Prebiotic Research
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.
High Blood Pressure and Prebiotics
How does “Know Your Numbers” become “Lower Your Numbers” with Prebiotics? High blood pressure is very common – 1 in 10 Americans has high blood pressure. Since 1984, the month of May has been proclaimed National Blood Pressure Awareness Month in the United States. The official motto of the blood pressure awareness initiative is “know your numbers”. Unfortunately, many people that have hypertension do not know that they have it.
Developing Risks – Crohns Disease, Diet & Prebiotics
A remarkable study has just been published that informs us on the best diet to follow to keep from getting Crohns Disease. It is also almost certainly the best one for those who already have Crohns.
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.
Gluten Intolerance and No Celiac! Wow! It Is Real and Now Proven!
Gluten intolerance in the absence of celiac disease is now proven by a randomized controlled clinical study. When wheat is eliminated from the diet, so, too, is the profound benefit of prebiotics. Eating other vegetables rich in prebiotics but gluten free is the answer. So too is our dietary supplement, Prebiotin, a gluten free but prebiotic rich fiber derived from powdered chicory root.
Cancers, Colon Cancer and your Gut Bacteria
There are 20 different bacteria that have been associated with GI cancers and, indeed, in one instance each with lung and breast cancer. We simply can not deny that some of the bad actors in our gut are very prominent in the development of cancers. H pylori bacteria in the stomach and at least 9 different bugs in colon cancer are now implicated. Read more to get tips on cancer prevention . . .
Celiac, Gluten, Gliadin and the gut Microbiota
People with celiac disease even when they are on a gluten free diet have an abnormal bacterial makeup within the gut. This, in turn, leads to more inflammation in the gut wall and all the symptoms of celiac and perhaps gluten intolerance as well. A GFD is the first thing that needs to be done. But prebiotics in gluten free foods also are a must. These will help to resore the gut bacteria to its healthiest composition.
Amazing! The Gut and the Brain, Working Together
The gut makes a wide variety of chemicals or hormones that get into the blood and then exert a reaction or function in the brain. Also, research is discovering that that when the gut bacteria are of the right type, as early as in the newly born animal (these experiments were done on mice), then the brain function of the mice who had a better quality of bugs in their gut, were smarter than those who did not.
Why Do Some Babies Get Colic?
We know that there are over 1000 species of bacteria in the colon, yes, even in young babies. When there is a shift in the balance from good to bad bacteria, then there is low grade inflammation in the colon. We know this by measurement of inflammation factors in stool as well as by analysis of biopsies of the gut wall.
Valentine’s Day, Prebiotics and Heart Disease Prevention
A significant recent finding is that the bacterial makeup of the colon in people with metabolic syndrome is bad. There is a major shift from good to bad bacteria. This, in turn leads to inflammation and leakiness of the colon wall. This condition aggravates the metabolic syndrome. Daily consumption of prebiotic rich food or a supplement can help correct this bacterial imbalance in those people with this condition.
