Cancers, Folate, Fruits, Allium Vegetables & Prebiotic Soluble Fiber
Looking through my gastroenterology journals this month, I came across several items that have significance for the general public and especially for those who are actively looking for health promoting advice on diet and cancer.
Fruits, Vegetables, Folate and Cancer
We have forever been advised to keep a high level… Continue Reading
Are Prebiotics the “Chicken Soup” of our Immune System?
Why is it that some people want to feed us chicken soup when we are suffering from the cold or flu? Besides the fact that being cared for helps us feel loved and therefore “better”, there may be some evidence that brings truth to this popular belief. Reports vary and… Continue Reading
Prebiotics Support Metabolism and Health
I am still stunned by the mammoth British Journal of Nutrition report that was published last August on the role of our prebiotics in health and metabolism. It was a 63 page science article with over 450 references. It is pure science and not really understandable for the general public.… Continue Reading
National Nutrition Month – Eat Right with Color
This is National Nutrition Month. The American Dietetic Association is its major sponsor. They represent the entire wide spectrum of nutrition throughout the country. Their mission to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits is for those who who… Continue Reading
Amazing! The Gut and the Brain, Working Together
We in medicine have always known that the gut is the 2nd brain. The gut has more nerve cells than any other organ except the brain. Everyone has had the experience of the gut overreacting when some emotional event occurs. But the gut and the brain are far more connected
YOU! The SuperOrganism for 2011!
You, me, all of us are SuperOrganisms. By this I mean that we are much greater than we would be all by our sterile selves. We have an enormous number of micro-organisms living on and within us. They are not just living there. They are also providing huge benefits in… Continue Reading
The Science Behind Prebiotics – Bone Health
INCREASED CALCIUM ABSORPTION AND ENHANCED BONE DENSITY AND STRENGTH
The most remarkable and well researched finding in the prebiotic field is the fact that calcium absorption occurs through the colon when enough prebiotics are ingested. This has been a startling new finding in as much as it was always thought… Continue Reading
Prebiotics – State-of-the-Science
PREBIOTICS, 1995 – the concept was first explained by Dr. Marcel Roberfroid in a 1995 medical article where he introduced PREBIOTICS as unique plant fibers that have beneficial effects in the intestinal tract and the entire body. PREBIOTICS are not Probiotics.
In the article Dr. Roberfroid defines prebiotics as… Continue Reading
