digesting, absorbing or assimilating their foods properly because of the condition of their gastrointestinal tract. When their intestines are healed, vitamin B12 can be utilized and produced once again
Dr Vetrano argues that the real problem in so-called B12 deficiency is a failure of digestion and absorption of foods,

http://www.vibrancyuk.com/B12.html

Known as the "Deadliest Nutrient" - but There's No Meaningful Evidence

Dr Mercola ..gives to case for the obesity epidemic being largely a dietary problem ..I point out the latest science says otherwise

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/20/what-if-it...

Posted On Aug 20, 2011
Scientists believe that the widespread use of antibiotics may be playing a significant role in exacerbating the obesity epidemic.
Growing evidence suggests that oral antibiotic medicines may be affecting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the human intestine which is influencing whether some people put on weight when they overeat or take too little exercise, they said.
They give antibiotics to animals to make them gain weight..they do the same for us..and it doesn't stop there..plenty of evidence tells us that they are the cause of much of modern day illnesses ..
Click the URL of my site to read the evidence. www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk
Antibiotics that reduce gut bacteria linked to obesity - Science, News
www.independent.co.uk/news/science/antibiotics-that-reduce-gut-bacteri..
The obesity Bug
www.newscientist.com/article/mg16722504.200-the-obesity-bug.html
Insights into the Roles of Gut Microbes in Obesity
Obesity is a major public health issue as it enhances the risk of suffering several chronic diseases of increasing prevalence. Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation. Gut microbes are considered to contribute to body weight regulation and related disorders by influencing metabolic and immune host functions. The gut microbiota as a whole improves the host's ability to extract and store energy from the diet leading to body weight gain, while specific commensal microbes seem to exert beneficial effects on bile salt, lipoprotein, and cholesterol metabolism. The gut microbiota and some probiotics also regulate immune functions, protecting the host form infections and chronic inflammation. In contrast, dysbiosis and endotoxaemia may be inflammatory factors responsible for developing insulin resistance and body weight gain. In the light of the link between the gut microbiota, metabolism, and immunity, the use of diet
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Posted On Aug 20, 2011
the use of dietary strategies to modulate microbiota composition is likely to be effective in controlling metabolic disorders. Although so far only a few preclinical and clinical trials have demonstrated the effects of specific gut microbes and prebiotics on biological markers of these disorders, the findings indicate that advances in this field could be of value in the struggle against obesity and its associated-metabolic disorders.
Yolanda Sanz,* Arlette Santacruz, and Giada De Palma
Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), Spanish National Research Council
Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2008; 2008: 829101.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2648620/?tool=pmcentrez&repo ...
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Obesity 'contagious', experts say..infections usually are !!
Having a friend, sibling or spouse who is overweight raises a person's risk of being obese too, US researchers say.
They said data on more than 12,000 people suggested the risk was increased by 57% if a friend was obese, by 40% if a sibling was and 37% if a spouse was.
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Posted On Aug 20, 2011
This might explain why people who make and drink kefir from the grains (as opposed to store kefir) with its 30 strains of beneficial bacteria, lose weight easily. I have witnessed this first hand. Kefir, and a high protein - high fat diet, seem to be the ultimate health combination. I had seen claims for weight loss on some kefir websites, and now this makes perfect sense.
Thanks for providing this information!
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@Paul Jaep - Good point about connection of obesity with infection and immune response.
Genes involved in immune response/inflammation, IGF1/insulin pathway and response to oxidative stress play a major role in the genetics of human longevity. Although certain specific immune responses are diminished with aging, others are unaffected or even exacerbated.
Paradoxically, a state of LOW-GRADE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION is also commonly observed in the elderly. This characteristic subclinical proinflammatory status has been termed “INFLAMM-AGING” and is known to be a predisposing factor for age-related diseases.
“Inflamm-aging”, was first described when it was shown that peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from aged people are able to produce higher amounts of proinflammatory cytokines than those from young subjects. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α, are produced at elevated levels in elderly persons in locations including the brain, blood vessels, and bones.
“Inflammaging” is believed to be due to chronic stimulation of innate immunity by products of degradation processes and/or by the partial inability of the aged immune system to eliminate some pathogens such as CYTOMEGALOVIRUS infection, which may lead to chronic yet inefficient innate immune responses. In other words, inflamm-aging results from exposure to continuous antigenic stress, ultimately leading to the up-regulation of cellular and molecular processes and favoring susceptibility to age-related diseases.
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Posted On Aug 20, 2011
Regarding the role of infection in obesity I've forgotten to mention that certain classes of saturated fats – the medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) – have powerful anti-virus, anti-bacteria, anti-fungi and anti-parasite effects. They even help weight loss!
Preliminary scientific research found that lauric acid, an MCT, destroys the HIV virus – without causing harmful side effects.
Lauric acid is the main acid in coconut oil and in palm kernel oil (not to be confused with palm oil). It is also found in human breast milk (6.2% of total fat), cow's milk (2.9%), and goat's milk (3.1%)
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Posted On Aug 20, 2011
Thanks for your interest , on kefir ,i agree it is a first class probiotic ,,but the bacteria neither stay or multiple in the gut.. read my site on why that is and how the dose of probiotic bacteria is important.
I agree totally with the observations of low grade inflammation in the elderly. I know that gut flora or rather the lack of good gut flora plays a major part in the symptoms of ageing ,,my very good friend Gary Smith has written several papers on how pathogens /cancer promote inflammation as a means to avoid the immune system. [see my site] Containing would be pathogens we all host becomes more of a challenge as we age ,,escaped pathogens [if you like] are regarded as self and do not elicit an immune response ,,slow growing pathogens are the cause of Alzheimer's and several other [relatively new] diseases of ageing[ see mental illness my site] So yes low grade inflammation in the aged is explainable ..It all comes back to gut flora and it's downgrading by antibiotics ..we are in a new dark age . the situation is the biggest challenge mankind has faced. and the medical profession cannot even agree on the process's that fuel the obesity crisis and are totally bankrupt on the cause of autism ..god help us