John A. McDougall
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 Manipulating Our Microflora with probiotic Supplements he buzzword "probiotics" will be popping up more and more as health-conscious individuals become increasingly aware of the role of gut microflora. Probiotics are used for the purpose of adding a particular species of bacteria in order to rebalance the intestines and thereby improve a person's health. Probiotics are sold as foods and pills (supplements) that contain millions of friendly bacteria and sometimes yeast. Purchased in natural food stores, probiotics are usually found in the refrigerated section. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Probiotic bacteria favorably alter the intestinal microflora balance, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria (like Candida albicans, or "yeast"), promote good digestion, boost immune function, and increase resistance to infection. Probiotics also contain enzymes to help break down and digest dairy products like lactose in milk. The best place to find probiotics is in yogurts that contain "active cultures." But you can also increase the content by purchasing a high-quality probiotic formula. (I have several excellent ones listed on my website, www.jonnybowden.com). |
Bill Sardi
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Experts in probiotics emphasize that evidence for health benefits for one strain of probiotic cannot be conferred and extrapolated to other strains. [Clinical Microbiology Infection 11: 958-66, 2005]
Probiotics have not lived up to their promise, primarily because of poor quality products. In a study of probiotic supplements, the labeled strain of bacteria could not be found in 9 of 11 brands. |
Elaine Magee
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 We can promote the activity of these beneficial bacteria by eating probiotic and prebiotic foods. Pro-biotic foods contain the good bacteria, while prebiotic foods are the "helpers," providing nutrients that the good bacteria thrive on.
So what does all this have to do with yogurt? Yogurt, which is made using active good bacteria, is considered to be a probiotic. In the United States, generally lactic acid-producing bacteria are used in making yogurt, including Lactobacillus and Streptococcus species. Most major brands of yogurt contain probiotic bacteria. |
John A. McDougall
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| Probiotics may also be warranted after a course of prescribed antibiotics in order to help reestablish a healthy gut flora. probiotic supplements, in addition, may prove beneficial if you have changed your diet and still suffer from problems such as irregular bowel movements, indigestion, elevated cholesterol, or arthritis. With no undesirable side effects and minimal cost, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose by trying probiotic supplements.
For Larry and Louise, we found that a simple diet change brought about the desired results, so no added probiotic supplements were necessary. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 If you do buy probiotics or food with probiotic compounds make sure that they contain the probiotics that have been shown to work, including Lactobacillus, S. boulardii, B. lactis, and Streptococcus thermophilus. Studies of L. acidophilus/Bifidobacterium infantis or L. acidophiluslL. bulgaricus did not show that they were effective treatments for antibiotic-associated diarrhea. |
| If you do buy probiotics or food with probiotic compounds, make sure that they are the probiotics that have been shown to work: Lactobacillus, S. Boulardii, B. lactis, and
Streptococcus thermophilus. Since not all bacteria have been shown to be effective, you shouldn't put up with yogurt and other food companies that refuse to tell you which bacteria are in their products. If they won't tell you, don't buy it.
Diet and Behavior in the Treatment of Ulcers, Reflux, and Functional Bowel Disorders
It's amazing how much control we have over our own health just by changing the way we eat. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 A probiotic supplement, which contains live, "friendly" bacteria that promote good digestion and elimination (great for chronic constipation). Probiotics, literally meaning "for life," are the friendly bacteria that reside in our digestive tracts. They help us to digest our food and absorb its nutrients, manufacture vitamins A, B, and K, and maintain optimal immune function. Unfortunately, they are often destroyed by antibiotics, birth control pills, stress, alcohol, acid-blocking drugs, and infections. Use a supplement that contains at least 1 billion live bacteria per dose. |
Elaine Magee
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| Researchers from the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland showed that immune stimulation was maintained in human volunteers as long as the probiotic was being taken. Levels declined 6 weeks after the probiotic was stopped.
