Groundbreaking COVID-19 Research That Could Save Your Life

Certain 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.

Gut health is linked to immune health. An unhealthy gut can lead to chronic inflammation and improper immune system function.

Probiotic Study: Summary of Findings

Dr. Bishara recently published the full results of her research in the American Journal of Translational Medicine. Here is a summary of her findings:

1. The groups at greatest risk for severe symptoms had conditions that are linked to chronic inflammation.

2. There is growing evidence that inflammation is regulated by your immune system, which is affected by gut health and the good bacteria that are in your gut.

3. Children under the age of 10 have significantly greater concentrations of the beneficial Bifidobacterium than adults. Bifidobacterium contributes to a healthy immune system.

4. Taking a probiotic supplement with Bifidobacterium can help improve certain medical conditions linked to chronic inflammation, as well as reduce and prevent severe symptoms of COVID-19.

Source: https://fromwithinmedical.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gut-covid-article-PDF.pdf

Looking to the Past for a Healthy Future

It’ s amazing how medicine is starting to take a look back at old wisdom to discover the connections between our gut health, mental health, and immune system reactions.

Hippocrates said, "All disease begins in the gut."

While you may not be stocking up on toilet paper anymore, you most certainly want to get a probiotic that contains Bifidobacterium, pronto!

For our Top 3 Probiotic supplement recommendations, check out page 41 of this issue of WomanBeeWell Magazine.

Written by Belinda McCall, Founder of WomanBeeWell.com

*This content is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you have regarding your health, medical conditions, and supplements.