Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria in guts

Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by DoreenMichele on Monday January 22, 2018 @12:51AM (#16202202)

Firsthand personal experience. I was consuming sea salt to great benefit and looking for studies that might cast light on the relationship between sea salt and cystic fibrosis.

Exercise also has played a significant role in my improvement. I am not discounting the impact it has. I just am baffled that they found that surfing benefits people with CF and their primary takeaway is that it must be beneficial to breath damp, salty air. There is a lot more going on when you surf than breathing damp, salty air. But that's the piece they turned into a medically prescribed treatment.

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Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by arkades on Monday January 22, 2018 @06:01AM (#16203447)

Exercise in conditions that involved inhalation of hypertonic saline during a period of increased tidal respiration, in a setting that reduces the amount of sweating typically experienced during exercise.

It’s not baffling.

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