WTH?!?!?!?
Does this mean what I think it means? That gut flora imbalance may throw our hunger/satiety response out of balance too?
wow. i really like france's scientists.


"Nutrition. 2008 Apr;24(4):348-59. Epub 2008 Feb 8. Autoantibodies against appetite-regulating peptide hormones and neuropeptides: putative modulation by gut microflora.

Fetissov SO, Hamze Sinno M, Coëffier M, Bole-Feysot C, Ducrotté P, Hökfelt T, Déchelotte P.
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bunnyday

Look at the date on this research, it's brand new!

"Candida albicans produces different allergenic components that can induce allergic reactions and may be pathogenetically important in patients with AE and AS."

Mycoses. 2008 Aug 13.
Evaluation of Candida albicans allergens reactive with specific IgE in asthma and atopic eczema patients.

Khosravi AR, Bandghorai AN, Moazzeni M, Shokri H, Mansouri P, Mahmoudi M.
Mycology Research...

bunnyday

As you may know, I'm not onboard the anti-candida program per se but I do want to understand what is up with it.

"Since, as shown here in vitro, production of neutrophil chemotaxins by C. albicans is independent of glucose-feeding, a possible role of Candida-chemotaxins in the pathophysiology of cutaneous candidosis can no longer be excluded."

I believe this translates into the idea that Candida biproducts of its growth include things (chemotaxins) that are active...

bunnyday

FYI for anyone doing the anti-candida diet - certain probiotic formulas contain Saccharomyces boulardii. Read the labels to see if yours does. I think that garden of life ULTRA has it. there are even more references to Saccharomyces boulardii in pubmed if you're curious.

Saccharomyces boulardii decreases inflammation and...[Med Mycol. 2007] - PubMed Result

1: Med Mycol. 2007 Dec;45(8):691-700.
Saccharomyces boulardii decreases inflammation and intestinal colonization...

bunnyday

Pregnancy is the most wonderful period not only for the mother to be and her partner, but also for the whole gamut of friends, relatives and well wishers surrounding them.

A woman's pregnancy is the time when the mother to be and her partner are filled with anxious thoughts about the known, lesser known and some unknown fears related to Pregnancy and pregnancy complications. The expectant mother faces a number of physical, emotional and psychological changes in her. This is how the...

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