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Probiotics : Understanding How It Works in Maintaining Gut Health

by Carey Lise

While there are talks about the impending ban of antibiotics as drug medication for animals, the ban is largely based on findings about weakened immune systems. Apparently such cases have been found as also true in humans, which is why a new science has emerged, delving mostly in probiotics or the use of bacterial spore-formers.

In agriculture and aquaculture, probiotic applications as alternatives to antibiotics have been proven as largely successful. Currently, as far as human health is concerned, commercially developed probiotics are still being marketed as food or dietary supplements and not as alternatives to antibiotics.

According to medical studies, the difficulties encountered in developing new vaccines were largely due to failures in identifying new antibiotics. Yet Instead of focusing on developing antibiotics to help the immune system destroy viruses attacking major organs, the field of probiotics found it compelling to develop probiotics instead.

What Exactly is Probiotics?

First off, the term biotics refers to living organisms that take shape and form as fungi in freshwater ecological systems inhabited by fish, aquatic plants, algae and amphibians. Included among the fungi are spores that serve as seeds that later germinate and grow in plants while thriving in agreeable environments.

Some form edible mushrooms while others are living organisms with reproductive capabilities and ability to produce biotic energy that other living organisms find useful as food sources. Some take the form of ferns, bacteria, molds and moss existing in various ecosystems.

Currently, the field of probiotics focuses mainly in developing probiotic products using bacterial spore-formers, particularly the genus Bacillus. The products developed are in spore forms that have exhibited capabilities to produce metabolites, enzymes and natural antibiotics useful in fighting microorganisms that cause gastrointestinal disorders.

However, understanding the use and applications of Bacillus and their probiotic effects is quite complex. It requires a deeper understanding of microbial interactions taking place inside the gastrointestinal tract.

Generally, the usefulness of Bacillus species as probiotic factors have been considered because they are microorganisms that are native to microflora commonly found in food matrices in varying locations. Also called allochthonous microorganisms, they have shown beneficial use in food fermentations as culture starters.

Megasporebiotic as Example of Probiotic Food Supplement Using Bacillus Spores

The best way to understand probiotics and the use of Bacillus spores is to cite the food supplement Megasporebiotic as an example. While currently over 40 different species of Bacillus have been established, the Megasporebiotic uses a blend of five of the Bacillus genus that have been identified.

The combination of the 5 Bacillus spores have shown 99.99% ability to survive while in the digestive tract and to remain dormant amidst harsh environments. Yet they are able to activate once inside the large intestines and colonize other essential microorganisms that can help form barriers in protecting the gut microbiomes. Doing so also helps the body maintain a well-functioning immune system.

The Metabolic Food Wastes of Obesity Equate to Substantial Ecological Costs

by Carey Lise

As the obese population continues to increase globally every year, the impact of the corresponding increase in demand for high-calorie food also intensifies. The ecological costs of such a demand are quite substantial, obesity is now recognized as a major contributing factor in the increase of greenhouse gas emissions.

Moreover. the continuously increasing demand for high energy foods represents the excessive consumption of natural resources. Aside from the emissions, the unnecessary consumption equates to unnecessary wastes that adversely impact the environment.

Unbalanced nutritional patterns increase metabolic food wastes, which in turn increases the ecological impact of obesity on the environment. Reducing the obesity rate in each nation therefore, not only allows for improvement of human well being but also of environmental health.

The Ecological Costs of Obesity on a Global Scale Measured in Terms of Metabolic Food Wastes

Scientific studies express metabolic food wastes (MFW) in terms of kilogram weight of food, whilst determining it based on the amount of excess body fat (EBF). The measure of the EBF’s impact on the environment is in turn expressed as [MFW(kgCO2eq)] for carbon emissions, [MFW(×10 m2)] for land, and [MFW(×10 L)] for water. If one is to ask what is the current measure of obesity’s global impact, the latest calculations revealed an estimated outcome of 140.7 million in MFW tons of food.

The estimate includes EBF data from countries in Europe (EU), North America, North America Oceania, Latin America, Industrialized Asia, South, Southeast and West Asia, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Of these regions, EU countries account for the largest, at 39.2 million in MFW per tons of food. North American Oceanian countries ranks second for measuring 32.5 million tons.

