Digestive Health Update
Resistance to Intestinal Infection
If you are older, you are at greater risk of dying from an Intestinal infection. The older colon has less good bacteria in it. To correct it, you need the right probiotics to grow there and the right prebiotic, such as Prebiotin to fertilize them.
Chihuahuan Desert Indians and Fiber – How Much is TOO Much?
We know that the diet in the Western world is woefully deficient in fiber. If the prehistoric Chihuahuan Desert Indians could be eating 135 grams of fiber a day, there would seem to be no limit what we could eat. A plant based diet is nutritious and your gut, in the absence of serious GI disease can tolerate and, indeed, would welcome very generous amounts of prebiotic fiber.
Let’s Start a Conversation about Osteoporosis and Prebiotics
Bone health is something everyone should be concerned about. New research points to wide spread deficiency in calcium and of vitamin D (important to calcium absorption), particularly in women. When certain prebiotic food fibers are ingested, the good bacteria flourish in the gut and significantly improve both calcium and magnesium absorption and bone density.
Antibiotics and their Impact on the Gut and Obesity
It is now well proven that when almost any kind of antibiotic is taken to clear up an infection, it also creates a devastating change in the colon bacterial makeup – all of it bad. And worse, it may take a long time for the bacteria complex in the gut to get back to normal without intervention with prebiotics or probiotics.
Prebiotics Support Metabolism and Health
The prebiotic effect is defined as the selective stimulation of growth and/or activity(ies) of one or a limited number of microbial genus(era)/species in the gut microbiota that confer(s) health benefits to the host. A 63 page summary of research was published by the British Journal of Nutrition and is presented here.
Simple Facts on Fiber, Regularity and Prebiotics
Constipation can now be well treated by gradually increasing the Insoluble and Soluble fiber intake from vegetable and fruit up to 25-35 grams a day. Prebiotic soluble fibers are particularly important as these are the ones that promote such good growth of the beneficial bacteria in the colon.
Metabolic Syndrome and Brain Function – The Role of Prebiotics
Metabolic syndrome is known to be associated with an abnormal bacterial mix in the colon leading to a leaky bowel. It is also now known to be associated with decline in brain function. The disorder can be corrected by dietary and blood sugar changes and by stimulating the good bacteria in the gut to correct the bowel bowel problem. A prebiotic such as Prebiotin does this.
Stress Alters Gut Bacteria and Immunity
Stress changes the bacterial makeup of the bowel in an adverse way. Prebiotic rich foods or a prebiotic supplement could counter this abnormal reaction.
National Nutrition Month – Eat Right with Color
It is National Nutrition Month. Vegetables and fruits are the key part of good nutrition. Prebiotics are the very best fibers within these foods. Eating the foods that are the richest in these fibers provides the best health benefits.
Bugs and Asthma
Your kids need to be exposed to bacteria bugs in the environment when they are very small and growing vigorously. These bacteria help them to develop good immune systems and lower the chance of them getting asthma later in life. A recent article in a prestigous medical journal makes this case.
