Staph bacteria may case Type 2 diabetes

[Zizzle]

Another case of not enough microbes living on us and in us, allowing one particular microbe to proliferate an cause inflammation.

Inflammation is caused by a superantigen on staph bacteria.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-b ... betes.html

[tex]

Hi Zizzle,

When I read the article the message I get is that staph bacteria may cause type 2 diabetes (not a deficiency of bacterial parasites in general on and in our body). (So we need to find a way to eradicate staph bacteria in the body). Adding additional bacteria to our body in order to treat a problem caused by bacteria is exactly like adding another prescription drug to counteract the side effects of a previously-prescribed drug. That's an exercise in frustration that reminds me of a dog chasing it's tail.

Tex

[tex]

Also, there is increasing evidence that type 2 diabetes may be due to insufficient vitamin D levels (IOW, if the immune system is weakened by inadequate vitamin D supplies, then staph bacteria, and probably other pathogens can thrive and cause diabetes and various other diseases.

Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Low Vitamin D Levels Common in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Tex

[Zizzle]

I listened to a podcast this morning interviewing Dr. Martin Blaser. He described a study of the microbiomes of residents of primitive villages (don't recall where), compared to those of hundreds of people living in Colorado. The primitive people had thousands more species of bacteria living in them, compared to the relative few living on the Colorado people. He believes, and I agree, that this lack of microbe diversity is what is leading to our health issues. Too much staph is likely a result of not enough microbe diversity to keep staph numbers at tolerable levels.

If you kill the staph, it'll simply be replaced by an overabundance of some other organism. Better to have a wide variety of organisms.

[tex]

The primitive people had thousands more species of bacteria living in them, compared to the relative few living on the Colorado people.

Yes, primitive tribes have a wider diversity of gut bateria. Why wouldn't they? They have no refrigeration, and no food preservation technology to limit bacteria production, so that's a no-brainer. You could do the same, if you threw away your refrigerator, deep freeze, food preservatives, etc. Good luck with that.

He believes, and I agree, that this lack of microbe diversity is what is leading to our health issues.

There's certainly nothing wrong with believing that, as long as you realize that it's pure speculation, with absolutely no scientific evidence to support it. Following that line of reasoning leads to the conclusion that our health problems are being exacerbated by our use of refrigeration and all other food preservation technology.

The theory you are promoting in effect says that if that primitive tribe were to suddenly stop eating contaminated and sometimes partially-spoiled food, their health would decline (in response to a loss of certain bacterial strains). What you are overlooking is the fact that the reason why their gut bacteria diversity is so much greater than ours is because they are constantly replenishing it with fresh bacterial strains, not simply because they had more diversity to begin with. Gut bacteria populations are dynamic, and they are continually changing to reflect the current diet. We cannot possibly support a gut bacteria genome similar to what our ancient (paleo) ancestors lived with, because it's no longer practical for contaminated foods to be a part of our regular diet. Personally, I find partially-spoiled foods to be unpalatable, no matter how healthy they might be.

Tex

[Lilja]

Here is a study from June 5, 2015 about nasal bacteria colonization of Staphylococcus Aureus.
From what I understand from the article, people with nasal S.Aureus are prone to get asthma, eczema and psoriasis.

Some of you may remember that I had a big lump in my arm filled with S. Aureus last fall, and I had psoriasis for 40 years.
The lump was emptied and I got some anbitiotics for it.

I was told that S. Aureus was harmless, as long as I didn't have an infection.

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/5/e1400216

Lilia

[tex]

Lilia,

I've read that most of us have Staph bacteria in our nasal passages, where they seem to be harmless. I know that I am a carrier, because I've been tested. But as you point out, if they manage to get into a vulnerable location somewhere else in or on the body they can cause serious problems.

Tex