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Preview of Probiotics: Why They Are Important

submitted by: admin on 11/23/2024
The definition, function, and importance of probiotics are reviewed. The ecosystem of the intestinal tract is composed of at least a thousand different species of microbes. It is easy to disturb this sensitive and complex balance that can lead to important effects on our digestion and absorption of nutrients, our immunity, and overall wellness.

Preview, Peptic Ulcer Overview

submitted by: admin on 11/23/2024
Peptic Ulcers affect up to 10% of us over our lifetime. Symptoms generally include burning in the upper abdomen, dull aching pain, and sometimes hemorrhaging and even perforation of the gut lining. They occur in the esophagus, stomach and duodenum. H. pylori is believed to cause about 50% of all peptic ulcers. NSAIDS including aspirin are common causes of ulcers...

Probiotics

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The microflora of the gut is composed of thousands of microbial species microbes that live in a complex ecosystem. When this is disturbed it is dangerous and can lead to a wide range of intestinal disorders. Probiotics are the natural microbes found in the gut and they can be replaced.          

Probiotics and Allergies

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The role of the digestive health in allergic conditions is not appreciated in mainstream medicine. The mechanism of how this works is explained with particular attention to the normal microbes that reside in the human gut. They direct the immune system to react or not react to what we are exposed to in our environment. The effects of antibiotics on the gut microflora...

Probiotics and Eczema

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Probiotics, known as friendly microbes, can treat eczema. How they work to protect us is discussed and some of their applications are discussed with specific reference to eczema.        

Probiotics Benefit Hospitalized Patients Taking Antibiotics

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
  According to a study published in the June 2013 issue of the journal, Open Medicine, 10% of people in the hospital treated with antibiotics will get diarrhea, and 15% of those will be C diff, which often causes severe, even life-threatening, colitis. The authors pooled 16 studies that included 3400 patients and tracked the incidence of those getting...

Probiotics for Chronic Disease

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Probiotics have been shown to benefit people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). They maintain a healthy ecosystem in the GI tract that maintains wellness. Dr. Len reviews the ways our cells can become ill and what we can do to prevent this.        

Probiotics for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Most cases of IBS are associated with an imbalance of the microbes in the gut. Correcting this imbalance with natural microbes has a profound effect on symptoms and recovery. This is a cornerstone of effective treatment.        

Probiotics for the Brain

submitted by: admin on 11/23/2024
Do the bacteria in our digestive system have an effect on brain development?  Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki discuss how the microflora in our GI tract keep us healthy.

Probiotics For Urinary Track Infections

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Recent studies document that depletion of vaginal lactobacilli is associated with recurrent urinary tract infections. It was also shown that replenishing these bacteria via vaginal suppositories halved the recurrence rate for infection. We should be turning to the use of vaginal suppositories to treat women with recurrent urinary tract infections rather than...

Probiotics in Pregnancy

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The relationship of probiotics to birth weight and prematurity are discussed. The overall value of the microflora of the body is reviewed. Inflammation and immunity are influenced by the microflora of the body.

Probiotics May Reduce Anxiety

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
  Normally we think of probiotics for our gut. In a double blind, placebo controlled study, two probiotic strains, Lactobacillus helviticus and Bifidobacter longum were shown to lower levels of anxiety. These probiotics were shown to increase the number of GABA receptors, which induce relaxation, in the brain. They also reduce gut inflammation. Mental...

Probiotics Protect the Gut from Radiation

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Washington University School of Medicine published an article in the journal, Gut, showing that taking a probiotic before radiation can protect the intestine from damage in mice. There is no reason that this would be different in humans. This suggests that taking a probiotic with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and other strains protects the gut when taken prior to...

Probiotics Reduce Diarrhea Caused by Antibiotics

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Finally, in the May of 2012 issue of JAMA it has come out that probiotics can reduce the risk of devleoping diarrhea caused by antibiotics. Experts in nutrition have known this for several decades! As many as 30% of people taking antibiotics will get diarrhea. The use of probiotics in this study showed a 42% lower risk of developing diarrhea. The issue of...

Probiotics vs Antibiotics

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Probiotic means for life and antibiotic means against life. Antibiotics unfortunately destroy the vast majority of microbes that live in the GI tract. We depend on these microbes for digestion, absorption, and good health.        

Probiotics vs Antibiotics for Recurrent Urinary Infections

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Mainstream treatment for recurring urinary tract infections has been antibiotics, but now an article in the May of 2012 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine shows that probiotics are nearly as effective as antibiotics over a one year period in decreasing the number of urinary tract infections. The problem with antibiotics is their side effects. They cause...

Probiotics, Diarrhea, and S. Boulardii

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
When we use antibiotics we destroy the microbial ecosystem in the gut that can lead to overgrowth of microbes that can cause yeast overgrowth. S. boulardii is a friendly yeast that crowds out pathogenic yeast that make us sick. Overuse of antibiotics often also leads to superinfections with C. difficile that causes a horrible inflammation in the gut.      

Probiotics: Why They Are Important

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The definition, function, and importance of probiotics are reviewed. The ecosystem of the intestinal tract is composed of at least a thousand different species of microbes. It is easy to disturb this sensitive and complex balance that can lead to important effects on our digestion and absorption of nutrients, our immunity, and overall wellness.        

Stress, the GI Tract, and Immunity

submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
The effects of stress on immunity has been studied and shows that it even affects the number and types of microbes that can survive in the human GI tract. Probiotics have a lot to do with digestion, synthesis of vitamins such as vitamin K, B5, B6 and biotin, stimulation of immunity, and regulation of immunity. Many scientists consider the stool in the gut an...

Supplements for Ulcerative Colitis

submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
There are many safe alternatives to mainstream drug therapies that are safe, effective, and economical. We review these approaches. They can be safely incorporated into highly effective blended treatment strategies.        
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