Research Links Probiotics with Increased Rates of Influenza and other Viral and Bacterial Infections

Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) November 25, 2009

Probiotics may explain why some seemingly healthy children and adults succumb to fatal or near fatal flu or bacterial infections, while others do not. With infectious disease rates increasing around the world, ranging from tuberculosis to the H1N1 influenza, probiotics provide an evidence-based explanation for why some people contract potentially fatal bacterial and viral infections while others have mild or fewer infections with similar exposures.

In "Probiotics - Protection Against Infection: Using Nature’s Tiny Warriors to Stem Infection and Fight Disease" (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0981604552/), author Casey Adams, Ph.D. lays out the evidence that shows that the balance between probiotics and pathogenic microorganisms within the body determines the level of immunity against invading bacteria, fungi or viruses.

Immunity researchers are increasingly realizing that probiotic populations provide one of the most critical parts of our body’s immune system. “Probiotic colonies make up over 70% of a healthy immune system. This is specifically relevant when we consider today's growing bacterial and viral infections such as tuberculosis and H1N1,” said Dr. Adams.

In his just-released groundbreaking book, "Probiotics - Protection Against Infection," Adams illustrates that significant evidence confirms that decreased probiotic populations relate directly to higher rates of a variety of diseases, including many bacterial infections, fungal infections, viral infections, and a number of disease pathologies throughout the body, including liver disease, gingivitis, allergies, ulcers, polyps, Crohn's disease, respiratory infections, colon cancer, herpes simplex and many others. “The germ theory was ultimately proven wrong by the discovery of probiotics, and continued peer-reviewed research has indicated that populations of probiotics within the body, consistent with an unburdened immune system, is one of the greatest determining factors for being able to prevent and/or lessen the effects of infection.”

"Probiotics - Protection Against Infection: Using Nature’s Tiny Warriors to Stem Infection and Fight Disease" (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0981604552/) is available through Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and select bookstores and ebook sellers (ISBNs: paperback 978-0-9816045-5-8; ebook 978-1-936251-00-1).

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