If you want to protect yourself from ulcerative colitis and colon cancer, scientists in Sweden say eating blueberries and adding probiotics to your diet are good ways to do it. In a new study, the research team found that probiotics helped to reduce the levels of inflammation-inducing bacteria in the intestinal tract and helped protect the liver. And when blueberries were consumed with probiotics, blood levels of butyric acid and propionic acid increased in the blood. These two acids have been...
Read moreNew Study: There was a new study published in the May 29, 2008 issue of Nature, a science and medicine journal, which may point... Read more »
Just about the time we’ve all begun to understand the importance of Probiotics in our diet, a new term has hit the health world –... Read more »
Reprinted with permission from Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. From the Who-Knew? File: Here I've been scoffing at these yogurt... Read more »
What are probiotics, who should take them, and where do you find them? Interest in the reported health benefits of probiotics has grown... Read more »
Yogurt is one of the few probiotic foods that Americans regularly eat. When we get enough probiotics -- friendly bacteria that help to... Read more »
Patients who have undergone weight loss surgery may be able to lose even more weight by eating foods that contain probiotics, a new study suggests.... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Also known as: Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidus, lactic acid bacteria. Potential uses: Probiotics are live... Read more »
By Christy Estes, RD, LDDiarrhea or constipation? Are you somewhere in between? If not, you are probably like many Americans who are striving to find... Read more »
According to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, some probiotics may help treat chronic constipation in babies. In the new study,... Read more »
Pregnant women who take probiotics starting early in pregnancy do not develop as much belly fat after giving birth, a study has found. Researchers... Read more »