There has been much made of probiotics regulating digestive health in the news and repeatedly hawked by people sharing the benefits of yogurt with special bacteria that will change your life. I was advised by my mother that when I was taking antibiotics, eating yogurt would help counteract some of the negative consequences of oral antibiotics and repopulate my gastrointestinal tract with beneficial bacteria. But I was unaware of research published in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry showing that yogurt with Lactobacillus gasseri could actually heal acid-induced ulcers—at least in rats. Continue reading “The Healing Power of Yogurt”