I’m getting a lot of reaction about Danny’s nutritional post.  I have often written that for every comment you see following a blog post, I get three or four emails–and that’s certainly the case here.

A loyal reader, Holt, asked Danny a question about pro-biotics, following a year and a half of using Revlimid:

A nutritionist suggested that I take a daily pro-biotic (30 to 50 billion organisms) to combat the effects of the Revlimid on digestion.  I’ve been following that advice for 3 weeks and it’s made a real difference in both the frequency and severity of my gut problems.  But I wonder if the pro-biotic will have any unintended negative effects on the Revlimid therapy or the myeloma itself.

I hoped that you could send this question to our nutrition guru Danny.  I also wondered if you or any of your readers have experience with pro-biotics as a way to combat gut problems.

Hope you are doing well.

Thanks, Holt

Here was Danny’s response:

There is no down-side to the pro-biotics; Only upside.

In fact, I have been working on a future column about the advantages of morning yogurt for we myeloma sufferers.
Why?

Believe it or not, the pro-biotics are associated with stress and anxiety relief.  They effect the nervous system. And we could so-use that!

You’ll recall Dr. Duries’s previous blog where he announced that stress reduction could trump diet. What if you could have both?

the technical stuff:

http://www.pnas.org/content/108/38/16050

And the understandable version:

http://io9.com/5836356/could-eating-probiotic-yogurt-make-you-calmer

Not all yogurt is created equally, however. I like Stonyfield Organic, which I get locally here.

http://www.stonyfield.com/healthy-people/our-yogurt/six-live-cultures

Either yogurt in the morning with my Muesili or in the smoothie blender.

So, Pat, I will probably do still another short column on this for next week.  The summary keeps getting delayed.  No problem, though, right? Content grows….

Have a good day.  Danny

Isn’t that good news?  Danny is working on a pair of nutritional columns for me to post over the next ten days or so.

Thanks, Guys!  I had better head to the kitchen to enjoy a healthy serving of Greek Yogurt and blueberries.

Feel good and keep smiling!  Pat