The Leading Source Guide To Probiotics, Prebiotics,
Yogurt, Acidophilus, Lactobacillus, Kefir and
Other Sources of Friendly Bacteria and Yeast
Organisms.
As the largest independent resource of probiotic
information and product reviews, our goal is to educate you
about what probiotics are, what overall benefits
the current research has reported, any possible
probiotic side effects to be aware of, which
probiotic strains have shown effective for
illness and illness prevention, and a a clear
and concise way to evaluate what each probiotic
supplement brand has brought to the marketplace.
In the book "Probiotics,
Protection from Infection," Dr.Casey Adams,
PhD., the book's author and a contributing
author of our site, cites several hundreds of
studies pertaining to taking probiotic
supplements and/or eating food rich in
probiotics and the direct relationship between
these conditions, diseases and body systems:
-rotavirus
-intestinal bacteria
infections
-cholesterol
-liver disease
-blood pressure
-gum disease and
-dental caries
(cavities)
-bacterial infections
-irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS)
-Crohn's disease
-digestive problems
-allergies eczema
-lactose intolerance |
-polyps
-diverticulosis
-diverticulitis
-ulcers
-constipation
-pancreatitis
-kidney stones
-kidney disease
-vaginosis
-vaginitis
-candida infections
-premature birth weights
-baby colic
-ear infections
-anorexia nervosa
-intestinal permeability |
-keratoconjunctivitis
-immunosuppression
-cancer
-HIV/AIDS
-autoimmune disease
-inflammatory diseases
-viruses:
colds, influenza and
herpes
-sleep
-diabetes (glucose
control)
-respiratory infections
-rebuilding of the
immune system
-nutritional deficiencies |
Join us as we review friendly bacteria
strains such as Acidophilus and other
lactobacillus organisms. We also reviewed
friendly yeast organisms such as Saccharomyces
Boulardii and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, as well as research about foods rich
in probiotics like Yogurt and Kefir. We even
answer the question about whether that truly
tasty Frozen Yogurt really has any probiotic
benefit! Hopefully, this site will serve
as your guide to understanding everything you
need to make an informed and well educated
decision when choosing the best probiotic for
you.
In case you are new to the natural science of
probiotics, here is an introduction to bring you up
to speed:
The human body houses somewhere in the
neighborhood of one hundred trillion bacteria
within the body—about 3.5 pounds worth. The
digestive tract alone contains about 400-500
different bacteria species. There are ten times
more probiotic bacteria in the body than the
body's cells. This means our bodies are more
bacterial than cellular.
Our friendly probiotic bacteria also make up
approximately 70% of our immune system,
according to a number of experts. Scientists are
now even suggesting that the DNA of probiotic
bacteria is more important than our cells’ DNA
in predicting our vulnerabilities and possible
future diseases.
Our probiotics are critical to our body's
ability to fight infection. As we will
illustrate on this website, research has shown
that the body's probiotic bacteria prevent and
reduce incidence of fungal infections, bacteria
infections and virus infections.
What is a Probiotic?
Microorganisms living within our bodies may be
either probiotic, pathobiotic or eubiotic. A
probiotic is a microorganism that contributes
positively to the body’s health. These friendly
bacteria also are also called flora—meaning
“healthful.”
A pathobiotic, on the other hand, is a
microorganism that harms or impedes the body in
one way or another.
Meanwhile, a eubiotic can be either harmful or
helpful to the body, depending upon their colony
size and location. A healthy body contains a
substantially greater number of probiotics than
pathobiotics, while a diseased body likely
contains more pathobiotic than probiotic
populations.
The mission of this information site is to offer
unbiased and objective scientific reporting on
probiotics. Join us as we explore this critical
and fascinating element of the human body and
health using the latest scientific discoveries.
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Discover Which Probiotics Can Help You!
A
complete description of probiotics, along with
groundbreaking recent clinical research
illustrating the many ways probiotics can
prevent disease, can be found in
Probiotics - Protection Against Infection: Using
Nature's Tiny Warriors To Stem Infection,
copyright 2009.
This new compendium from one of our own site
contributing authors, Dr. Casey Adams, PhD., takes
the confusion out of selecting and supplementing
with probiotics. Referencing over 500 scientific
studies and reports, and with detailed
instructions on how to make your own probiotic
foods, this book is a must for anyone seeking to
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