Mainstream Research is Catching Up on Probiotics
September 21, 2020 Puzzle Piece
Your
body contains trillions of bacteria in your gut. They are part of your
second immune system, working with your skin, saliva, stomach acid,
lymph glands, parotid and spleen, etc. So much of your health is tied to
your gut, including how your body handles pathogens, like COVID-19.
Thankfully, the allopathic side of medicine is now learning what we have
known for decades! Probiotics play a critical role in protecting us
from illness and promoting health and wellness. Probiotic usage has
surged worldwide the past few years and especially since COVID-19.
Probiotics Use Has Become “The Go-To Nutrition”
A new survey has found a significant increase in probiotic usage since
the COVID-19 threat was first discovered. The survey was conducted in
May by the Natural Marketing Institute and compared the current
probiotic usage with the usage tallied in 2019.
The survey included three countries in divergent geographic locations:
The United States, Italy and China. According to the survey, probiotic
use had increased significantly in all three countries.
In the U.S., surveyors found a 66% increase in usage. In May, 25% of all
U.S. consumers surveyed were taking probiotics, compared to just 15%
before the onset of the pandemic. The survey also found the average
daily use of probiotics had increased. Consumers now take probiotics
5.35 times per week on average compared to 3.57 times per week
pre-pandemic.
Probiotic usage increased 188% in Italy while China’s usage increased
108%. The US has plenty of room for improvement—especially knowing which
probiotics are much better than others.
Why the surge in usage? The survey discovered that most people want to
improve immune health during the pandemic, something that only 40% of
people considered before quarantine, according to the aforementioned
survey.
Why Probiotics Help
There are viruses in the environment, called bacteriophages, that excel
in outnumbering and killing good bacteria. Another important fact is
viral respiratory infections are the most common diseases in humans. A
meta-analysis of 33 clinical trials found that 28 trials reported that
probiotics had beneficial effects in the outcome of respiratory tract
infections (RTIs) and five showed no clear benefit. Eight studies
investigated viral etiology from the respiratory tract, and one of these
reported a significant decrease in viral load.
Based on experimental studies, probiotics may exert antiviral effects
directly in probiotic-virus interaction or via stimulation of the immune
system. A study published in PLOS One reveals that flu risk varies
based on the composition of an individual’s own bacterial colonization.
It turns out that the more microbial exposure we have at a young age—and
the more diverse our microbiome—the healthier we are long-term. All
those microbes we encounter in our early years train and challenge our
immune system to respond appropriately.
In one study, scientists discovered that a lack of bacterial diversity
in the guts of 3-month-old babies was associated with a high risk of
developing asthma, which is often triggered by allergens. In another,
babies without certain gut microbes at just one month of age had a three
times higher risk of developing allergic reactions by age 2 and asthma
by age 4.
You can correct this with both diet and healing your gut by repopulating it with friendly bacteria.
It is very easy to understand the 5 trials that showed a poor outcome
probably had inactive or the wrong type of quality of probiotics.
People Love Buying Probiotics Online
Another trend verified by the latest survey was the continuing growth of
online purchases. Just a few years ago, probiotic purchases were made
almost exclusively at physical stores, including health professional
clinics. Today, 40% of probiotics are ordered online in the U.S.
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on-line presence for your clinic, I urge you to do so now. Please do it
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nutrition through you and your office.
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Yours in Health and Wellness,
John W Brimhall, DC, BA, BS, FIAMA, DIBAK
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