GROUNDBREAKING Strains of Probiotics Reduce COVID-19 Symptom Severity Highlight by Belinda McCall Research provided by Dr. Christine Bishara, MD
When COVID-19 officially became a global pandemic, everyone started hoarding toilet paper, antibacterial wipes, and hand sanitizer for good reason. While that was happening, Dr. Christine Bishara, the featured woman in our “Strong Woman Spotlight” for this month, was performing groundbreaking research. She set out to discover why younger populations (under age 10) were being less affected by the virus while populations that are over the age of 65, have diabetes, insulin resistance, or are obese (body mass index, or BMI, of over 30) were experiencing severe life-threatening symptoms. 38
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2021
