Preventing the Common Cold with Probiotics?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-05-27

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DESCRIPTION: Though prebiotics may be preferable, probiotics may reduce the risk of upper respiratory tract infections.

Probiotics do play an established role in helping to prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea and may speed recovery from acute gastroenteritis. See my last video, Preventing and Treating Diarrhea with Probiotics (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-and-treating-diarrhea-with-probiotics/). When should they be taken? That's the subject of my next video, Should Probiotics Be Taken Before, During, or After Meals? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/should-probiotics-be-taken-before-during-or-after-meals/).  

How else might we reduce our risk of getting an upper respiratory infection? See:

• Can Gargling Prevent The Common Cold? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-gargling-prevent-the-common-cold/)
• Are Cats or Dogs More Protective For Children's Health? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-cats-or-dogs-more-protective-for-childrens-health/)
• Sleep & Immunity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/sleep-immunity/)
• The Risks and Benefits of Neti Pot Nasal Irrigation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-risks-and-benefits-of-neti-pot-nasal-irrigation/)

You can tach a video of white blood cells chomping actually down on foreign invaders in my video Clinical Studies on Acai Berries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/clinical-studies-on-acai-berries/). A must-see for biology geeks!

The immune boosting fruit and vegetable video I reference is Boosting Immunity Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-immunity-through-diet/). See also Kale and the Immune System (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/kale-and-the-immune-system/) and last week's video Boosting Immunity While Reducing Inflammation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-immunity-while-reducing-inflammation/).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-the-common-cold-with-probiotics/ and he'll try to answer it!

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