Things you should know about probiotics

Every time you turn around at the supermarket there seems to be another food product labeled containing “probiotics” aimed at the health-conscious consumer; however, there are things you should know before stocking up on foods claiming to have probiotic bacteria.

First of all, probiotic bacteria need to be alive to have any effect and if a product has been on the shelf for too long the bacteria can die, providing no benefit whatsoever. You should check expiration dates on the packaging and look to see if the product contains live and active cultures.

Just because the product has live and active cultures, doesn’t necessarily mean these are probiotic bacteria that will confer any health benefit. Different strains of bacteria do different things in the body. There are many bacterial strains being added to various food products, but the label “probiotic” doesn’t necessarily mean they will help your intestinal health.

You should know what bacteria you are consuming and understanding how they are named will help you sort it out. Bacteria are named by their genus (Lactobacillus), species (rhamnosus) and strain (GG). Not all types of Lactobacillus are probiotics, there are also multiple types of Lactobacillus casei and some are helpful while others are not. The more informed you are about which ones are beneficial to the intestine and IBD, the better decisions you will make.

Lastly, the amount of probiotic bacteria consumed makes a difference. Sending out one tank to fight against an army isn’t going to make a big impact; therefore, you should do research to find out how much of a particular strain of bacteria was enough to see a positive effect in clinical studies.

Activities that make immunity worst

1, The communication circle is too narrow. Friendship is to enhance the immune system constantly "medicine." Studies have proven that a person make friends less, the body more easily get sick, and even life are greatly affected. The researchers found that the number of friends more than 6 people the ability to increase resistance to cold virus by 4 times.

2, Weekdays owed "sleep debt." Deduction of sleep time will make the body often resulting sharp drop in the number of immune cells. University of Chicago researchers found that, compared with those who slept 7-8 hours a day, every day people who slept only 4 hours, the blood of influenza antibodies in only 50% of the former.

3, People who not easy to laugh. Why it is always depressed? University School of Medicine in California found that laughing can reduce the secretion of stress hormones, increasing the number of immune cells. Lunch time to read the section of funny videos, share friends are forwarded jokes or cartoons get happy.