Good Bacteria Benefits and Facts
Probiotic Benefits and Facts - Healthbiztips
Did you know that bacteria living inside your body and on your skin plays a crucial role to your survival, so keeping this internal microbial ecosystem in balance is paramount. Here are the amazing advantages these microbes do to your body.
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1. The microbes inhabiting the gut affects the expression of certain genes in our body.
2. Gut microbiota allows us to metabolize and absorb nutrients and synthesize certain vitamins.
3. Good bacteria plays a crucial role in preventing cancer.
4. Food additives found in processed foods disrupt the good bacteria in the intestine.
6. Asthma and eczema affects of millions of children around the globe. Did you know that children whose mother are exposed to farm animals while they were pregnant produce children who are at less likely to get those diseases.
7. During the first few days to weeks of a newborn baby, colonization of microbiota from the mother is vital to aid the development of the baby's immune system and gastrointestinal system.
8. Initial colonization of the bacteria, which the baby gets from the mother has a great impact to the babies gut bacteria that can persist through lifetime.
9. Gut microbiota have a profound effect to a person's health to an extent that it can determine a person's risk of developing health problems later in life like allergy, inflammatory diseases, and obesity.
10. The gut microbiota weights more than 1kg and is approximately composed of 300-3000 diverse species of bacteria.
11. Individuals afflictected with inflammatory bowel disease have been shown to have reduced bacterial diversity in their gut.
12. Our diet has a significant role in maintaining a healthy gut microbiota. A diet high in fat, protein, and less in fiber can reduce the bacterial diversity in the gut.
13. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for babies up to 6 months of age. It gives the baby complete nutrition while supporting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the baby's gut. Breastfed babies develop a more diverse gut microbiot compared to formula-fed babies.
14. Aside from nutrition for the baby, breastmilk also contains several indigestible compounds which acts as nourishment for good bacteria, thus promoting their colonization.
15. Initiating mother and baby physical contact and breastfeeding as soon as possible is crucial so facilitate colonization of bacteria.
16. Delayed colonization of gut microbiota in babies is linked to a higher risk of developing allergic responses.
17. Without good bacteria, you are at risk of gastronintestinal disease. Transplanting bacteria from one human being to another via fecal transplantation is a treatment for recurrent C. difficile colitis caused by antibiotic therapy. This may sound gross, but this is science at work.
18. Good bacteria "probiotics" is beneficial to your health as they suppress the development of pathological and disease-causing bacteria.
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Resources:
Liang, S., Wu, X., & Jin, F. (2018). Gut-Brain Psychology: Rethinking Psychology From the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis. Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 12, 33. doi:10.3389/fnint.2018.00033
Houhteling, P. & Walker, A. (2016). Why is initial bacterial colonization of the intestine important to the infant’s and child’s health? J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Mar; 60(3): 294–307.
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