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Fecal transplants are designed to change gut flora. Is there equivalent for skin too?

Fecal transplants change the dominant flora of an individual to a healthy one and as a consequence even difficult to eradicate hadmful bacteria die off. I suffer chronic fungal ra …
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Gut Flora and diarrhea

Will a bout of diarrhea caused by magnesium citrate clear out your gut flora?
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Does this Study Motivate you to get off Splenda?

Come on fess-up. You know it's not paleo but you use the stuff anyway to flavor the coffee you can't seem to quit, and the "paleo" sweet treats you like to make on occasion. But t …
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Antibiotics wipe out gut flora - Does that mean we go back to square one? (Our guts similar to New-born-babies?

The thought has been going through my mind ever since I screwed up my intestinal flora by taking several antibiotics. We all know that by doing so one does not only get rid of the …
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Custom Probiotics?

Does anyone have experience with Custom Probiotics? I was thinking of buying their 11 strain powder, but it is costly so I was hoping someone could share how it was for them. It c …
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Does gut flora change due to diet?

I'm asking because i have been eating paleo for about a year now. I used to eat white rice and legumes all the time. I've been eating paleo for about a year. Mostly beef, seafood, …
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So I have to take antibiotics…

For a bacterial chest infection that's been plaguing me for 7 weeks. It been getting worse, despite me trying to eat a good diet and take vitamin D etc. I am aware of the negative …
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Hack my gut flora problem?

Hi everyone, I'm a male who has been strict Paleo for the past few months in order to treat my acne. During this time I realized I had digestive issues and also developed a yeast …
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any way to fix gut flora without probiotics or fermented foods?

every time i consume any type of probiotic or fermented food i get severe IBS type symptoms, along with a mild fever. Its really miserable for about 1-2 weeks after consuming even …
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Does the appendix play an important role in human health?

Since starting a paleo-type diet a year ago, one of the related topics of research that fascinates me the most is the role of the human microbiome in health and disease. I found a …
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Relation between Calories Needed & Gut Flora

Hi Does having a healthy gut flora decrease the need for calories as i thought i saw the user 'Dragonfly' say something similar to this, hence which interested me to post this que …
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Fish Oil and Gut Flora

What are the effects of fish oil on gut flora? I took some wild salmon oil (pill form), and my bowel movement was an absolute disaster. Fasting and doing some bone broth + sweet p …
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Does the magnesium flush of colonoscopy disrupt gut flora?

I had a colonoscopy a few years back before paleo, I am supposed to get another one as a follow-up soon. Since paleo all of my IBS symptoms are gone as well as the GERD. I now eat …
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What is the best way to re-populate the gut with beneficial flora?

Did Paleolithic people consume fermented foods in any form and if not, how on earth did they keep their gut flora healthy? There is a train-of-thought that says we must eat at leas …
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Perfect Health Diet, Gut Flora and Fungal infections

http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?s=fungal+infections I've been dealing with a stubborn nail fungus for years now. I've seen some improvement from adopting paleo diet. Does any one …

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