Probiotics: Are There Any Benefits In Taking a Supplement?

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• Probiotics Are There Any Benefits In Taking a
  Supplement?

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• Probiotics have become increasingly popular in
  recent years. In 2016, its expected to grow in
  size to a 4 billion industry. Thats quite
  significant for a health supplement. However, the
  use of probiotics supplements, such as Biocare
  acidophilus, has been met with controversy in
  some circles. This is unfortunate given that many
  respected studies have enthused about their
  health benefits. Here, we're going to explore the
  health benefits of probiotic supplements, such as
  Biocare acidophilus, for humanity.

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• Is there any scientific backing? Theres a common
  notion amongst a certain type of person that all
  health supplements are tantamount to hokum. That
  it just doesnt work and that the only doctors
  that would condone the use of such medicines are
  the quacks and charlatans. However, this simply
  isnt the case. It is widely acknowledged that
  probiotics play a very important role in the
  human body. You will not find a doctor who
  disagrees with this. Where the disagreement
  arises is in the issue of supplements and whether
  deriving probiotics through health supplements
  like Biocare acidophilus is the same as deriving
  them through natural means, such as
  human-to-human contact or eating dairy foods.

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• Well, some doctors recommend their patients take
  a probiotic to help ease the pain of irritable
  bowel syndrome. Its unclear whether its the
  placebo effect, or whether its actually
  generating some kind of change that is improving
  that IBS, but taking a probiotic supplement does
  appear to help some people cope with the symptoms
  of their IBS. There have been a few positive
  clinical studies that have found great benefit in
  the supplementation with probiotics of people
  suffering with certain digestive disorders.
  However, its important to note that these
  strains of probiotics that they have studied in
  clinic may not necessarily be the same as the
  ones that are present in the probiotic
  supplements.

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• Different probiotics have differing effects, so
  if you're thinking of starting a probiotic
  health-regime, then its important that you
  research the various strains on offer in the
  market. Also, check you the online reviews of the
  product. Theres no better way to work out how
  good it is than from the people whove tried and
  tested it. However, remember to think critically
  about the reviews that you read. Some may be
  written by paid shills, others may be being a bit
  too kind or a bit too nice. Its best to develop
  an overall impression of what people think of the
  product, rather than running with one or two
  reviews.

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• There are many benefits to using probiotics, but
  it depends on which strain you take. For example,
  there is definitely evidence that a strain known
  as lactobacillus GG helps to reduce the amount of
  time and the volume of diarrhoea caused by
  infection (i.e. it wont help you deal with the
  after-beer trots, but it will help you deal with
  the tummy bug thats going around work). Women
  often use yoghurts to deal with thrush, and so
  many do it that it must cause some relief,
  whether thats the cold of the yoghurt or the
  probiotic, the jurys still out.

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• If you would like to learn more about the
  probiotic product Biocare acidophilus, then
  please visit The Finchley Clinic