Thanks for that link, Alan. I read every word. Saw a gastroenterologist recently because my weight continues to rise since I quit smoking. I was 127 in 2009 when I quit and now am 182 at five feet tall. Weight just goes up regardless of diet, exercise, etc., and it's freaking me out. Am now on a course of doxycycl hyc for 28 days and then probiotics. Hope it works! I'm feeling as wide as I am tall. It's depressing and stressful as hell.
My pleasure, Susan. A month of antibiotics sounds like quite an insult to the microbiota, but maybe there are some in there that *need* to be insulted. Nicotine probably insulted a lot of the endemic microbiota as well. I didn't realize that bifidobacteria were (at least functionally) a type of lactobacilli (albeit anaerobic). I am reminded of buttermilk therapy, which was the real old-timey treatment for summer diarrhea back in the days before pasteurization and refrigeration of milk. (Some people added formaldehyde to milk to keep it from spoiling, although that was illegal. I remember doing the test for formaldehyde in milk--it was pretty neat.) The lactobacilli in buttermilk are not normal flora, but suppress the growth of many pathological organisms, and then the gut flora have a chance to re-normalize. In your place I'd surely be tempted to go hog wild with probiotics and all the things that the good bugs might thrive on. Bitter melon, anyone? Good luck.
Bruce Springsteen in East Berlin 1988 [Click] The recent NSA domestic spying revelations make me think of the Stasi, despite the lower technology of their era. I suppose the trick to the whole thing is for the regime to be not quite repressive enough to potentiate overwhelming popular anti-government outbursts. Naturally enough those in power will tend to skate just as close to the edge as they think they can, eventually failing to leave a sufficient safety margin. Well, just idle musings.
I don't see the point of the massive gathering of info. It didn't stop the Boston Marathon bombings. I would think you'd have too much to process, like looking for one green BB in a barrel of silver BBs.
My youngest was talking to his Dad about the NSA thang. His Dad, who used to be a subcontractor for NSA just shrugged: Nothing new. I'm inclined to agree. -->
As a young wife, my best friend an I were at the local drug store. She was thinking about bleaching her hair, and we spent some time in the hair coloring section. That afternoon, her hubby who worked with mine, called and asked her NOT to do anything with her hair. Our "chaperones" had broken radio silence to inform him of the incipient blondness on the horizon. At least as long as I was married to him, I just gave up the idea that anything was private.
And Edwin's argument was pretty much the same as yours, Susan. Too much information to be processed rationally.
And Susan, the organ donation arrived safely, and is stored under my kitchen table for the time being. ♥ Thank you soooooooooooo much! ♥
Just about recovered, lol! Beau has barely moved in three days. Finally picked up a bit of speed this afternoon. Boy's plumb worn out. If they can do that to a 2 1/2 year old puppy, I don't feel quite so bad, grin.
Dulce et decorum est, pro patria florere!
ReplyDeleteThis seems quite interesting; I will have to re-read it a couple of times. One takeaway: when eating a typical fast-food meal, dring orange juice!
Are Happy Gut Bacteria Key to Weight Loss? From Mother Jones. [Click]
--Alan
Well, I suppose you may dring your orange juice if you wish, but I meant to encourage you to DRINK it.
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Thanks for that link, Alan. I read every word. Saw a gastroenterologist recently because my weight continues to rise since I quit smoking. I was 127 in 2009 when I quit and now am 182 at five feet tall. Weight just goes up regardless of diet, exercise, etc., and it's freaking me out. Am now on a course of doxycycl hyc for 28 days and then probiotics. Hope it works! I'm feeling as wide as I am tall. It's depressing and stressful as hell.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Susan. A month of antibiotics sounds like quite an insult to the microbiota, but maybe there are some in there that *need* to be insulted. Nicotine probably insulted a lot of the endemic microbiota as well. I didn't realize that bifidobacteria were (at least functionally) a type of lactobacilli (albeit anaerobic). I am reminded of buttermilk therapy, which was the real old-timey treatment for summer diarrhea back in the days before pasteurization and refrigeration of milk. (Some people added formaldehyde to milk to keep it from spoiling, although that was illegal. I remember doing the test for formaldehyde in milk--it was pretty neat.) The lactobacilli in buttermilk are not normal flora, but suppress the growth of many pathological organisms, and then the gut flora have a chance to re-normalize. In your place I'd surely be tempted to go hog wild with probiotics and all the things that the good bugs might thrive on. Bitter melon, anyone? Good luck.
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Bruce Springsteen in East Berlin 1988 [Click] The recent NSA domestic spying revelations make me think of the Stasi, despite the lower technology of their era. I suppose the trick to the whole thing is for the regime to be not quite repressive enough to potentiate overwhelming popular anti-government outbursts. Naturally enough those in power will tend to skate just as close to the edge as they think they can, eventually failing to leave a sufficient safety margin. Well, just idle musings.
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I don't see the point of the massive gathering of info. It didn't stop the Boston Marathon bombings. I would think you'd have too much to process, like looking for one green BB in a barrel of silver BBs.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest was talking to his Dad about the NSA thang. His Dad, who used to be a subcontractor for NSA just shrugged: Nothing new. I'm inclined to agree. -->
ReplyDeleteAs a young wife, my best friend an I were at the local drug store. She was thinking about bleaching her hair, and we spent some time in the hair coloring section. That afternoon, her hubby who worked with mine, called and asked her NOT to do anything with her hair. Our "chaperones" had broken radio silence to inform him of the incipient blondness on the horizon. At least as long as I was married to him, I just gave up the idea that anything was private.
And Edwin's argument was pretty much the same as yours, Susan. Too much information to be processed rationally.
And Susan, the organ donation arrived safely, and is stored under my kitchen table for the time being. ♥ Thank you soooooooooooo much! ♥
You are most welcome.
DeleteJust about recovered, lol! Beau has barely moved in three days. Finally picked up a bit of speed this afternoon. Boy's plumb worn out. If they can do that to a 2 1/2 year old puppy, I don't feel quite so bad, grin.
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