Yogurt helps the gut. Yogurt with active cultures may prove helpful for certain gastrointestinal conditions, including lactose intolerance, constipation, diarrheal diseases, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and Helicobacter pylori infection. |
Ron Garner
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 Because of this, they should be reintroduced on a regular basis by supplementing the diet with a probiotic product that is a synergistic formulation of natural and requisite live bacteria. There are many strains of probiotics. Acidophilus and bifidus are the more commonly recognized strains available in healthfood stores. Others, such as L. Salivarius and L. Plantarum are more powerful.31
Fiber—the Colon's Friend
Fiber is vital to the body's detoxification process. The colon depends on it for efficient elimination. |
Elaine Magee
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| Most major brands of yogurt contain probiotic bacteria.
Other probiotic foods, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), include kefir (fermented milk drink), tempeh (cake made of fermented, cooked soybeans), miso (fermented soybean paste), and sauerkraut. Foods considered to be prebiotic include whole grains (like barley and oatmeal), legumes, many vegetables and fruits (including onions, dark leafy greens, berries, and bananas), ground flaxseed, and foods containing inulin (including some yogurts and nondairy frozen desserts). |
Bill Sardi
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| Bifidobacterium infantis is only available from one source, Natren, as LifeStart probiotic.
LifeStart® powder can be added to infant formula or other beverages. To find out more about LifeStart®, visit www.na-tren.com or call a probiotic counselor at 1-866- 4-Natren (1-866-462-8736).
The Secret of Extracts... 434 Which is more healthful: soybeans or soybean paste soup? ... 434 Tea: hot water extraction ... 434 Alcohol or water extracts? ... 435 Olive washings... 435 Wine: an extract from grapes ... 435 Red wine pills ... 436
Preserving red wine molecules in pills... |
Ron Garner
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| A good probiotic product to ensure a healthy population of friendly bacteria in the colon.
Antibiotics and drugs in situations of serious health crises only. When you do, immediately follow up with probiotics.
What To Do Regularly
Detoxification and the replenishment of enzymes and nutrients for the body are ongoing and central components of a good health program. Our lifestyles, the foods we eat, and our use of supplements should always have these two purposes behind them. |
Bill Sardi
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| In a study of probiotic supplements, the labeled strain of bacteria could not be found in 9 of 11 brands. [New Microbiology 2006 Oct; 29(4):281-91] In another study, only two of five probiotics studied produced improvement in gastrointestinal symptoms (indigestion, bloating, and abdominal discomfort). [Digestive Diseases and Science 2006 Dec; 51(12):2134-44]
Bifidobacterium infantis is the strain of bacteria that is abundantly found in breast-fed newborns and affords special protection. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| But you can also increase the content by purchasing a high-quality probiotic formula. (I have several excellent ones listed on my website, www.jonnybowden.com). Take the probiotics as a pill or buy in powder form and stir it into water or yogurt.
Smaller meals can also help, as can looser-fitting clothes—you don't want pressure around the abdomen. In fact, see whether you can eat smaller meals in general, even if you have to eat more frequently. (Remember that large meals can put pressure on a weakened LES and cause the dreaded reflux.) Smaller meals rule. |
| A high-quality probiotic formula is just absolutely essential. Several research studies have significant improvement in people with inflammatory bowel disease who were put on probiotics. Vitamin D deficiency is common in people suffering from intestinal malabsorption. The Cedars-Sinai website gives vitamin D supplements a three-star rating (their highest) for Crohn's disease, meaning there is reliable and consistent scientific data showing a health benefit.
Turmeric for Inflammation
PICKING THE ONE best thing that turmeric does for the body was difficult. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 One area in which a great deal of research has been done in autoimmune-disease patients is that of probiotic supplementation. Preparations of living microbial cells that are commonly referred to as "friendly bacteria" are prescribed to repair the gut in patients with inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Ten years ago the concept that a food ingredient such as probiotics—commonly found in yogurt—could aid in fighting autoimmune disease was scoffed at by most medical professionals. |
| Indeed, recent research finds that therapy with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri directly modulates pro-inflammatory cytokine production in mice, and a recent paper published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology showed that the majority of patients taking a probiotic mixture of eight bacteria, known as VSL#3, for six weeks improved their ulcerative colitis. The proper balance of intestinal flora also plays a strong role in preventing leaky gut syndrome, which can spark the body toward an allergic or autoimmune response. |
Michael T. Murray
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 What also sets this strain apart is its incredible stability. Most probiotic supplements are extremely fragile and lose much of their potency with time, heat, or too much or too little moisture. BB536, on the other hand, is so stable that it is even added to various food products around the world. Companies currently offering this strain in the United States are Natural Factors and Jarrow.