While the ecological costs of obesity in other regions are not as titanic as the amount measured in Europe and in North American Oceannia, the largeness of the metabolic food wastes reported, should at least stir obese populations across the world to take action.

The modern weight loss methods recommended include shifting to consuming more vegetables and fruits, abstinence from food high in sugar and transfat, and increased physical activities that will burn stored calories.

On that note, we recommend taking Exipure, the new fatburner supplement that focuses on increasing the brown adipose tissues (BAT) that burn by itself in order to generate natural body heat. The Exipure formulation consists of organic ingredients that can reduce adiposity by converting the white fat tissues into BAT, as a means of reducing the fats stored in cells.

Responsibilities and Challenges Faced by Oral Health Care Professionals in Achieving Sustainable Goals

by Carey Lise

The oral health care industry is also a contributor of carbon dioxide emissions, specifically involving three principal sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

1.  The electricity, water, fuel and other resources used in the manufacture, distribution, and production of dental productsand materials used for tooth implant,

2.  To and fro travel and transport of health personnel and dental patients to the dental care centers.

3.  The waste generated from the different processes, and the management of wastes particularly the disposal of single-use plastics (SUPs).

Recognizing the Oral Health Care Industry’s Contribution to Carbon Footprint and Pollution

The FDI World Dental Federation embodied in its FDI Vision 2030 document the goals that oral health professionals must promote as sustainable universal oral health. Maintaining good oral health can largely prevent diseases if discovered and treated in the early stages of dental problems, However, providing oral health care whether for long-term maintenance, for therapeutic interventions, or in a prevention form, bring forth significant amounts of carbon footprint and pollution.

Professionals in the oral health care business have a moral and ethical responsibility to make sure the dental processes are carried out in a sustainable manner. Managing the impact of their dental care activities on their environment, is part of their responsibility.

Challenges Faced by the Oral health Care Industry in Developing Sustainable Health Care Practice

The relevant responsibility for the burdensome single-use plastic (SUP) wastes must take into consideration the huge amounts of personal protective equipment (PPE) being used during the still ongoing pandemic. The increased use of PPE in the healthcare industry has made it difficult maintain the sustainability of PPE-used in both general health care and oral health care practice.

Other challenges faced by the oral health care sector in trying to achieve sustainable developments and goals, concern the patient’s attitudes, perception of affordable costs and the legislative frameworks within which dental procedures and dental measures are implemented.

The patient, being the recipient of the dental service must assume responsibility maintain proper oral health care to ensure the treatment will last. It is important for patients to manage if not avoid risk factors like alcohol intake, unhealthy diet, smoking and plaque formation.

Dental and oral health care centers should host formal staff meetings that would discuss the agenda for incorporating sustainability in dental practice. Doing so would be the perfect way to start planning the measures that would create significant solutions to the planet’s environmental problems.

The Supplements Industry Should Be at the Forefront of the Sustainability Movement

by Carey Lise

Consumers in many parts of the world have finally responded to calls for environmental awareness as consumption of eco-friendly products is now on the rise. A 2018 global survey by Nielsen revealed that 81% of the survey’s respondents believe that manufacturers have to take a more serious stance in taking care of the environment. Since the supplement industry promotes health, wellness and healthy living through their products, they have to be visibly and vocally demonstrative with the actions they take to improve the community and environmental wellness.

Today, the supplement industry has taken significant steps toward achieving sustainability by buying or cultivating locally grown botanicals and herbs in order to reduce the carbon footprint of outsourcing from foreign sources. Moreover, doing so supports community livelihood, whilst ensuring product authenticity and safety.

After all, the supplement industry has been seeing rapid growth over the last years, while sharing some of its supply bases with food and textile manufacturers. The enormous demand being imposed by these industries can impact previous efforts to instill sustainable actions in addressing depletion of resources, loss of worker livelihoods, and climate change.

How Does a Supplement Manufacturer Support the Sustainability Movement?

Supplement manufacturers supporting the sustainability movement use only ethical ingredients. They choose their suppliers carefully to which the selection criteria include ascertaining full supply chain transparency, on how and where the ingredients are grown or sourced.

