Looking Into Probiotics 17 Probiotics, Prebiotic and Sleep

Looking Into Probiotics

With the essential connection made between human health and good bacteria, it is no wonder that there have been so many studies on the use of probiotics that supplement the body’s own population.

Currently, over 1,300 human clinical trials are listed on the ClinicalTrials.gov website and nearly 300 more on the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) of the World Health Organization.1 That’s more than 1,600 studies conducted on human beings, which help to dispel any thought that there’s not enough evidence to support the use of probiotics.

Additionally, a worldwide team of scientists created a massive database that catalogs over 200,000 genomes (an organism’s complete set of DNA) and over 170 million protein sequences from more than 4,600 bacterial species found in the human gut.2

This accumulation of research will help to further understand the physical properties and functions of these organisms in relation to keeping people healthy.

FloraFood Probiotics

It’s interesting to note that several clinical trials have been conducted on the same combination of probiotics contained in FloraFood: Lactobacillus gasseri, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Bifidobacterium longum. Some of study results include:

Older adults showed a less inflammatory cytokine profile after taking this probiotic mixture. 2015 The Journal of the American College of Nutrition

DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2014.983249

Healthy individuals with seasonal allergies experienced improved quality of life by taking these three strains of good bacteria. 2017 The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.140012

There’s no telling how much more will be revealed in the future regarding the importance of probiotic use for maintaining good health.

References: 1 bit.ly/ProbioticStudies 2 bit.ly/BacteriaProbe

Probiotics, Prebiotics and Sleep The community of gut bacteria in the microbiota continues to be studied extensively due to its vital connection to “many aspects of human health, including immune, metabolic and neurobehavioral traits.”1

It is essential to maintain this community with probiotic food and supplements. Probiotics are good bacteria that add to the population in your body.

Research is also showing the positive impact of properly feeding this population of beneficial microorganisms. Their food of preference is prebiotic fiber, which is fermented and feasted upon by good bacteria in the colon.

Undertaken by the University of Colorado Boulder, a 2020 study revealed that feeding prebiotic fiber to gut bacteria can help to reduce the effects of stress and promote healthy sleep patterns.2

Stress management and sufficient sleep are key factors in staying healthy, and now science is proving that wellfed, gut bacteria play a role in helping you to cope with stress and enjoy restorative sleep.

AIM Probiotics and Prebiotics

It’s a safe assumption that if you are sleeping well without a care in the world, you are managing stress well. However, we live in particularly stressful times and need all the help we can get to stay balanced. And that includes maintaining equilibrium in your microbiota. AIM offers a pair of products that provides probiotics and prebiotics to support bacterial balance.

By taking FloraFood probiotics, your good bacteria are repopulated with 3 billion live cells per capsule, providing three separate strains: Lactobacillus gasseri, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Bifidobacterium longum.

To feed your population of good bacteria, the fiber sources in Fit ’n Fiber include acacia, guar gum and konjac, which provide 8 grams of prebiotic fiber per 10-gram serving.

FloraFood and Fit ’n Fiber make an ideal twosome that support you in good or stressful times and help to take good care of your inner sleeping aids. References: 1 bit.ly/MicrobiotaHealth 2 bit.ly/PrebioticSleep