A relatively new probiotic product called Innersync may prove even more beneficial than other probiotics in boosting Bifidobacteria levels. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 And finally, if you are traveling, be sure to choose a probiotic that is shelf-stable and does not require refrigeration.
ENZYMES
As we have seen, enzymes are protein-based substances that play an essential role in every function in the human body. Those functions include eating, digesting, absorbing, seeing, hearing, smelling, breathing, kidney function, liver function, reproduction, elimination, and more. Like probiotics, digestive enzymes are powerful allies in your body's removal of toxins. |
| Make sure that the probiotic you choose is either enteric-coated or delivered through BlO-tract tableting. Both of these methods ensure that the probiotics in the capsule or tablet bypass the harsh acidity of the stomach and are delivered to the small and large intestines, where they are needed most. |
Hyla Cass
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| Flax oil can be substituted by strict vegetarians, but the omega-3s in flax aren't as useful to the body as those in fish oil.)
?A probiotic supplement, which contains live, "friendly" bacteria that promote good digestion and elimination (great for chronic constipation). Probiotics, literally meaning "for life," are the friendly bacteria that reside in our digestive tracts. They help us to digest our food and absorb its nutrients, manufacture vitamins A, B, and K, and maintain optimal immune function. |
Rebecca Wood
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 To rebuild your population of digestive partners, use a quality fermented food daily; you may also wish to use a probiotic supplement. A probiotic supplement re-populates the digestive system with healthful microorganisms essential to proper digestion; it thereby strengthens the immune system and inhibits cancer, bowel disease, and pathogens. A probiotic supplement also aids in the digestion of protein, fats, and carbohydrates and the assimilation of vitamins. When selecting a probiotic supplement, choose one that lists the viable cell count and identifies the organisms. |
Andreas Moritz
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 It breeds large quantities of friendly, probiotic bacteria and supplies them to the colon and other parts of the gut in order to neutralize any harmful substances. The strategic location of the appendix allows these useful microorganisms to blend with the fluid fecal matter as it begins its passage through the large intestine. More than 400 strands of beneficial bacteria live in the human gastrointestinal tract. By attaching themselves to the lining of the gut, they can elbow out potentially troublesome bacteria, such as Candida Albicans. |
| Prebiotics serve as intestinal nutrients for the probiotic beneficial bacteria that naturally populate the gut, such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. FOS thus promotes the ability of these bacteria to support proper digestion.
Among those who may particularly benefit from FOS's healthful effects on intestinal bacteria are people who have used antibiotics (antibiotics can seriously disrupt the balance of intestinal bacteria), people who have eaten a poor diet for several months or years, visitors to foreign countries where "travelers' diarrhea" is a risk, and those who face constant stress. |
| A diminished population of probiotic bacteria, as caused for example by antibiotics, alcohol or junk foods exposes the gastrointestinal lining numerous toxins. This leads to an overstimulated immune system and, thereby, causes asthma, allergies and eczema.
Until very recently, doctors believed that the appendix has no real use or function. In 2005, 321,000 Americans were hospitalized with appendicitis. Removal of the appendix is one of the most commonly performed surgeries. |
| The deadly microbes, normally neutralized and kept in check by the probiotic bacteria and the immune system in the gut, are given the green light to spread freely throughout the digestive tract. After they find a fertile breeding ground in the human sewer plastering the intestinal walls, the harmful bacteria dramatically increase in number in order to deal with the waste. While attacking the waste, these microbes produce large amounts of toxins. They literally turn everything they find into poison. Among the poisons generated are "cadaverine,"8 and "putrescine. |
| Under normal circumstances, Candida bacteria, which reside in most mucus membranes, are kept in check by beneficial, so-called "probiotic" bacteria, such as lactobacillus acidophilus and bifido. We have more of these beneficial bacteria in our body than we have cells, and one third of our eliminated fecal matter consists of these tiny helpers. We actually could not survive without them. |
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