You've probably heard a lot over the past couple years about taking Probiotics following a round of antibiotics to restore a healthy balance in your digestive tract. This NPR interview, of Dr. David Relman of Stamford University, discusses fascinating new research regarding the role healthy bacteria plays in supporting our overall health (to include digestion and our immune system)and how antibiotics can negatively impact the balance of good and bad flora in the gut.
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Two of the most well researched Probiotics include:
1) Read about Culturelle (available at WalGreens and WalMart)
2) Read about Saccaromyces boulardi(available at many health food stores and online)
Read what The Mayo Clinic says regarding Probiotics
David Relman, M.D., is associate professor of medicine, and of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University. He is also chief, infectious diseases section, at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, California.
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I've read that when someone is taking antibiotics and is planning to have probiotics as well, it's important to know how many amount of probiotics should be taken at a specific time to make sure that probiotics and antibiotics do their jobs without conflicting with each other.
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