The Science of Soy, Menopause and Equol

The science of soy and soy isoflavones for menopause has experienced a bumpy ride. But now we know better. Turns out those bumps in the road came in the form of a little-understood metabolite called equol.

Pistachios and Almonds boost Healthy Probiotics

As research unveils more and more benefits of having healthy probiotic colonies, it behooves us to feed and nourish those colonies with prebiotic foods. Multiple studies have now found that pistachios and almonds boost and feed healthy probiotic colonies in our gut.

Probiotics - Protection Against Infection

Using Nature's Tiny Warriors To Stem Infection and Fight Disease

 

PROBIOTICS - Protection Against Infection

Using Nature's Tiny Warriors To Stem Infection and Fight Disease

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DID YOU KNOW THAT OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY PROBIOTIC?

DID YOU KNOW THAT MANY DISEASES AND AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS ARE RELATED TO OUR PROBIOTICS?

HOW ABOUT SUPPLEMENTATION? DO YOU UNDERSTAND PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS?

DO ALL PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS WORK?

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT SPECIES AND WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT?

AND WHAT ABOUT FOODS? CAN WE GET PROBIOTICS FROM OUR FOODS?

AND HOW ABOUT PREBIOTICS? DO WE NEED THOSE?

ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE ARE ANSWERED IN THIS BOOK.

HUNDREDS OF CLINICAL STUDIES ARE DISCUSSED TO PROVE HOW THERAPEUTIC PROBIOTICS REALLY ARE.

PROBIOTIC FOODS AND PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS ARE THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED.

ALONG WITH EXPLANATIONS OF THE VARIOUS SPECIES AND HOW DIFFERENT SPECIES DO DIFFERENT THINGS.

We are surrounded, inside and out, by bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes. Meanwhile, the spread of infectious microorganisms has threatened millions during recent pandemics. More worrisome has been news that dangerous bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Is there any hope in winning the war against infectious disease with this growing legion of microbial threats? In "Probiotics - Protection Against Infection" we find clear evidence for probiotics' ability to directly engage and defeat infectious microorganisms. We find new clinical proof of probiotics' ability to specifically boost the immune system while under attack. Here we find the scientific facts separated from the hype and the myths; and the amazing discovery that we can fight fire with fire, as long as we properly arm ourselves with the correct strategies for achieving and nurturing strong probiotic colonies. 300 Pages.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Microbes Everywhere

Bacterial Realization

Types of Microbes

Teeth and Gum Bacteria

The Anti-Microbial Society

Summary of Common Antibiotics

How Bacteria Become Antibiotic Resistant

Foodborne Microbes

The Invasion

Microbial Food Fight

Is Pasteurized Food Healthy?

Is it the Germ or the Field?

The Probiotic Discovery

The Living Immune System

Non-specific Immunity

Humoral Immunity

Cell-Mediated Immunity

Probiotic Immunity

White Blood Cells

Cytokines

Inflammatory Stimulators

Immunoglobulins

Inflammation

The Thymus Gland

The Liver

Immune Colonization

Therapeutic Probiotics

Probiotic Inoculation

Housing the Resident Strains

Probiotic Gatekeepers

Territorial Colonization

Friendly Flora Nutrition

Dysbiosis

The Progression of Dysbiosis

Probiotics and Disease

Rotavirus and Intestinal Bacterial Infections

Cholesterol

Blood Pressure

Liver Disease

Gum Disease and Dental Caries (Cavities)

Bacterial Infections

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Crohn’s

Digestion Problems

Allergies and Eczema

Lactose Intolerance

Intestinal Permeability

Polyps, Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

Ulcers

Constipation

Pancreatitis

Kidney Stones and Kidney Disease

Vaginosis and Vaginitis

Candida Infections

Premature Births

Low Birth Weights

Baby Colic

Ear Infections

Anorexia Nervosa

Keratoconjunctivitis

Immunosuppression

Cancer

HIV/AIDS

Autoimmune/Inflammatory Diseases

Viruses: Colds, Influenza and Herpes

Sleep

Diabetes (Glucose Control)

Respiratory Infections

Rebuilding the Immune System

Nutritional Deficiencies

Summary of Probiotic Mechanisms

Meet Your Probiotics

Species and Strains

The Lactobacilli

The Bifidobacteria

Other Notable Probiotics

Soil-based Organisms

Supplementing Probiotics

Supplement Manufacturing Methods

Probiotic Supplement Options

Dosage Considerations

Adhesion and Permanence

Supplementing Probiotics Correctly: Q&A

Living With Our Probiotics

The Probiotic Friendly Diet

Probiotic Nourishment: Prebiotics

Probiotic Hydration

Synbiotics

Fermbiotics

Probiotic Foods

Threats to our Probiotics

Effects of Stress and Sleep upon our Probiotics

The Biotic Body

Probiotic Consciousness

References and Bibliography

Index

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Jalapeño Peppers Fight Pathogenic Bacteria and Feed Probiotics

One of the problems with antibiotics is that they will knock out both the bad guys and the good guys – leaving our guts in a state of microorganism void. Jalapeño Peppers don't have that problem. They inhibit disease-causing bacteria while at the same time boosting our probiotics.

