Probiotics Reduce Hepatic Encephalopathy Risk by 50%
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At the International Liver Congress 2013: 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). An abstract was presented exploring the role of probiotics in the reduction of risk for development of hepatic encephalopathy Abstract 78. Presented April 26, 2013.
Antibiotics – Unintended Consequences; Microbiota and Immunity Suffer
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Your gastrointestinal tract is home to complex microbial populations, which, collectively, are referred to as the microbiota. The relation between the microbiota and you – the host is meant to be symbiotic, with you providing a warm moist physical niche and suitable food to intestinal bacteria and then if all works well you in turn gain benefit from the enhancement of resistance to infection and the improved facilitation of the absorption of ingested food [1],[2]
Probiotics Consumed During Pregnancy And Breast Feeding Reduces Risk Of Eczema In The Infant
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For a number of years I have written, lectured, discussed and treated people with the emerging confidence that the application of benign, but signalling specific human derived bacteria would have benefits in terms of mucosal tolerance. One of the areas I have been most interested in has been the use of lactic acid bacteria as an immune modifying organism. As the first 1,000 days of a human’s life represent the ones in which immune activity is most responsive, the implication is that early stage supplementation – even in utero supplementation will have a modifying effect on some risk factors associated with a loss of mucosal tolerance.
Fatigue, Immunity and Inflammation:– Their Resolution Using Natural Medicine.
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Michael E. Ash BSc DO ND, Robert Settenari M.S and Prof. Garth L. Nicolson Ph.D explain the relationship between energy deficit, mitochondrial membrane quality, the immune system, inflammation and how to recover from persistent fatigue using validated natural medicine.
Probiotics Can Make Dendritic Cells Stop Singing the Blues
GUT is one of my favourite journals, as they regularly explore the ‘alternative’ approaches to colon health management with a vigour that appeases the clinician in me, and a rigour that calms the scientist.
A paper published in early 2012[1] add’s further knowledge to the role that probiotics and the active components produced by lactic acid bacteria have on mucosal health and intestinal balance. An especially pleasing discovery – for an old long term user of this word – is their inclusion of the term dysbiosis, with a summary explanation in the opening paragraph, as there is no abstract. I have reproduced it below:
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The Potential Role of Probiotics in the Management of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are defined by impairments in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and repetitive and stereotyped behaviours. In addition to these core deficits, previous reports indicate that the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms ranges widely in individuals with ASD, from 9 to 91% in different study population.[1]
The role of probiotics in the management and treatment of these alterations has been explored in a recent free access paper, published in Gastroenterology Research and Practice Oct 2011.[2]
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Bugs, Guts and Research
For the majority of the last 100 years the role of bacteria in human health has been explored in terms of risk to health and well-being, the ‘bad bug = bad health’ paradigm. The result has been a combination of remarkable benefits against infectious related deaths and a slow but steady development of chronic non communicable diseases (CNCDs) – cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases now kill more people worldwide than all other diseases combined.
This rate of demise will continue to rise in the coming years as the global population ages, sedentary lifestyles and inappropriate food consumption continues to spread across the world.
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Review of Role of Probiotics & IBS Resolution
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Functional gut problems, such as those classified by the Rome criteria as IBS are a significant health problem for many people. The use of probiotics as a single or multiple intervention offers a potential route to resolution, but the data is as yet inconsistent and in need of further clarification. This is the opinion of a group from Thames Valley University in a recently published review.[1]
Probiotics and Safety
The use of probiotics and saccharomyces Boulardii as part of a Nutritional Therapists strategic intervention with many of their patients is very common, and with good reason, they address and correct many functional health problems that involve the mucosal immune system.
A recent review from The Agency For Health Care Research and Quality (a USA organisation) undertook a comprehensive look at probiotics.
According to this review on the safety of probiotics, safety aspects seem to have been forgotten or have been addressed in general terms only in the majority of the large volume of studies on the subject. This review only looks at safety rather than application and concludes:
There is a lack of assessment and systematic reporting of adverse events in probiotic intervention studies, and interventions are poorly documented. The available evidence in RCTs does not indicate an increased risk; however, rare adverse events are difficult to assess, and despite the substantial number of publications, the current literature is not well equipped to answer questions on the safety of probiotic interventions with confidence.
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Probiotics and Lecithin cause heart disease?
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Diet, intestinal bacteria and liver metabolism to the generation of a chemical that promotes the build-up of arterial plaque and cardiovascular disease is the proposal in the alarmingly interesting paper published in the internationally respected Journal; Nature.[1] What we shout, how can two not simply innocuous but beneficial agents gang up to contribute to the cause of the world’s leading promoter of disease and death? Read on to find out..
