In order to achieve proper digestive health, you should be consuming a regular amount of probiotics. These probiotics are tiny organisms that aid in digestion by promoting the growth of good gut bacteria. If you have minor indigestion, consuming probiotics may alleviate your symptoms in a few days, … [Read more...]
Immunity Starts in the Gut
When it comes to immunity, our first association are words like antibodies, vitamins and vaccination. Many people do not realize that one’s gut plays a major role in building and fortifying our immune defensive mechanism. Gut health is important, because most pathogens are introduced to our body … [Read more...]
Facts About Probiotics and Immunity for Children.
Probiotics are simply live microorganisms that are known to maintain a balance of both good and bad bacteria in the digestive tract. It sounds unrealistic although it should be understood that our digestive tracts are flooded with huge numbers of bacteria. The healthy bacteria help in the process … [Read more...]
Nearly 80% of Our Immune System Is Located In The Gut
Most of us are not aware that 70-80% of the immune system is situated in the digestive system. There are more neurons in the human intestine than it is in the whole spinal cord. Basically to stay healthy, people should keep their intestinal system safe. There is around 3 and a half pounds of … [Read more...]
Are Probiotics Useful for Kids?
Kids often fall prey to infections and diseases as they often visit or play in untidy environments. As a parent, you spend scores of money by taking your child to doctor's clinic. Sometimes, your child does not get satisfactory results from costly medical procedures. So, what is the ideal solution … [Read more...]
How Probiotics May Help Reduce your Allergies?
Probiotics are live yeasts and bacteria, which are good for your health mainly your digestive system. Probiotics are often known as "helpful" or "good" bacteria since they help maintain your gut healthy. It plays an important role in enhancing the digestive system especially for those people who … [Read more...]
The Signs And Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract and it is not related to any structural defects. Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects 10 - 20% of Americans. If you are affected you are not alone. This chronic condition is believed to affect about fifteen percent of the world … [Read more...]
The Link Between Probiotics And Asthma
Asthma is one of the common diseases in childhood. Asthma is the inflammation of the bronchial tubes. It causes many mild and severe breathing problems such as chest tightness, obstruction of the airways, wheezing, and coughing. We believe that probiotics can help to cure asthma as it has a … [Read more...]
Taking Probiotics, Don’t Forget the Prebiotics
Most people are well-versed with the health perks that come with taking dietary fiber and probiotics. However, few are aware of the nutritional merits of consuming prebiotic foods. In fact, the majority of people fail to take enough prebiotics, which can exacerbate indigestion, increase inflammation … [Read more...]
Diarrhea and Probiotics
Diarrhea is frequent watery or loose bowel movements that deviate from the normal pattern. The average adult has about four bouts a year. This is a more serious problem in young children and older adults. It is a very common cause of hospitalization for children. It accounts for 9% of the … [Read more...]
Protect Your Kids Immune System
When kids return back to school then the risk of picking up germs and getting colds increase considerable not only for them but also for the adults at the school as well as at home. The cold is one of the most communicable and contagious diseases that cannot be cured but prevented by having a strong … [Read more...]
A Good Prebiotic Is Just As Important As a Good Probiotic
While discussing importance of prebiotic and probiotic foods the first question that sticks one’s mind is the difference between the two. After understanding the difference between these two types of healthy foods it will be easy to understand them appropriately, as their names also look … [Read more...]
What is the Relationship Between Probiotics and Gut Health?
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, is quoted saying “All disease begins in the gut.” The wisdom in his words said over 200 years ago has been proven by many doctors and health researchers. Although not all, many chronic metabolic diseases start in the gut. The gut, therefore, needs to be … [Read more...]
How You Can Boost Your Immune System With Natural Remedies
The immune system plays an essential role of defending your body against millions of viruses, bacteria, parasites and toxins that can invade it. It is easy to understand the power of the immune system when you consider what happens after an organism dies. All systems shut down and its body is then … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Probiotics To The Colon
In the colon, there exist over 700 species of beneficial or the good bacteria. These bacteria are called probiotics. They are living microorganisms similar to the good bacteria found in your digestive tract. They live in the large intestines. This is, in other words, to mean that they live with us … [Read more...]