Soy Drops Genetic Breast Cancer Risk: But Only Among Asians?

Research from Harvard University and Korea’s National Cancer Control Institute has confirmed that not only can soy consumption significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer: It can also reduce the risk of breast cancer among those with a genetic mutation that increases their likelihood of breast cancer.

The question remains whether this effect is only upon Asian women.

Ongoing Cancer Study from Korea

The ongoing research project that has been studying 1,967 breast cancer patients since 2007 is called the Korean Hereditary Breast Cancer Study (KOHBRA). The KOHBRA study has confirmed in the past few years that the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation significantly increases the risk of breast cancer.

They have found that almost a quarter of breast cancer cases with a family history have the BRCA mutation, and 22 percent of those with bilateral breast cancer have the gene mutation. Furthermore, about a third of those patients who contract both breast and ovarian cancer have the genetic mutation.

Soy Consumption reduces risk of genetic version too

Previous research has confirmed that increased soy consumption significantly reduces breast cancer. But this study aimed to see whether soy consumption would also decrease the risk of breast cancer among carriers of the gene mutation as well.

The research found that increased soy consumption reduced the risk of breast cancer among BRCA carriers by over 60 percent. Furthermore, increased meat consumption doubled the risk of breast cancer among both BRCA carriers and non-BRCA carriers alike.

The researchers concluded:

“Our study suggests that soy product consumption is associated with lower breast cancer risk and it had an interaction with BRCA mutation.”

Other studies confirm these findings - but only among Asians?

As mentioned, the association between soy consumption and decreased breast cancer risk has also been found in other studies.

For example, in a U.S. National Cancer Institute study of 1,563 adult American women of Chinese, Japanese and Filipino descent, researchers found that those with greater soy consumption reduced the risk of breast cancer.

They found that more childhood consumption of soy decreased breast cancer incidence by 60 percent, and more adult consumption decreased breast cancer risk by 24 percent.

However, this effect appears to be limited to Asian women. In a study of almost 3,000 non-Asian women of different descents from the Northern California Cancer Center, increased soy consumption did not have any effect upon the breast cancer risk of women.

Soy and Equol Producers

The assumption that soy is only preventative among Asian women does not reveal the real issue. The real issue is related to the production of equol. For example, research from Australia found that those women with the highest levels of equol in the blood had reduced cancer risk by nearly 75 percent.

Other research found that soy’s (and other isoflavone containing foods) ability to reduce breast cancer risk was significantly greater among women who produce more equol.

And more recent research has found that increased soy consumption does not reduce breast cancer risk without increased equol production.

This difference was illustrated clearly in a study from the Italian National Cancer Institute. This study identified equol producers among 325 women who underwent mammograms. The study found that 30% of the women were equol producers and 19% of the women regularly ate soy or a soy supplement.

The research found that equol producers who ate soy had significantly reduced mammogram densities (average 31% compared to 39%), while increased soy intake among non-equol producers resulted in a higher average mammogram density than those who ate less soy.

This means, at least among Western women, that one must be a equol producer in order to gain the advantages of eating soy.

Commentary

And the key to equol production? Probiotics. It is our intestinal bacteria that produce equol in the presence of isoflavones, notably diadzein.

This may well also explain the reason why Asian women – who may have a different microbiome likely because Western medicine has pushed the use of antibiotics ahead of Asian countries. Western medicine has led the charge in antibiotic medicine and this has significantly affected our microbiome.

Certainly this conclusion has yet to be fully authenticated – and would be very difficult to do so without a time machine - but there is evidence illustrating this.

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Virk-Baker MK, Barnes S, Krontiras H, Nagy TR. S-(-)equol producing status not associated with breast cancer risk among low isoflavone-consuming US postmenopausal women undergoing a physician-recommended breast biopsy. Nutr Res. 2014 Feb;34(2):116-25. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2013.12.002.

Fuhrman BJ, Teter BE, Barba M, Byrne C, Cavalleri A, Grant BJ, Horvath PJ, Morelli D, Venturelli E, Muti PC. Equol status modifies the association of soy intake and mammographic density in a sample of postmenopausal women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Jan;17(1):33-42. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0193.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Image by Yale Rosen and Pulmonary Pathology

Nuts Feed Probiotics, Yield Heart Benefits

Nuts boost heart health.

Nuts contain numerous phytonutrients that provide solutions to metabolic conditions. Eating more nuts has been linked with better cardiovascular health and reduced risk of heart disease.