Re: Streptococcus Thermophilus: good or bad?

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I once made a search for Thermophilus and found this website.

I am not recommending the product,never heard about it before but I

found the comments about Thermophilus interesting.

http://emtechnologynetwork.net/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/7336045124/m/5606043824/r/72260\

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On the other hand, it is entirely true that many brands and lines of

kefir and yogurt, and also most brands of intestinal probiotics sold

in the vitamin shops, do contain S. thermophilus. A lot of them

contain S. thermophilus largely because the FDA rules encourage it;

the FDA seems to feel that ST is one of the realyl " safe " probiotic

bacteria.

As for the allegations that the presence of S. thermophilus in the

guts of some genetically-susceptible people may make them more prone

to auto-immune diseases, it may be a classic example of a case where

too much of that organism, if not enough of other good organisms are

present, could lead to an overbalance and thus problems for

susceptible people. Or, it could be that the probiotic manufacturers

are using strains of ST which are not optimal for human health.

(However, the research literature seems to indicate that ST has been

found in the normal human GI tract over the centuries as a harmless

and helpful companion.)

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> Greetings, new here, going to try the SCD.

>

> Confused about Streptococcus Thermophilus. The web site breaking

> theviciouscycle.info says it is one of the essential probiotic

> strains.

>

> But a health food writer/supplement manufacturer I have read

claims it

> is " the bacterial strain that has been known to exacerbate certain

> autoimmune disorders " and should be avoided. Apparently yogurt

can be

> ordered which does not contain this strain.

>

> I apologize if this has been covered before; a search didn't turn

up

> anything.

>

> Thanks!

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