Probiotics and Cancer: Boosting the Immune System
The concept of use of functional food/probiotics in the recent years as adjuvants for prevention and treatment of cancer has been on rise owing to their capabilities to restrain the host immune response and modulate the intestinal microflora. Numerous stu
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robiotic Research in Therapeutics Volume 1: Applications in Cancers and Immunological Diseases
Probiotic Research in Therapeutics
Indu Pal Kaur Editor-in-Chief
Parneet Kaur Deol Editor
Probiotic Research in Therapeutics Volume 1: Applications in Cancers and Immunological Diseases
Editor-in-Chief Indu Pal Kaur Panjab University Chandigarh, Punjab, India Editor Parneet Kaur Deol G.H.G. Khalsa College of Pharmacy Gurusar Sadhar Ludhiana, Punjab, India
ISBN 978-981-15-8213-4 ISBN 978-981-15-8214-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8214-1
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To my father who taught me to think and write rationally. To my mother from whom I get my confidence and the feature to express clearly. To my husband who encouraged me to grow professionally and enjoy finer things in life. —Prof. Indu Pal Kaur To the four pillars of my life—my husband, my daughter, my parents, and my GURU. —Dr. Parneet Kaur Deol
Foreword
The saying attributed to Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, that “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food” never felt more valid than now when we are challenged by a variety of lifestyle diseases. The relevance of holistic healing has increasingly been related, in recent years, to the gut microbiome, composed of bacteria, archaea, viruses, and eukaryotic microbes, all of which reside in our gut and together have a strong potential to impact our physiology, both in health and in disease. When faced with a variety of diseases, our present-day knowledge lays emphasis on the importance of a healthy microbiome, not only limited to gut health but also to metabolic d
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