Yes or No on Probiotics?
You've probably seen Jamie Lee Curtis (in her only slightly less amazing body) pushing yogurt with something called probiotics in it. Now I'm a skeptic (stopped taking vitamins years ago) because I don't believe anything I read (or see) about miracle health cures. Especially this. But, according to newswise.com, it's not exactly all smoke and mirrors. It's all about bacteria, good bacteria. The Web site interviewed Dr. Eamonn Quigley, an expert in gut health, who heads the gastroenterology and hepatology division at Houston Methodist Hospital, and he had a lot to say about probiotics, mostly good. No, probiotics are not a magic bullet, he told newswise.com, "but those that contain live organisms may provide health benefits, like shortening the duration of a cold." Another possible benefit? They can also help with common intestinal symptoms and decrease urinary tract infections in women, Quigley reports. Now here's a winner: there's eve...