YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR GI TRACK
• Our Gastro-Intestinal Tract – the seat of health – is where our microbiota breakdown foods, manufacture, assimilate nutrients and help detoxify.
• All of these processes are essential and integrated. One does not function well without the other.
• Partial or incomplete functioning of any of these processes may lead to acute GI distress, which includes:
• Abdominal pain: bloating, indigestion and nausea.
• Bowel pattern irregularities, from diarrhea to constipation.
• Fatigue and weakness.
• Feelings of depression and malaise.
• Flatulence and halitosis.
• GI distress limits the kinds of foods you enjoy and may cause you
to feel uncomfortable in social settings.
• Chronic conditions of depression, fatigue and loss of energy will adversely affect your quality of life.
OUR NEED FOR MICROORGANISMS:
Science is in a state of flux as to a definitive ratio of microorganisms to the human cells, which are presently estimated at 1.3 to 1.
However, not in question is the critical importance of these microbes, each having its own set of genes which impact not only “how” but “how well” the body functions.
• Replenishes Beneficial Microflora*
• Reinforces a Strong Immune System*
• Promotes Gastrointestinal Health*
Example:
Certain gut microbes and their genes break down otherwise non-digestible proteins, dietary fibers and carbohydrates.
Pivotal in producing and regulating amino acids, they also break down toxic chemicals while manufacturing vitamins to influence immune function and digestion.
The relationship is inexorably intertwined: one cannot function without the other.
Arguably, our microorganisms and human cells coexist as one super-organism.
Not widely publicized is the fact that the majority of prescription and non-prescription medications have adverse effects on the gut’s beneficial microbiota, resulting in digestive, assimilative, and elimination issues.
The best way to ensure continued GI health is to periodically repopulate the gut with beneficial bacteria.
Example:
Certain gut microbes and their genes break down otherwise non-digestible proteins, dietary fibers and carbohydrates.
Pivotal in producing and regulating amino acids, they also break down toxic chemicals while manufacturing vitamins to influence immune function and digestion.
The relationship is inexorably intertwined: one cannot function without the other.
Arguably, our microorganisms and human cells coexist as one super-organism.
Not widely publicized is the fact that the majority of prescription and non-prescription medications have adverse effects on the gut’s beneficial microbiota, resulting in digestive, assimilative, and elimination issues.
The best way to ensure continued GI health is to periodically repopulate the gut with beneficial bacteria.
However, there remain five significant issues with probiotics.
Strain Congruity:
• Most Prescript Assist Probiotic CA feature only a few strains of beneficial Lacto and Bifido-based bacteria.
• It is estimated that 500 to 1,000 species of bacteria live in the human gut, but belong to just a few dominating Phyla: Firmicutes and Bacteriodetes.
• There are also Proteobacteria, Verrumicrobia, Actinobacteria, Fusobacteria and Cyanobacteria.
• Lacto and Bifida represent only a “fraction of a fraction” in the Firmicutes Phyla.