by lsmith | Oct 12, 2011 | General
Probiotic use for digestive conditions has seen a gradual increase in dosage over the past couple decades. Doses of 7 billion were thought to be very high just ten years ago, while average doses were about 250 million. Today, an average probiotic dose is around 1–5...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 18, 2011 | General
It is well known that probiotics are beneficial for the digestive tract. Indeed, these beneficial gut bacteria outnumber cells in the body (and their genes GREATLY outnumber our own genes). Scientists have taken the research of probiotics beyond the gut lately,...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 24, 2010 | General
A lot, actually! Just recently scientists at the University of California discovered a difference in brain structure between people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and those who showed no IBS symptoms. What they found was that those with IBS actually had less gray...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 22, 2010 | General
Here’s something I bet you didn’t know about irritable bowel syndrome—once upon time doctors thought IBS wasn’t even real. I mean it! They thought it was just an imaginary health condition made up by middle-class housewives with too much time on their hands, can you...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 2, 2010 | General
An interesting finding was recently discovered in nurses who work rotating shifts. These nurses were found to have a higher prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain than nurses with a more regular schedule. More interesting was that this link...
