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Anne Rutherford wrote: > The antibiotic destroys the bacteria that are making you sick, but it > also does a > number on the 'good' bacteria in your digestive system. Without the > 'good' bacteria > your digestive system is less effective, > your recovery takes longer and you are likely to get sick again. Yes, that's 100% true -- although antibiotics may be necessary to fight some kinds of bacterial infections, they also destroy all the "friendly flora" throughout the rest of our systems. > So you eat yogourt-------- but not the regular kind because it doesn't > have the > right bacteria. Well, yogurt with active Lactobacillus Acidophilus cultures is needed. In the U.S. we have a brand "Stonyfield" that is considered especially good. But you just need to check the label to be sure the active culture is present. > To put it bluntly "Am I talking through my hat?" > Are there any studies by reputable scientists ? (not dairy farmers) Yes, there is quite a lot of interest in, and research on, yogurt, for a variety of health benefits: Goldin BR. Health benefits of probiotics. Br J Nutr 1998 Oct;80(4):S203-7 Hatakka K, Savilahti E, Ponka A, Meurman JH, Poussa T, Nase L, Saxelin M, Korpela R. Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infection in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial. BMJ 2001;322:1-5. Full text free online at http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7298/1327 Bernet MF, Brassart D, Neeser JR, Servin AL. Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-1binds to cultured human intestinal cell lines and inhibits cell attachment and cell invasion by enterovirulent bacteria. Gut 1994; 35:483-489. ` Hilton HD, Isenberg P, et al. Ingestion of yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus is prophylaxis for candidal vaginitis. Ann. Int. Medicine 1992;116: 353-357. ` Pedrosa MC, Golner BB, Goldin BR, et al. Survival of yogurt-containing organisms and Lactobacillus gasseri (ADH) and their effect on bacterial enzyme activity in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy and hypochlorhyic elderly subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 1995;61:353-359. ` Roberfroid MG, Bornet F, Bouley C, Cummings JH. Colonic microflora: nutrition and health. Nutr Rev 1995;53:127-130. ` Schiffrin EJ, Rochat F, Link-Amster H, et al. Immunomodulation of human blood cells following the ingestion of lactic acid bacteria. J Dairy Sci 1995;78:491-497. ` Shalev E, Battino S, Weiner E, et al. Ingestion of yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus compared with pasteurized yogurt as prophylaxis for recurrent candidial vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis. Arch Fam Med 1996;5:593-596. Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" & Risk Assessment Tools "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn