Is Probiotic really safe for your health?

There are many misconceptions when it comes to nutrition, thus although with the advancement of medical and technology, and more variety of dietary supplements, yet the disease rate is increasing still. 

Where is the missing link? 

one of the biggest MISCONCEPTION on nutrition is about Probiotic. 96

Why A Person Take Probiotic? 
- Promoting gut health
- To address leaky gut syndrome
- Constipation
- Bloated and digestive issues
- to have more good bacteria
- to strengthen the immune system
- and may other reasons

Let's look at probiotic in details. 

What does Probiotic made of and Side effect of taking it?

Probiotics are commonly made of bacterias, the most common one are. These are normally active cultures

1. Lactobacillus acidophilus

2. Lactobacillus rhamnosus

3. Lactobacillus gasseri

4. Bifidobacterium bifidum

In our gut system, we have at least 1,000 SPECIES of bacteria, while cultured probiotic contains just a handful of bacterial species, but in large amount. 

When we are taking large amount of 1 single species or few species of bacteria, it will flush away the existing species of good bacteria in our gut, given the limited amount of space. 

End up the number of species of good bacteria in our gut is lesser, it causes more issue in the long run, and worst, we have to rely on this external species in long run.  This is call REPLACEMENT THERAPY

How do we know? Let's look at label to understand more.

    20 billion cfu of 1 single type of bacteria 

3.2 billion, 400 million, 200 million and 200 million of 4 different species of bacteria only

What happen to other species of existing bacteria in our gut when we load in all these billions and millions of bacteria? 

Our gut may end up only filled up with these few species, instead of the existing 1,000 species. Causing more dependency issue, and in the long run, it will affect gut system health. 

Thus, it's important to read label and be a wise consumer!!

Other than this, different individual has different eating habits.

Amy - who regularly eating healthy food such as salad

Cindy - who regularly eating unhealthy food such as fast food

Do you think the bacteria required in the gut system for both Amy and Cindy are the same? 

Definitely not!!

So both Amy and Cindy taking in the similar type of probiotic that contains a few species of bacteria, it cause adverse side effects, whereby some may have diarrhea.

Additionally, when patinets suffering from acute pacreatitis (rapid inflammation of the pancreas) were adminstered probiotic, 16% patients died, compared to 6% in control group.

Worse of all, it affect the heart health, making those meat eaters who are consuming probiotic getting more susceptible to form TMAO and artery clogging!

If not Probiotic then how? 

A right method should be letting our gut system to SELF PRODUCE good bacteria by our own, so we won't lead to dependency to external sources.

How to let our body to self produce good bacteria?

Definitely, but taking plant foods for healthy gut system

1. Psyllium Husk
It helps to boast the total amount of fibers in one's daily diet, creating harmonious gut environment
It also helps to relieve abdominal pain and discomfort in patients with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

2.Soy Bean
It improves the intestinal environment. It favors the proliferation of beneficial gut bacterias.

3. Fruits
High antioxidants and phytochemicals reduce the free radicals attacks, and reduce inflammation. They will break down into molecules that positively influence beneficial bacteria in gut system.

As a convenience, I will take the convenience food - Everstay D and Vege Color for the combination of all 3 ingredients above.

From the ingredients, it's all wholesome food without any chemical preservatives, thus a great beverage early in the morning to kick start the day :D

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Siew Choon
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Do you still want to consume Probiotic after understanding it?

Let's understand about what is probiotic??

Probiotic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic

Do you agree that we are living together with bacteria, being good one or bad one?

Majority of the bacteria in our body are good bacteria. Different bacteria have different functions.

E.g. Intestinal bacteria - help to digest food in our intestine.
For those who swallowing the food instead of chewing it before swallow, they miss the chance of letting the good bacteria within our mouth to digest it on first level.

Probiotic is the microorganisms similar to those found in the human digestive system. It's man-made.

In the market, there are only about 3-4 types of probiotics supplements - common one are Lactobacillus or acidophilus bacteria. It's claimed to have the similar function as those good bacteria in our intestine.

Is there an issue by taking the probiotic then?
In fact, our intestine are occupied by 500-1000 types of bacteria. However, if we supplement it with probiotic (which is only 3-4 types). Yes, those 3-4 types of good bacteria (with large amount) will be occupying the space in our intestine, and pushing the other types of good bacteria that's natural produced in the intestine away, since we only have so much space to go!

Thus, we lose the chance of letting other types of good bacteria to perform the digestion works that they suppose to perform.

Any risk of taking Probiotic?
Definitely there's limitation when it's coming to probiotic supplements:

1. Pancreas inflammation people can't take probiotics
2. children may develop allergy if consuming probiotic in long run
3. Those who are on corticosteroid, chemotheraphy, organ transplant, AIDS - do take note. Probiotic is not for you!
4. People with weak immune system are not suitable to use probiotics. It creates dependency in long run.

Relationship between intestinal bacteria and heart diseases: 

Good intestinal bacteria is also very much related to cardiovascular diseases. Why? 

Our intestinal bacteria (based on meat-rich diet) will produce TMAO compound which can cause cardiovascular diseases. Even a person with low cholesterol will get cardiovascular diseases if the TMAO compound is high in his body. However, if we are taking fruits and vegetables more, our intestinal bacteria will not produce TMAO. 

Hence, in this context, it proves again that changing your diet to more fruits and vegetables will help a person to prevent cardiovascular diseases. 

What is TMAO - called trimethylamine-N-oxide? Click below to understand more. http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20130424/gut-reaction-may-predict-cardiovascular-risk   

Note that the probiotics used in many probiotics drinks in the market - require milk /dairy products as a medium to grow. They will produce TMAO in our body when they are in our body. Relationship between intestinal bacteria and obesity: Obesity is related to the bacteria in our intestine also. Some intestinal bacteria can secrete certain compound to better absorb fat, therefore speed up putting on weight, and leads to obesity. 

If not taking Probiotic then how?
Based on different diet and lifestyle, each of use do need different types of good bacteria to digest the food that we are taking. E.g Sichuan people's diet (spicy food mainly) is definitely different from an American (more protein). So do you think the good bacteria generated in their intestine are the same? If we are supplying all just with probiotic, it may not works!

Best way is to change our diet to more fruits and vegetables, in order to let our body to start growing our own good bacteria!

Check out why I take Nutritional Immunology food, as a convenient organic freeze dried food that allow my body to generate my own good bacteria!


Especially Oxyginberry, which is my favorite! Personally I can prepare it by myself, but with the busy schedule, I would prefer a convenient!

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Cheers
Siew Choon
90263064