All Entries in the "Health" Category
What Are Probiotics?
Probiotics are those wonderful, little bacteria that are found in products like yogurt, miso, tempeh, and other sorts of fermented soy and dairy products. They have been used for their excellent health and healing qualities and for keeping the body, particularly the intestinal tract, in tiptop working order. These extremely tiny live microorganisms are [...]
Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Probiotics
For as long as mankind has walked the earth and ever since we began developing cultures, food has played a very important role in maintaining our body’s health. Specific foods have been included in medical practices, especially in cultures where people have a history of longevity. One of the mainstays of the diets of such [...]
Types of Probiotics
There are several strains of probiotic bacterium that are beneficial to the body and keeping the digestive track running smoothly. Here are some of the most common strains of probiotics – Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium longum, and Enterococcus faecium. Each one of these beneficial microorganisms is used in [...]
Importance of Probiotics in the Elderly Lifestyle
When we are born the level of good bacteria in our “gut” is no less than 90% and usually more. However, as we age the good bacteria in our intestinal tract and colon drop to levels of no more than 10 or 15 percent at best. Once we hit the ages of 60 [...]
Probiotics and Your Baby’s Health
Much of the time our babies are born happy and healthy, but as most mother’s know it take’s little to upset the delicate balance of your baby’s tummy or skin. Diaper rashes due to sensitivity to urine or other house hold items can be a problem. His or her little tummy may not be [...]
Probiotics and Their Benefits for the Aging Body
It is an unfortunate fact that our bodies age and wear out over time leading to the physical death of the body. The body’s ability to repair and heal itself diminishes with age along with the immune system’s ability to fend off disease, however, this doesn’t mean we have to succumb to poor quality [...]
Quelling Recurring Yeast Infections With Probiotics
As any woman will admit, there are few things more intensely miserable than a yeast infection — that horrid, unrelenting, painful, burning itch that can make a woman wish her genitalia was detachable and leave it to suffer alone while she gets on with life.
If you happen to be one of those unlucky [...]
Diverticulitis and Probiotics: A Natural Treatment
As many sufferers of diverticulitis know, a flare-up of the condition can be extraordinarily painful. A long term lack of adequate fiber and other nutritious foods for keeping the intestinal tract and colon healthy often leads to diverticulitis as we grow older and our bodies age. That painful cramping and diarrhea, or worse, the even [...]
Treating Crohn’s Disease with Probiotics
Crohn’s disease is a condition that affects the entire digestive tract. This includes the mouth, throat/esophagus, stomach, both small and large intestines, and the anal area. It can affect any portion of the digestive tract, but is most common in the lowest portion of the small intestine, right at the “junction”, (also known as [...]
Benefits Of Probiotic Supplements – What Are They?
Whenever bacteria or microorganisms are brought into discussion, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? I would bet that you would think of a germ that causes life threatening and debilitating diseases. That explains why people think consuming microorganisms for health ridiculous. To be honest, I cringe at that thought back then. [...]