Ellerman says (& he names the researchers etc);
"many so-called probiotic species on the market actually stimulate bad bacteria, rather than suppress them which is what we want them to do."
When I saw him speak he also said that a lot of strains are dead before you buy them. So you must make sure that the one you take is a survivor!
"Lactobacillus acidophilus LAFTI strain L10 (good bacteria) has been shown to switch the immune system away from an inflammatory response and toward an increased resistance to infection, presumably by inhibiting and displacing bad bacteria.
The result is that asthma, hayfever and eczma can potentially be significantly reduced. The same strain has been shown to reduce the duration and severity of bouts of the common cold and to reverse chronic fatigue in athletes."
"......combinations of the resistant starch, Hi-maize 958 and Bifidobacterium lactis LAFTI strain B94, facilitate the deletion of cancer cells in the rat colon."
So probiotics are important for maintaining good health but they are not all the same and they are not all effective. So choose carefully.
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Showing posts with label Probiotics. Show all posts
Monday, May 25, 2009
Why Bother with Probiotics? Probiotics - Part 2
1. The human body contains roughly 10 trillion human cells. However, the intestine contains 90 trillion bacterial cells! Within this bacterial biomass there are about 1000 different species and the capacity to dramatically impact on health if the balance of good and bad bacteria is seriously disturbed.
2. Increases in certain bad bacteria are known to produce neurotxins which cause paralysis of the bowel that leads to constipation.
3. If bad bacteria bind to structures in the small intestine called "Peyer's Patches" in greater numbers than good bacteria the immune system will switch towards a more inflammatory response and reduce our resistance to infection.
4. Bloating in the small intestine can be caused by an overgrowth of yeast or bacteria or both. What we eat feeds the overgrowth and produces gas which is trapped in the gut, hence the bloating.
5. An overgrowth of bad bacteia also can cause the small intestine to 'leak' by compromising the barrier properties of the small intestine. So harmful bacteria can travel across the wall of the intestine into the bloodstream triggering auto immune diseases in those of us who are genetically predisposed.
6. If large food molecules "leak" across the broken barrier into the bloodstream antibodies form to fight the 'invasion' leading to food sensitivities to these foods.
2. Increases in certain bad bacteria are known to produce neurotxins which cause paralysis of the bowel that leads to constipation.
3. If bad bacteria bind to structures in the small intestine called "Peyer's Patches" in greater numbers than good bacteria the immune system will switch towards a more inflammatory response and reduce our resistance to infection.
4. Bloating in the small intestine can be caused by an overgrowth of yeast or bacteria or both. What we eat feeds the overgrowth and produces gas which is trapped in the gut, hence the bloating.
5. An overgrowth of bad bacteia also can cause the small intestine to 'leak' by compromising the barrier properties of the small intestine. So harmful bacteria can travel across the wall of the intestine into the bloodstream triggering auto immune diseases in those of us who are genetically predisposed.
6. If large food molecules "leak" across the broken barrier into the bloodstream antibodies form to fight the 'invasion' leading to food sensitivities to these foods.
Probiotics - Not all the same so choose carefully - Part 1
This is a three post article because it has turned out to be so long!
I recently read an article called 'Probiotics-There is a Difference' published in Issue#114 of Wellbeing Magazine. The article was by John Ellerman a microbiologist who developed the probiotic formulation that we take.
I have heard him speak before. He is an Australian, typically laconic, dry to listen to, but his information is fascinating. Hearing John Ellerman speak about a year ago convinced us to begin taking probiotics seriously (& regularly).
(Just an aside: We even gave some to our baby who was having trouble with his poos. They were hard enough to cause a major injury, if you threw one, and he was only a few months old. He had had constant painful wind since birth. A nurse asked me if his was cesarean section birth, and when I said "yes", said that C-section babies miss out the extra gulp of good bacteria to line their intestines that other babies get as they go through the vaginal canal. She suggested we put him on our probiotic, only a reduced dose (1/4 the adult dose). It took only days for him to be a completely different child. Happy to feed, happy to poo and calmer to sleep.)
The probiotic we take contains Lactobacillus Acidophilus LAFTI strain L10 and Bifidobacterium Lactis LAFTI strain B94 (both probiotics - good bacteria). These are combined with Hi-maize 958 (a resistant starch) & Inulin/Fructo-oligosaccharide (both prebiotics - in laymans terms food for the probiotics).
When mixed together with prebiotics the probiotics multiply very rapidly so you get a super dose.
I'll summarize and quote Ellerman's article here because I've been reminded why Probiotics are so good for CFS sufferers.
It's divided into two posts - Why bother with Probiotics? and Aren't all Probiotics the Same?
I recently read an article called 'Probiotics-There is a Difference' published in Issue#114 of Wellbeing Magazine. The article was by John Ellerman a microbiologist who developed the probiotic formulation that we take.
I have heard him speak before. He is an Australian, typically laconic, dry to listen to, but his information is fascinating. Hearing John Ellerman speak about a year ago convinced us to begin taking probiotics seriously (& regularly).
(Just an aside: We even gave some to our baby who was having trouble with his poos. They were hard enough to cause a major injury, if you threw one, and he was only a few months old. He had had constant painful wind since birth. A nurse asked me if his was cesarean section birth, and when I said "yes", said that C-section babies miss out the extra gulp of good bacteria to line their intestines that other babies get as they go through the vaginal canal. She suggested we put him on our probiotic, only a reduced dose (1/4 the adult dose). It took only days for him to be a completely different child. Happy to feed, happy to poo and calmer to sleep.)
The probiotic we take contains Lactobacillus Acidophilus LAFTI strain L10 and Bifidobacterium Lactis LAFTI strain B94 (both probiotics - good bacteria). These are combined with Hi-maize 958 (a resistant starch) & Inulin/Fructo-oligosaccharide (both prebiotics - in laymans terms food for the probiotics).
When mixed together with prebiotics the probiotics multiply very rapidly so you get a super dose.
I'll summarize and quote Ellerman's article here because I've been reminded why Probiotics are so good for CFS sufferers.
It's divided into two posts - Why bother with Probiotics? and Aren't all Probiotics the Same?
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