Great article from Dr. Mercola on what science has yet to discover on the role of probiotics and skin health.
"Signals from these gut microorganisms are sent throughout your body and interact with organisms in your skin and gut mucosa. Researchers are now looking into how these interactions can help with skin conditions like dryness, improve collagen, or stabilize the microflora on your skin to help with irritations." Functional probiotics for the skin are being developed right now. Not sure what I think of buying probiotics from cosmetic companies, but hey if they want to jump on the bandwagon then that will draw even more attention to this exciting science.
I shortened the URL, as it was so long:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2bfl5z5
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Peanut Allergy Starts in the Womb & GMO Soy
According to a recent study, "More than one million children nationwide have peanut allergies and that number continues to rise. That's why a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology is getting so much attention.
Yep, that was me. Basically living off peanut butter everyday while pregnant. I started every morning with peanut butter on toast. Being a vegetarian, I also now realize that I ate WAY too much soy. Which I have since learned is largely GMO (genetically modified food.) It's estimated that 91% of soy is GMO, not to mention 85% of corn. Something about eating Round Up infused seeds doesn't seem appealing, or healthy. Not to mention the Russian study that found rats who were fed GMO soy produced offspring that had a 55% mortality rate. "Within three weeks, 25 of the 45 (55.6%) rats from the GMO soy group died compared to only 3 of 33 (9%) from the non-GMO soy group and 3 of 44 (6.8%) from the non-soy controls." I first learned about this from Dr. Mercola, but have since seen it published elsewhere:
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/articles/GE-rat-babies.php
It found that of the 500 children tested, the ones whose mothers ate peanuts during pregnancy had nearly a three times greater chance of developing a peanut allergy."
http://www.wvec.com/news/health/Study-suggests-peanut-allergy-starts-in-the-womb-106645529.htmlYep, that was me. Basically living off peanut butter everyday while pregnant. I started every morning with peanut butter on toast. Being a vegetarian, I also now realize that I ate WAY too much soy. Which I have since learned is largely GMO (genetically modified food.) It's estimated that 91% of soy is GMO, not to mention 85% of corn. Something about eating Round Up infused seeds doesn't seem appealing, or healthy. Not to mention the Russian study that found rats who were fed GMO soy produced offspring that had a 55% mortality rate. "Within three weeks, 25 of the 45 (55.6%) rats from the GMO soy group died compared to only 3 of 33 (9%) from the non-GMO soy group and 3 of 44 (6.8%) from the non-soy controls." I first learned about this from Dr. Mercola, but have since seen it published elsewhere:
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/articles/GE-rat-babies.php
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