probiotics

The Lowdown on Probiotics

May 20, 2009

Over the past several years I’ve noticed an increasing number of yogurt products in one of the local Publix grocery stores. As a big fan of yogurt, I was pleased to see a variety of options targeting different age groups and more products with added probiotics. But, what are probiotics and do they really enhance …

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Probiotics – do they help IBS?

March 25, 2009

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is what “hypoglycemia” was in the 80s. The latest catch-all term for people who really don’t know what they have and their physicians can’t spend more than the allotted 10 minutes figuring it out. Bloating? Check. Abdominal discomfort? Check. You have IBS, here’s a prescription, come back in one month. IBS …

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