Friendly Bacteria

[andygates]

As reported on the Beeb, a small study of long-distance runners shows that probiotics reduce the number of reported sick days.  It's not clear whether the effect is on endurance athletes (bolstering a stressed immune system) or on skinny people (normalising an unusual gut flora) -- but as a walking sicknote who runs and is planning on doing a fair few long things this year, I'm probably going to give it a try.

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[skean.livejournal.com]

I drink Actimel on and off. Usually seem to try it for a few weeks, then forget to buy it for a few. Can't say I notice the difference much, apart from I feel less hungry mid morning if I start the day with one. Luckily, I seem to suffer relatively few sick days, possibly because I am FAILING TO TRAIN AT ALL at the moment. Ahem.