When it comes to the treatment of autoimmune diseases in general the secret alone may lie within the gut. Some new studies recently have revealed somewhat of a more intricate connection that lies between the two key body systems. The findings have shown that some beneficial gut bacteria promotes immune homeostasis overall.
Key Takeaways:
- New research suggests that the gut microbiome ― the community of trillions of “good” and “bad” bacteria living in the body’s intestinal tract ― could play a larger role than scientists have realized.
- Alterations in gut bacteria are one cause of the runaway inflammation characteristic of autoimmune conditions
- Beneficial gut bacteria promotes immune homeostasis, which means that resident gut bacteria have beneficial nutritional effects and the effect of reducing autoimmunity and inflammation.
““Beneficial gut bacteria promotes immune homeostasis, which means that resident gut bacteria have beneficial nutritional effects and the effect of reducing autoimmunity and inflammation,” Dr. Yuying Liu, an associate professor of pediatrics and gastroenterology at the University of Texas and the study’s lead author, told The Huffington Post.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gut-bacteria-autoimmune-disease_us_58595dd5e4b03904470acd99