HOW CAN INTESTINAL BACTERIA INFLUENCE BRAIN FUNCTION?
By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. March 10, 2004 NewsWithViews.com A 14 year old boy suffered from intractable petit mal epilepsy despite visits to many health care practitioners. When started on a preparation of soil based bacteria his seizures promptly ceased. How is this possible? Yeast are single cell fungi that are normal inhabitants of the intestinal tract. They are greatly outnumbered by healthy intestinal bacteria and cause no problems unless there is a disturbance in this equilibrium. A course of antibiotics which kills the healthy bacteria, cortisone therapy, oral contraceptives, NSAID drugs (Motrin, Clinoril, Relafen etc., pregnancy and a high sugar diet can promote growth of yeast. Following a course of antibiotic therapy the healthy bacteria are greatly diminished and the dangerous yeast, mycoplasma, fungi and anerobic bacteria in the intestinal tract are significantly increased. The use of antibiotics is also known to inhibit antibody production and phagocytic activity making
