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The World Health Organization and the Agriculture Organization of the UN describe probiotics as live microorganisms that deliver some health benefit to their host, when administered in adequate amounts. Basically, probiotics are consumable, good varieties of bacteria that help maintain appropriate amounts of healthy intestinal flora, providing recognizable health benefits. Probiotic formulas may contain one or more strains of good bacteria.

The human intestines and digestive system are hosts to a variety of essential bacteria. Bacteria are categorized, by scientists, according to genus, species, and strains. Having a balanced amount of healthy bacterial flora in the intestinal system is important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. An appropriate amount of friendly bacteria may provide many health benefits, according to recent research.

Consumers are often inundated with advertisements for new or improved supplements, beverages, foods, and other products promising to enhance mental or physical health in some way. In the last decade, probiotic supplements and food products have been featured in many articles and advertisements. They have been a popular topic of discussion on a lot of television and radio talk shows, also.

Studies have shown a variety of positive results in conjunction with many of the different types of these beneficial, live microorganisms. Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum are two of the most recognized, or most advertised, as acidophilus milk and yogurt. Actually, all yogurts that contain live, active cultures include probiotics.

Although more research is needed, many studies have shown positive results indicating that probiotic supplements may provide health benefits. Diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, tooth decay, periodontal disease, stomach infections, respiratory infections, vaginal infections, and skin disease are a few of the health conditions that may experience improvement with the use of probiotics. Additional benefits are being explored.

Probiotic formulas for all ages, including infants, are available. They have been shown to support a healthy balance of friendly, bacterial flora within the digestive system and consequently a healthy lifestyle. It is always a good idea to confer with a health care professional when considering dietary supplements.

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Across the globe, researchers and scientists are working day and night to reveal as much as they possibly can about Mother Nature’s hidden therapeutic secrets in order to make use of them for the well-being of our society.

The process has its roots in scientific research and experimenting of the natural elements and their effects on animals and mankind. Once the experiments have proven to be fruitful, a therapeutic medicine or vitamin can than be compounded into a specific formula and than encapsulated into a capsule or tablet.

Making use of natural herbs and their bi-products dates all the way back to ancient biblical times where the curtains of the tabernacle were created by pounding out a specific group of herbs until they released all of their color and nutrients into a vessel and then placed on the curtains.

So to, today an entire industry exists for this exact purpose, the making of chemical compounds and the formation of liquids, tablets, and capsules that they result in.

This has grown into quite a fruitful industry in which numerous businesses have opened offering such services to pharmaceutical companies, making chemical compounds into medicinal capsules and tablets. As a matter of fact, one of the most commonly purposed forms of over the counter medicine is not the original formula but rather a generic version.

However, it is important to note that, generally, no company goes ahead and uses its own production line. Most companies rent machinery or use production manufacturers in order to produce the tablets and capsules.

When this happens, there is room for all kinds of setbacks and delays in the production of the upcoming medication. Relying on another company for production forces the company to reveal its medicinal formula to the production company and leaves it at their discretion to do with it as they please.

Furthermore, if there are any problems with the production line, the manufacturer’s internal affairs are now the company’s affairs, and if they become known, so will the company’s faulty production become known which will undoubtedly prompt unwanted questions and will decrease sales.

Therefore, it is of utmost importance that when a company decides to produce tablets or capsules, that it chooses a manufacturer that is capable of handling all necessary production in a discreet, swift manner in order to avoid all such problems.

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Just last January the oldest of the baby boomers began to turn 62. For the next 18 years a member of the baby boomer generation (the 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964) will reach that age every eight seconds. Boomers have long been famous for their desire to stay or at least act young. As an integral part of that effort to stay young is the ability to remember.

