Archive | Probiotics

26 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Probiotics Prevent Colds in Children?

“When given preventively over the winter months, probiotics reduce fever, cough, and runny noses in children, researchers said.”
This is very exciting news for parents across the country. Many parents deal with the frustration of sick children during the winter months and the many associated problems including missed school, missed work and restless nights.
A recent [...]

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31 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Probiotics and Post-Gastric Bypass Surgery Weight Loss

The July issue of the Journal of Gastroenterology discusses the recent findings of a post-gastric bypass surgery weightloss study. The physicians and researchers administering the study were interested in whether gastrointestinal bacteria and gut health plays an impact in the weight loss of individuals.
Both a control and a probiotic group were on the same counseling [...]

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18 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Probiotics Decrease Postpartum Obesity

The research field of probiotics continues to grow with excitement. The latest clinical study observed the impact of probiotics on pastpartum weightloss and obesity.
They randomized 256 pregnant women to one of three groups during their first trimester: dietary counseling plus placebo capsules, dietary counseling plus probiotic supplementation, or no advice plus placebo capsules.
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06 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Probiotics May Decrease Allergies

The increased sterilization and pasteurization of foods has led to a decrease in the amount of bacteria to which we are exposed. There is a potential this has led to the increase in allergies which today’s children are experiencing.
A Finnish team of researchers conducted a study with pregnant women; some received a probiotic while others [...]

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03 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Most Effective Treatments for IBS

The latest EndoMune newsletter discusses a recent panel who were compiled to review medical treatment of IBS.  As the basis for these updated recommendations, medical research literature published from 2002 to present was collected, reviewed and analyzed.
There were some very interesting findings with regard to various types of treatments from probiotics to antiobiotics and hypnosis. [...]

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