If you’ve been suffering for any length of time from the pain and stiffness of arthritis, you may be interested to hear the findings of a recent study. Dr. Jose Scher, a rheumatologist from New York University recently discovered something quite interesting and startling: It is very likely that what’s really causing the agonizing joint pain of arthritis may be an imbalance of the bacteria (microbiomes) living in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
To get even more specific, the study found that people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis are far more likely to have a bacteria in their GI tract called Prevotella copri while people without RA generally do not have that bacteria.
Dr. Scher also discovered that it’s not just RA that has its root …show more content…
Scher’s, other studies have shown us that the microbes in our gut affect far more than our digestion and in fact, effect the health of our brain, heart, weight, skin, and mood, to name only a few more things. Those microbes outnumber our cells by 10-1, which should give you a quick awareness at the vastness of this important system. But beyond this daunting number of organisms are the viruses that live in your gut. That’s right, you also have viruses that outnumber the bacteria by 10-1 as well. If you want me to do some quick mind-blowing math for you, consider that right now, as you read this post, there are… about one quadrillion viruses in your gut. Kind of makes you want to wash your mouth, and everything else out with soap.
But don’t fret, because all of these bacteria and viruses are essential to your immune system, 80% of which originates in your gut. You read that right, 80% of your immune system, which prevents illness and disease, lives in your gut! And researchers are finally discovering that all of these microbes play instrumental roles in how your body functions.
Have You Thanked Your Probiotics Lately?
All of those beneficial bacteria, also called probiotics, do a heck of a lot for your health. For instance they have been shown to:
• Counteract inflammation
• Control the growth of bad, disease-causing
To get even more specific, the study found that people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis are far more likely to have a bacteria in their GI tract called Prevotella copri while people without RA generally do not have that bacteria.
Dr. Scher also discovered that it’s not just RA that has its root …show more content…
Scher’s, other studies have shown us that the microbes in our gut affect far more than our digestion and in fact, effect the health of our brain, heart, weight, skin, and mood, to name only a few more things. Those microbes outnumber our cells by 10-1, which should give you a quick awareness at the vastness of this important system. But beyond this daunting number of organisms are the viruses that live in your gut. That’s right, you also have viruses that outnumber the bacteria by 10-1 as well. If you want me to do some quick mind-blowing math for you, consider that right now, as you read this post, there are… about one quadrillion viruses in your gut. Kind of makes you want to wash your mouth, and everything else out with soap.
But don’t fret, because all of these bacteria and viruses are essential to your immune system, 80% of which originates in your gut. You read that right, 80% of your immune system, which prevents illness and disease, lives in your gut! And researchers are finally discovering that all of these microbes play instrumental roles in how your body functions.
Have You Thanked Your Probiotics Lately?
All of those beneficial bacteria, also called probiotics, do a heck of a lot for your health. For instance they have been shown to:
• Counteract inflammation
• Control the growth of bad, disease-causing