Bacteria and their positive influence on the human body

Healthy Bacteria

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Immune System Benefits from Bacteria on Our Skin General, Skin

As we have repeatedly emphasised on these pages, bacteria are important for our skin’s natural protection. Excessive or incorrect skin care may damage this natural barrier. The result: Our skin becomes vulnerable to infections, even though or rather precisely because it is kept “clinically” clean. A team of scientists at the National Institute of Allergy

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Fermentation: Bacteria Preserve Foods and Nutrients Digestion, Stomach, Well-being

“Fermentos only serve mouldy food” – thus the rather striking headline used by the German daily “Die Welt” for a report on a group of predominately young people in US who consciously opt for healthy bacteria: for fermented food. “Fermentation”, the article says, “is the countertrend to sterile industrial food.” Fermentation involves natural microorganisms such

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Hand-Wash Your Dishes and Avoid Allergies Body, General

Excessive personal hygiene has a detrimental effect on the natural diversity of bacteria on our skin and makes us more susceptible to diseases and allergies. A new study has demonstrated that loading your dishes into the dishwasher, rather than doing them by hand, may also increase the risk of allergies. Since hand-washing dishes is less

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Gut Flora: The Key to a Long Life Body, Digestion

We have already seen in other studies that our gut flora changes with age, and that this may trigger diseases such as cancer and old-age diabetes (see also -> https://www.gesunde-bakterien.de/wichtige-bakterien-wie-der-darm-unser-leben-bestimmt/). Yet is there a way of influencing the gut flora so that it, as it were, remains young? This could then be the key to

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On Duty: Biological Blue Berets for Skin and Body General, Skin

Many bacteria have a special protective function for our health. It’s as if they played the role of biological peacekeeping forces in the constant battle between pathogens and the body’s defences. They provide for a balance of power, an equilibrium between harmful and healthy bacteria. What is the actual impact of these “blue beret bacteria”?

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Bacteria May Reduce MRSA Pathogens Body, General

Another example for the use of benign bacteria to combat infections: according to a report by US scientists, some bacteria may disrupt the growth of Staphylococcus aureus – a prevalent and in some cases dangerous pathogen – and in this way help prevent multi-resistant pathogens from spreading.   Many – and by all means also

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Using Bacteria to Fight Cancer Body, General

German researchers were able to identify a natural enemy of cancer cells – and it’s bacteria! According to latest findings presented in the International Journal of Cancer, bacteria trigger infections in solid tumours which in turn activate immune cells. This process disrupts the tumour’s blood vessels causing parts of it to die off. The scientists

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How Western Lifestyles Influence Our Gut Flora Body, Digestion, General

In Western industrial nations, people’s lifestyles – in particular their diets – have a detrimental impact on bacterial diversity in their gut, and hence our health. Writers in several newspapers and news agencies have emphasised these findings this month, referring to the results of research conducted by scientists in several countries. Compared to indigenous people

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Residues of Shampoos and Deodorants Found on the Skin Skin, Well-being

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The molecular composition of our skin’s surface is, among others, influenced by regular applications of creams and soaps or other personal care products – and more than we may occasionally be aware of. An article in the newspaper “Die Welt” reports on research conducted by an international team of scientists. The scientists generated a 3D

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