Prebiotin Newsletter
Listeria, Gut Infections and Prebiotics
Listeria contaminated cantaloupes are causing serious intestinal infection including deaths in 16 people. Several months ago it was sprouts and E. coli. Salmonella is so common that the media rarely reports it. What are we to make of all these reports? More importantly, what can individuals do to protect themselves?
>>Read moreThe Skinny on OBESITY and PREBIOTICS
The statistics on obesity are startling! The CDC reports that about one-third of U.S. adults (33.8%) are obese and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese. During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States to what some think are epidemic levels. Can increasing prebiotic soluble fibers in your diet help with weight management? Read on to get the skinny…
>>Read morePrebiotin Prebiotics to be featured on “Healthy House Call” Radio Talk Show
Jackson GI Medical’s Prebiotin Family of Prebiotic Dietary Supplements will be featured on “Healthy House Call,” a live call-in radio program that airs on Phoenix’s KFNX News / Talk radio and is streamed live on the internet.
>>Read moreCancers, Folate, Fruits, Allium Vegetables & Prebiotic Soluble Fiber
Looking for information on diet and cancer prevention? Here are two items of significance about fruits, folic acid and allium vegetables. Of course, we wouldn’t leave out some information on prebiotic soluble fiber.
>>Read moreIntestinal Infection
Increasing the percentage of good bacteria in the gut by maintaining a high vegetable diet and using a prebiotic supplement makes the bacterial composition of the colon so robust that pathogenic bugs cannot grow and make their attachments to the bowel wall.
>>Read moreObesity, Type 2 Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome
Diets rich in vegetables and/or prebiotic supplements have many health benefits and their may be a connection to risk reduction in developing obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.
>>Read moreLet’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.
>>Read moreBe Gluten Aware – May is Celiac Awareness Month
Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the lining of the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. The only treatment is to live Gluten-Free! However, avoiding wheat and gluten may result in an abnormal and unhealthy mix of bacteria in your gut.
>>Read morePrebiotics 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.
>>Read moreDeveloping 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.
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