什么是益生菌？
益生菌是各种各样的细菌和酵母菌，通过支持微生物组是有益于身体的健康。微生物组是生活在体内和身体内的微生物组。我们可以将其分解为不同的部分，如皮肤微生物组，口腔微生物组和肠道微生物组。有各种思想的思考，只有在体内有多少种细菌细胞，但保守估计说，细菌细胞将我们的人体细胞数量超过1.3：1（1）。其他人估计将细菌细胞与占组成身体的十亿的人细胞的比率。可以说是安全的，我们就像我们是细菌一样多的人。这些细菌在大多数情况下，通过保护病原体，支持免疫系统，破坏食物以进行同化，为身体进行健康促进身体的健康机制，甚至为身体产生维生素使用（2那3.那4.）。We believe nurturing the microbiome is foundational to overall health and will play a large part in the future of medicine and reversing chronic illness.
WHAT FACTORS IMPACT THE MICROBIOME?
不幸的是，有各种生活方式因素可以有助于人类微生物组的降解（5.那6.那7.那8.）。这些包括：
出生时交货方式
Overuse of antibiotics
Sugar consumption
麸质消费
药物
压力
老化
缺乏运动
Poor sleep hygiene
酗酒过多
Smoking
WHY SUPPLEMENT WITH PROBIOTICS?
有丰富的研究来支持使用益生菌补充剂。益生菌补充的明显且最多研究的方面用于肠道健康。我们通过母亲介绍了母亲的微生物群。后来，各种饮食和生活方式因素有助于微生物组的健康或衰退。如上所述，标准的美国饮食充满精制的，加工食品以及压力，衰老，疾病，抗生素和其他药物可以导致肠道Dybiosis。当肠道脱敏或发生有益和致病细菌的不平衡时，用益生菌补充可以在纠正它方面发挥有价值的作用。
我们知道，80％的身体的免疫系统在肠道相关淋巴组织（GALT）（9.）。The GALT is responsible for having a healthy and balanced immune system as well as maintaining the integrity of the gut lining. In reality, all that separates our bodies from the outside world is a layer of enterocytes- just one layer thick! How important it is to nourish these cells!
Additionally, the health of the brain is directly influenced by the health of the gut through the gut-brain-microbiome axis by its bidirectional communication. In fact, 95% of the body’s production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter responsible for mood regulation, happens in the gut (10.）。我们在我们的练习时间和时间再次看到这一点，那些在肠道中存在的问题同样存在大脑中的问题。焦虑和情绪障碍，脑雾，记忆丧失和自闭症与肠内的炎症有关（11.那12.）。
益生菌有什么帮助？
用益生菌补充支持身体的益处是深远的。由于健康影响是多系统和多因素，因此难以指定，但以下是根据研究的一些额外优势：
哮喘（17.的）
癌症 （25.的）
心血管健康（26.的）
沮丧 （27.的）
消化健康（28.的）
eczema (29.的）
炎症（32.的）
精神健康 （35的）
肥胖预防（36.的）
口腔健康 （37.的）
skin health (38.的）
thyroid health (4.1的）
什么类型的益生菌是最好的？
市场上有许多益生菌补充剂。事实上，在我们的诊所，我们有许多不同的益生菌制剂，以满足个体患者的需求。我们根据每位患者的演示选择不同的益生菌。
培养益生菌
这些是在乳制品中培养的典型益生菌菌株，并且是迄今为止市场上最广泛的可供选择。该类别中的菌株包括乳酸杆菌，双歧杆菌等。这些菌株对肠道的健康很重要。这个类别中的益生菌可能对许多人有益和救生。然而，对于一些人来说，它们可能导致进一步的胃肠道不适或不提供他们的身体需要的细菌的特定菌株。
The vitality of these probiotic strains largely depends on the environment in which they are stored. Typically these probiotics need to be either kept in an air-tight package or refrigerated, or at least a a shelf stable temperature. With the variables of transportation, these probiotics can succumb to decreased effectiveness.
Soil Based Organisms & Spore-Based Probiotics
The soil beneath our feet has millions of microbes, both beneficial and harmful. We believe humans should interact with dirt frequently- eating unwashed organic produce or getting our hands and feet as close to the earth as possible. The wisdom of the health benefits of coming in contact with soil is well…as old as dirt!
在我们的实践中，我们发现许多人耐受土壤基生物，并且在大多数患者中具有高度效果。土壤基生物（SBO）是架子稳定，抵抗上胃肠道和胃的恶劣环境，不需要特殊方法，以确保其达到较低的胃肠道。这些生物在较高的热环境中也稳定，确保它们在运输过程中没有损坏。
益生元
值得注意的是，益生元对繁华的微生物组是重要的。益生元是蔬菜，水果和豆类中发现的纤维类型的类型，其饲喂肠道中有益生物。这些类型的纤维不能被人类消化，而是通过肠道细菌消化。该产品的一个产品之一，该产品的短链 - 脂肪酸，丁酸盐（4.2）。众所周知，丁酸丁酸地表明对肠道中的身体有各种有益的影响，包括结肠中的抗炎作用。我们不仅需要确定肠道中有益处损益细菌的适当比例，但我们需要确保他们喂养，以便他们茁壮成长。益生元素高的食物包括：
Apples
Asparagus
Bananas
甜菜
卷心菜
萝卜
菊苣根
Dandelion greens
蒜
耶路撒冷朝鲜蓟
jicama.
Onion
Radishes
发酵食品
消耗质量培养和发酵食品是给予体内有益细菌的优异方法。这些食物包括：
Fermented vegetables such as酸菜，泡菜或泡菜
凯菲尔由奶牛牛奶，山羊牛奶，坚果牛奶和椰奶制成
酸奶made from cows milk, goats milk, nut milk and coconut milk
Kvass用甜菜，水果等准备
重要的是要理解，培养和发酵的食物可能在某些人身上存在问题或加剧症状。例如，对于具有真菌过度生长的个体，吃发酵食品可以为火添加燃料，以便说话。在侧面，还有人认为以最佳方式消耗益生菌食品来消耗益生菌。我们建议与功能性医学或营养从业者交谈，以帮助决定发酵食品是否适合您的情况。
关于益生菌补充的其他注意事项
同样值得注意的是,我们不推荐purchasing probiotics from big box stores or Amazon because it is impossible to know how the supplements were transported and stored as well as whether or not they are viable live organisms. Another relatively new method of purchasing supplements is through multi-level marketing or direct sales companies that employ people with little or no healthcare training to endorse their products. Unfortunately, there is no one size fits all approach to probiotics and we have yet to see any produced by these companies that are close to what is available through doctors. While this method of sales has helped to make gut health and probiotics more mainstream, please exercise caution in purchasing probiotics through those venues.
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