Many of us remember the Oscar winning performance of the late Henry Fonda in the movie On Golden Pond. In that movie he portrayed Norman Thayer. In the movie Norman learns not to take life for granted by enjoying it. He also learns not to be so crotchety, and not to dote on death. One unforgettable scene in the movie was when Norman got lost in the woods near his cabin. A place that he knew better than any other yet he became confused, lost and terrified

In an article written by Katie Hafner of the International Herald Tribune the global edition of the New York Times she reported the following “: When David Bunnell, a magazine publisher who lives in Berkeley, California, went to a FedEx store to send a package a few years ago, he suddenly drew a blank as he was filling out the forms.

“I couldn’t remember my address,” said Bunnell, 60, with a measure of horror in his voice. “I knew where I lived, and I knew how to get there, but I didn’t know what the address was.”

Bunnell is among tens of millions of baby boomers who are encountering the signs, by turns amusing and disconcerting, that accompany the decline of the brain’s acuity: a good friend’s name suddenly vanishing from memory; a frantic search for eyeglasses only to find them atop the head; milk taken from the refrigerator then put away in a cupboard.

“It’s probably one of the most frightening aspects of the changes we undergo as we age,” said Nancy Ceridwyn, director of educational initiatives at the American Society on Aging. “Our memories are who we are. And if we lose our memories we lose that groundedness of who we are.”

The possibility of losing ones’ memory is freighting. Not too long ago it was believed that there was not much that could be done to prevent such an occurrence. Now we know that there are things that we can do and foods that we can eat that will help us.

In an article by Wendy Hodsdon, ND she shares that foods and supplements can support memory.

“A balanced diet with protein, good fats and complex carbohydrates can balance the activity in the temporal lobes of the brain. Eating protein at every meal can help stabilize blood sugar levels and help prevent the brain fog that sometimes happens after high carbohydrate or high sugar meals.”

Antioxidants play a pivotal role for memory improvement.Antioxidants in the diet can improve memory by decreasing the free radical damage that can occur with age. Foods highest in antioxidants include fresh, colorful fruits and vegetables. Some of the best antioxidants are found in berries (such as acai, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries), spinach, brussel sprouts, plums, broccoli, beets, avocados, oranges, goji, red bell peppers and cherries. Eating many colors of fruits and vegetables ensures a wide variety of antioxidants to nourish and protect the brain.

Supplements can improve memory, learning and verbal skills. Some of these Supplements that support memory include antioxidants such as alpha-lipoic acid, vitamin E and vitamin C. Ginkgo biloba is an herb that enhances circulation in the brain, which can improve memory and concentration. Phosphatidylserine is a nutrient that is found in food and in cell membranes in the body. In studies where it is given as a supplement, it increases the metabolic activity in the brain and improves memory, learning and verbal skills.

Sharon Begley wrote in an article dated Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:07 PM that “there is more than enough evidence that physical exercise is good for the brain, bringing benefits like lower cholesterol and blood pressure, but here’s more: it can increase the size of your hippocampus, the structure responsible for the formation and storage of new memories as well as for spatial navigation–finding your way around.

In a paper to be published in the journal Hippocampus, scientists report that elderly people who are physically fit generally have a larger hippocampus and better spatial memory than peers who are less fit. Previous studies have shown that challenging the hippocampus—exercising its spatial skills and its memory abilities—can increase its volume, too. London cabbies have bigger ones than your average Londoner, and experienced cabbies have larger ones than newbies, suggesting that making the hippocampus find its way through London’s labyrinth can boost its size. And exercising its memory-making skills seems to do the same thing: a study of German medical students found that the hippocampus got larger as they studied for finals. This is the first study, however, to show that plain old physical exercise, which does not engage the hippocampus to any real extent, can also give it a boost.”

As we progress through this mortal experience there is no escaping the effects of time and age. However there are things that we can do to optimize our health so as to take full advantage of our own allotted time. Staying fit with regular exercise and eating foods and utilizing dietary supplements rich in antioxidants can help us keep our minds sharp and our memories active as we make the most of our life experience.

Timothy S. Hollingshead, DPM
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