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Trillions of bacteria live in our gut – both healthy and unhealthy. When the body has more unhealthy bacteria than healthy bacteria, it can cause digestive problems such as bloating and gassiness. Research has shown that balanced levels of “good” bacteria is needed for proper …
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Humans have about two pounds of bacteria in the intestines. Probiotic refers to the lactic acid producing strains required for overall health and digestion. The pressures of modern existence make it difficult to maintain a balanced population of normal, healthy microbes. Poor food choices, illness, intestinal inflammation, toxins, even weight gain can cause a tipping point allowing the overgrowth of dangerous species. The logical approach to restoring the balance of intestinal flora is the use of probiotics. However, reports on the survival and effectiveness of these microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract are controversial. Ingested as viable organisms, these microbes often do not survive the rigors of the gastric environment.
The InVite® Health scientific team has solved this, providing strains of healthy bacteria that survive and thrive. The five strains utilized, have been proven in human clinical trials to colonize, and have also been proven to offer a range of benefits for general health and for the digestive tract.
LactoSpore® is a lactic acid producing bacterial strain from Sabinsa Corporation. This species forms spores, which on activation in the acidic environment of the stomach, can germinate and proliferate in the intestine, produce the favored L form of lactic acid and effectively compete with the problematic bacteria. LactoSpore® has been used in successful clinical trials. A colony forming unit (CFU) represents the number of viable bacterial cells that can colonize and act as progenitors that multiply into many additional flora. 600,000 CFU of LactoSpore is intestinal health insurance. The four additional strains are supplied as two-billion CFU each.
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The four additional species have all shown ability to sustain or restore health being especially effective for good digestion according to the results of human clinical trials. They improve bloating, flatulence, occasional gastric distress, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. They are not spore forming bacteria; technology ensures their survival. Pharmachem Laboratories microencapsulation technology uses a lipid system that coats the probiotic powder. The bacteria are released in the lower gastrointestinal tract alive, uninjured and viable.
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Bacteria is often thought of as an unhealthy and unwanted element in the body. But certain strains of bacteria are actually considered “good bacteria”, as they aid in proper digestion and overall health. Probiotics are live microbes that “help to process indigestible fibers and help keep bowel function regular. They produce a number of vitamins, including B6, B12, and K2, and aid in the absorption of minerals such as iron, calcium, and magnesium. Equally important, they help fend off bad bacteria, which can cause diarrhea and, in extreme cases, severe anemia, kidney failure, and death.”[1] Probiotics may even help to tame an overactive immune system – producing their own form of antibiotics, blocking pathogens from adhering to the gut, and spurring production of chemical messengers called cytokines, which communicate with the immune system throughout the body.[2]
In an early Swedish study, researchers set out to examine the effect of the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri protectis (a probiotic bacteria that naturally inhabits the gut) on its ability to improve work-place healthiness by “reducing short term sick-leave caused by respiratory or gastrointestinal infections”. Of 262 employees at TetraPak in Sweden, those who took probiotics for 80 days (compared to those who were given a placebo) only 10.6% of workers reported sick-leave for a respiratory or gastrointestinal issue, in comparison to 26.4% who were in the placebo group. The study also reported that the frequency of sick-days was 0.9% in the placebo group and only 0.4% in the probiotic group. Further, among 53 shift-workers, 33% in the placebo group reported being sick during the study period, compared with no reports at all from those in the probiotic group.
Harvard Medical School’s website, Harvard Health Publications, further explains that probiotics may also be useful in maintaining urogenital health – “The dominant Lactobacilli strains normally made it too acidic for harmful microorganisms to survive. But the system can be thrown out of balance by a number of factors, including antibiotics, spermicides, and birth control pills. Probiotic treatment that restores the balance of microflora may be helpful for such common female urogenital problems as bacterial vaginosis, yeast infection, and urinary tract infection.”
Lisa Ganjhu, D.O., a gastroenterologist at the Miller Practice at New York University Langone Medical Center says, “Many experts feel they’re especially useful when your body’s normal bacterial balance in interrupted – which can happen when you’re stressed, ill, traveling, or taking antibiotics.” If you are not sure you are getting enough probiotics in your current diet, speak to your primary physician, a nutritionist, or a healthcare professional.
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[1] http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/how-probiotics-and-prebiotics-can-help-your-health
[2] http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/how-probiotics-and-prebiotics-can-help-your-health