The Health Properties of Probiotics

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The Benefits of Probiotics
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• According to the National Institute of Diabetes
  and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Institute there
  60 - 70 million Americans suffering by digestive
  disorders and diseases, costing the US over 100
  billion per year

• However, our gut health affects much more than
  just our digestive health and has an impact on
  virtually every physiological function in the body

• Over 80 of our entire immune system is located
  in our digestive tract

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• Its also contains the largest collection of
  Neurons after our brain, and it often termed our
  second brain. The saying a gut feeling, is
  actually something real

• Our gut bacteria also have an important role in
  helping our bodies absorb nutrients like vitamins
  A, D and E, and minerals like calcium, iron and
  chromium, and producing the vitamins B12, folic
  acid and vitamin K

• The secret to restoring and maintaining our gut
  health is to balance the good and bad bacteria

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• Throughout history, humans have always eaten
  fermented foods, but thanks to the invention of
  the refrigerator thats no longer the case.
  Although its obviously got lots of advantages,
  its not great for our gut. When you combine that
  with a diet high in sugar and processed foods,
  and the stress of our daily lives, the gut
  bacteria can easily get out of balance

• This means there are more harmful bacteria than
  there should be.

• Probiotics can help redress this balance, and
  bring balance to our gut microflora

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Bowel Benefits

• Probiotics can help treat the diarrhoea caused by
  antibiotics, including the life threatening C
  Difficile, as well as fighting against infectious
  diarrhoea

• They can also ease and treat the flatulance, pain
  and discomfort of irritable bowel syndrome

• There can also be improvements in other
  inflammatory conditions of the bowel such as
  Crohns disease and Ulcerative Colitis

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Immune System Benefits

• Probiotics stimulate the secretion of IgA
  (immunoglobulin A) an antibody that plays a vital
  role in immune function

• Probiotics also stimulate the production of T
  cells, a type of white blood cell

• Studies have also shown that supplementation with
  probiotics also reduces colds, gastrointestinal
  infections and respiratory illnesses

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Lactose Intolerance

• If youre lactose intolerance but still miss
  dairy, probiotics and in particular Lactobacillus
  Acidophilus can help and even treat the stomach
  cramps, flatulence and diarrhoea from lactose
  intolerance

Skin

• Probiotics can help improve acne and rosacea.
  Early studies have also suggested probiotics may
  even help fine lines and wrinkles

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Fighting Allergies and Eczema

• There is research evidence that the reduction in
  inflammation from probiotic supplementation can
  fight allergies and eczema, especially in babies
  and young children

Protecting the Premature

• Theres good evidence that probiotics can help
  babies who are born prematurely. Premature babies
  are at risk from a condition called necrotising
  enterocolitis, where the bowel becomes inflamed
  and starts to die off. Studies have shown
  probiotics can prevent this in babies under 1.5kg

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Healthy Teeth and Gums

• There is growing research showing that probiotics
  can help prevent and treat oral infections, and
  prevent cavities, gum disease and bad breath

And Much More

• New research is being published all the time, and
  current studies are looking at Probiotics
  ability to treat liver disease, manage autism,
  prevent kidney stones, treat stomach ulcers,
  treat infant colic, battle cancer, treat obesity
  (yes really!) and help mental health conditions
  such as depression and anxiety, (95 of the
  bodys serotonin is produced by our gut bacteria!)

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