In such cases, a supplements company engages third-party validators to check compliance with the requirements and standards of sustainable raw materials sourcing. Compliance includes not only the adoption of environment-friendly practices but also provisions for clean, safe, and appropriate working conditions.

In addition, a compliant supplement manufacturer utilizes renewable energy tariffs to make certain that the machines used for production are energy efficient, and can be monitored for water usage.

When is a Supplement Product Sustainable

One indication that a supplement product is sustainable is when the promised effect works for the long term, or even better yet, permanently. Weight loss supplements have come and gone because they tend to lose their efficiency after a brief period, as the weight loss approach banks heavily on appetite suppressants.

Other weight loss supplements work by focusing on boosting metabolism that hastens the calorie-burning processes. However, they tend to require tremendous hours of physical workouts in order to achieve long-term results. User feedback makes mention of following an on and off pattern in achieving weight loss goals.

Actually, there’s a new weight loss supplement called Exipure that offers permanent weight loss solutions. According to Exipure independent reviews, its ability to bring about positive results is due to the weight loss formulation’s focus on boosting the production of Brown Adipose Tissues (BAT) that help burn the fat-storing White Adipose Tissues (WAT).

To back up its exclaim, the manufacturers of Exipure offer a 100%, 180-day Money Back Guarantee if the weight loss supplement does not work as promised.

Obesity as a Pandemic According to WHO

by Carey Lise

Statistics show that in the U.S. alone, ⅔ of adults and ⅓ of school children are either overweight or obese, of which the numbers are still increasing annually. Other countries are also dealing with this problem and are rapidly reaching the same obesity growth rate as the U.S. That being the case, the World Health Organization has declared obesity a “global epidemic.”

Researchers have recently put forward speculations that the cause of rising obesity rates is due to environmental changes. These changes have led us to unhealthy habits and have made consuming food as our defense mechanism. Moreover, environmental triggers can even worsen our habit of using food as a means to comfort sadness or anxiousness.

Common Beliefs Concerning Causes of Obesity

A lot of individuals, even health care professionals, think that the cause of obesity is simply because a person lacks willpower or self-control. While this behavior is manifested by obese people the inability to control habits of overeating, only describes a negative eating behavior and not necessarily the cause of such behavior.

Nonetheless, medical professionals advise their obese patients to follow eating restrictions. If necessary, take part in commercial weight-loss programs, take organic fat burner supplements, and read books and articles about diets and exercises.

Sadly for many, these approaches concerning self-control have not provided the solution as some lost weight temporarily but regain them within the year.

Other reasons of the increase in obesity rates are due to psychological factors and heredity. In many cases, there really are people that are susceptible to gaining weight because of their genomic sequence.

However, this cause alone cannot be considered as the sole reason of the dramatic increase in obesity rates.

Psychological behaviors such as impulsivity, habit of eating whenever in a negative emotional state, and anxiety, also play a part in obesity.

Considering the seriousness of obesity problem in all parts of the world, we must try every method possible to bring down its prevalence. This includes as using new technologies that tackle hormonal imbalance to induce weight loss.

Consider Breakthrough Formulations for Weight Loss

A new way to lose weight as recommended by people with overweight issues is the weight loss supplement called Modere Trim. It can be used by both men and women as suggested by the modere reviews posted at the tazafit fitness website.

Feedback about the product back up claims that the product also helps in improving their muscle tone and skin while losing weight. The manufacturer credits the efficiency of their supplement on their utilization of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which is a plant-extracted acid. It prevents the transport of fat into the bloodstream that leads to the reduction of body fat. Combined with Modere’s Collagen/HA Matrix, it works on the muscles which in turn refreshes and rejuvenates the skin, giving it a healthy glow.

Preventing Stress from Spiking Up the Body’s Cortisol Level

by Carey Lise

Although the body has a built-in response that allows us to manage stress when performing our usual activities, nowadays dealing with stress is much harder . Aside from the risks posed by a continuously evolving coronavirus in our midst, we also worry about becoming victims of random acts of violence and of the worsening weather and climate disturbances that could affect our ordinary lives. Still it’s important for us to find ways of preventing stress from spiking up cortisol levels.

How Does Our Body Respond to Stressful Conditions?

