by Karina | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog, Health
April is Autism awareness month so I had to write about what science has to show in the field of microbiota related to this disorder. Everything is relative in this world. Until recent advances in the field of human microbiome we thought that we are just humans. It...
by Karina | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog, Health, Probiotics
One of the most well researched probiotics known under name VSL#3 is not being produced in the USA anymore. According to the inventor of this formulation, Professor Claudio de Simone, exactly the same formulation as the former and original VSL#3 now is being sold...
by Karina | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Health
What is Helicobacter pylori? Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a gram-negative bacterium with spiral shape. It has the unique ability to colonize the human mucosa in the stomach. Due to it’s particular properties it is capable of infecting more than half of the...
by Karina | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog, Health
Probiotics and Oral Health There are trillions of bacteria living in and on us. There are more bacterial cells than human cell in our body. And although the majority of them reside in our guts some microbes also live on our skin, nose, ears and mouth. It’s equally...
by Karina | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog, Health
Recently, we have been hearing a lot about gluten-related disorders. More and more people in my circle of friends and family have some sort of gluten intolerance. In fact 5% of population has some sort of gluten-related health problem. We see a lot of gluten free...
by Karina | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog, Health
As a microbiologist and a health advocate I am so glad that FDA finally addmitted that not only there is not enough evidence that antibacterial soap works better than regular soap and water but that it actually can cause health concerns and may not be that safe to use...
