Babies’ guts were once thought to be sterile at birth, with no beneficial bacteria present. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, human breastmilk has over 700 beneficial microbes that aid in a baby’s immune support and brain development. The study suggests that the hormones present during labor may have an impact on […]
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Probiotics & Your Brain
photo source Researchers from UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine have concluded that probiotics can change the brain activity and emotional responses of women. The researchers at UCLA divided 36 women into 3 groups. Each group was given either fermented milk with probiotics, milk without probiotics, or no milk at all. MRI scans were performed prior […]
Probiotics: An alternative treatment for mastitis?
Through the years, mastitis, an infection of breast tissue that mostly occurs in breastfeeding mothers, has typically been treated by a course of antibiotics. However, more recently, probiotics have been shown to be a better alternative. Doctors from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, studied a group of 352 with symptoms of mastitis. One group of […]