The hormones released to protect our bodies from stress tend to be self-regulatory. They return to normal levels once the cause of one’s stress has been resolved or had not progressed. Generally, the systems inside our body will go back to doing their tasks. Returning to normal conditions will bring blood pressure level and heart rate back to baseline levels.

Why Chronic Stress is Harmful to Our Body

Whenever our body experiences stress, the hypothalamus sets off an alarm system that triggers the adrenal glands to release cortisol and adrenaline hormones.

Although the rush of adrenaline increases the body’s energy supply, it also raises blood pressure and speeds up rate of the heart pumping action. On the other hand, the primary stress hormone called cortisol boosts the availability of substances needed to repair tissues affected by the stress response. At the same time, cortisol hormones trigger the release of more glucose in the bloodstream to supply the brain with more energy.

However, the detriments to such occurrences, especially if it becomes perennial is that cortisol also restrains functions not related to a fight-or-flight situation. Not only does it suppress hormones that help in growth, in reproductive and in digestive processes, cortisol also changes the immune system’s responses.

While the fight-or flight reaction is activated whenever stressors are constantly present, chronic stress can disrupt the body’s important processes for a long period of time. Constant stress can also make us vulnerable to the risks of developing the following health problems:

  • Impairment in concentration and memory;
  • Difficulty in managing weight excess;
  • Difficulty in sleeping;
  • Stroke episodes or heart attack due to high blood pressure and elevated heart rates.
  • Constant headaches;
  • Muscle pain and tension;
  • Anxiety
  • Depression.

Ways to Naturally Reduce or Remove Cortisol in Our Body

The good news is that individuals can lessen their cortisol levels by knowing how to reduce cortisol in order to manage the stress triggers disrupting other bodily functions. The following have been proven as effective methods of reducing high levels cortisol hormones:
Keeping a healthy diet with particular attention to food rich in B12 and fish oil a source of Omega-3 fatty acids.
1.  Maintaining a regular sleep schedule, whilst getting quality sleep;
2.  Trying out various relaxation methods such as breathing exercises and meditation;
3.  Developing new hobbies or new interests;
4.  Working out;
5.  Maintaining positive and healthy connections with family, friends, and partners as they are the ones we turn to for support and comfort during stressful times and;
6.  Take herbal supplements like ashwagandha, a traditional medicine proven effective in Asian countries, for lowering cortisol levels.

Antibiotics : Why the Human Body Would Be Better Off Without Them

by Carey Lise

Medical scientists liken the human body to environmental ecosystems because it plays host to different species of microbes that can be both good and bad. Medical studies of the ecology of the different microbes residing in cells and tissues, included the need to develop antibiotics to help the good bacteria fight the bad ones to allow the host human body to survive.

Still, it came to a point that mankind became too dependent on antibiotics, which likewise caused disruptions in the ecology of microbes particularly in the immune system. As a result, the ability of humans to resist infection weakened, prompting researchers to reassess recommendations for antibiotic use from early childhood to adulthood. The findings revealed that long term use of antibiotics also affect the human body’s capacity to process food, which led to other health disorders like maltrunition and diabetes.

In recent years, people have received advice to eat nutritious food as a way to help strengthen their body’s immune system. That way, recommendations for antibiotics can be avoided if only for short-term illnesses. Having a healthy colony of good bacteria is still the best way to keep the human body’s ecosystem of microbiomes in the right balance.

Just as we have experienced recently, there are bacteria and new virus strains that can infect humans. In not having a healthy immune system, the stronger more potent harmful strains can take over and evolve into microbes that even antibiotics can no longer defeat. Actually, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, incidences of antibiotic-resistant infections were already rising. This was met with an equally rising number of antibiotic withdrawals from healthcare systems.

The best protection for the human immune system is a healthy ecosystem, where the right kinds of nutrients will promote an environment that is friendly for the good microbiomes.

Antioxidants Play an Important Role in Boosting Natural Immunity

Nutrients known as phytochemicals, a.k.a. antioxidants play important roles in the health and wellness of the human body. Although the impact of antioxidants was already detected during the 1970s, it was only in recent years that researchers were able to analyze how antioxidants make cells and tissues less viable for viruses to thrive.

While it would take a longer explanation on how antioxidants work, the long and short of it is that antioxidants counteract and destroy viruses and free radicals before they can destroy cells and tissues.

