Manipulating microbes in the gut may remedy disease and enhance health

"We are what we eat, but who are 'we'? New, high-powered genomic analytical techniques have established that as many as 1,000 different single-celled species coexist in relative harmony in every healthy human gut."

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Nutriose, a prebiotic low-digestible carbohydrate, stimulates gut mucosal immunity and prevents TNBS-induced colitis in piglets

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CFS, Probiotics and Il-10

HEIRS Environmental Illness Research Blog: Sickness Syndrome, CFS, Fibromyalgia, IL-10 and HO-1

Probiotics have been shown to be effective to relieve some of the behvioral effects of chronic fatigue syndrome. Ng explains that one of their modes of action is the ability to reduce inflammation. This is true in animals that are negative for Il-10 which as we noted regulates the severity of sickness syndrome according to some studies. He explains for example, Lactobacillus is able to improve barrier functions in vivo.

Ng, S. C., Hart, A. L., Kamm, M. A., Stagg, A. J., and Knight, S. C. (2009). Mechanisms of action of probiotics: Recent advances. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 15(2). http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/5701960