Eating vegetables like spinach, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, beetroot potatoes, squash and other leafy greens can increase a human body’s supply of antioxidants. Fruits like berries, lemons, oranges and grapefruit also have high levels of oxidants that are also anti-inflammatory efficient.

Importance of Blood Circulation in Strengthening the Natural Immune System

Having a properly functioning circulatory system is another way of improving the human body’s auto immune system and make the ecology of microbes favorable for the good bacteria. Through proper blood flow in the cells and tissues, oxygen and nutrients are delivered in sufficient amounts.

In the process, the capillaries supplying that blood, take away the toxins and bring them into the blood tream, for distribution in the body’s excretory systems.

Nitrates are nutrients that are converted into nitric oxide, which help the blood vessels stay wide open during the circulation process. Eating vegetables and fruits rich in nitrate will ensure that there is constant production of nitric oxide for blood vessels to use. Otherwise, the opening of blood vessels could narrow, and cause blood build ups that lead to high blood pressure.

Taking dietary supplements as part of one’s daily nutrition is helpful, although it’s important for individuals to first consult with a medical professional before taking them. As an example, the nitric oxide booster Rocket Man Naturals tore unhealthy conditions present in male adults, and are best recommended for adult men with erectile dysfunction (ED) disorder. .

Popularity of Dietary Supplements Has Given Rise to Market-Driven Organic Agriculture

by Carey Lise

The growing interest of consumers in self-care and wellness has given organic agriculture a push, in which farming methods create benefits to the environment. The demand for dietary supplements for one, has been steadily increasing for years. To which a market-driven organic agriculture, supplies the natural ingredients needed by supplement manufacturers.

Apparently, consumers now have a strong influence over organic production, as many are taking supplements as a strategy for combatting chronic diseases and for attaining ideal health and long term wellness.

What is Organic Agriculture and How Does It Benefit the Environment?

While there are more elaborate definitions of organic agriculture, they all boil down to methods that focus on ecosystem management instead of relying on external synthetic inputs like pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified seeds, veterinary drugs, preservatives and additives that could alter the natural properties of agricultural products. Through site-specific management practices, organic agriculture promotes long-term soil fertility, water quality and cleaner air.

As opposed to modern farming methods, organic agriculture makes a proactive approach to preventing soil and water issues, instead of applying treatment only after problems like soil degradation, pests and crop diseases have already emerged.

Organic Agriculture Promotes Long-Term Sustainability of Soil – Improvements in soil formation and structure to create a more stable system is vital to organic agriculture. Crop rotations, cover crops, inter-cropping, organic fertilizers, minimal tillage and symbiotic associations, not only prevent soil degradation and erosion. Such practices also increase the retentive abilities of soil in storing nutrients that will be absorbed by crops.

Non-Use of Chemical-Based Products Reduces Risks of Water Pollution and/or Contamination – Since the use of chemical-based pesticides and synthetic fertilizers are not organic agricultural practices, farm water runoffs do not carry harmful ingredients that could pollute groundwater and nearby bodies of water.

Cleaner Air Through Reduced Use of Non-Renewable Energy to Produce and Transport Agrochemical Products – Inasmuch as organic agriculture reduces the demand for agrochemical products, it in turn decreases the use of fossil-fueled equipment related to their production, delivery and application.

Organic Agriculture Thrives Amidst a Constantly Growing Market for Dietary Supplements

Consumers in many countries across the globe have been using mineral and vitamin supplements as an alternative to getting nutrients and other health benefits from food sources. The trend is still growing since the 70s, even though the medical community recommends that getting nutrients from natural foods is still the best strategy.

Obesity being one of the major health problems in the U.S. has been pushing the demand for weight loss supplements to greater levels. Those that have been proven effective by users are with formulations that combine several nutrients that work toward improving metabolism, and at the same time abating the desire for food. Other organic extracts added to formulations control sugar levels, prevent cells from storing more fat, as well as increase body energy to use in physical activities.

Full review and buyer guide found at this website, provides comprehensive information about the ingredients that make the most popular brands of weight loss supplements that act efficiently as fat burners. Take note of the ingredients included as composition, such as metabolites, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes and other botanicals, hormones and hormone analogs, which are substances extracted from organically grown agriproducts.

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