Bifidobacterium Breve is a strain under the Bifidobacteria or Bifidus group and is considered a probiotic. It is one of the more than 100 trillion microorganisms that reside in the stomach to improve digestion, absorption and the production of important enzymes and B vitamins. But because these good bacteria tend to wane as people age, thereby giving bad bacteria an opporunity to multiply, supplements containing some of these key good bacteria is necessary.
Survives in stomach acid. Supports the digestive system; blocks growth of harmful bacteria; boosts immune system; digests over 20 carbohydrates; produces a natural antibiotic & lactic acid; helps absorb cancer causing carcinogenics, especially those produced by charred meats.
In particular, bifidobacterium breve has the ability to digest more than 20 kinds of carbohydrates, thereby disallowing the multiplication of harmful bacteria. The natural lactic acid and antibiotics it produces is what helps it absorb carcinogenics, specifically those that come from burnt meat.
Bifidobacteria numbers naturally decline as we get older, making us susceptible to a number of chronic degenerative ailments. The presence of bifibacterium breve boost our immune system's ability to ward off bacteria that may cause ulcers or carry pathogenic antigens. In the fight against diarrhea, B.breve is potent because it can isolate Helicobacter pylori and eliminate it directly. Thus, for people who have bowel problems, probiotics that are high in bifidobacteria are great natural supplements to existing remedies.
Aside from the ability to protect the stomach from harmful bacteria, B.breve can also help eliminate the enzymes that contribute to cancer and can prevent the formation of tumors in the colon, breast, and liver. It is also safe for infants' and is commonly used to colonise immature bowels and promote weight gain to babies with low birth weights.
Lactobacillus acidophilus is a probiotic (good bacteria) that survives in environments that have a pH 4 to 5 or lower acidity. It derives its name from the word lacto, which means milk, while bacillus and acidophilus mean rod-like and acid-loving, respectively. It resides mostly in intestines and the vagina and works to control the spread of bad organisms that may cause illnesses.
L. acidophilus can also be found in a number of foods, such as fish, grain, meat, and dairy. All animals and humans have L.acidophilus in their mouths, intestines, and reproductive organs, particularly the vagina. Other sources of live L.acidophilus are wheat, tomatoes, breast milk, garlic, bananas, tomatoes, barley, and honey. Miso, tempeh also contain high amounts.
Lactose intolerant humans do not have L.acidophilus in their stomachs, that's why most of them are advised to take acidophilus supplements, which may come either in freeze-dried capsule, freeze-dried powders, freeze-granules and as specific L. acidophilus preparations.
L.acidophilus helps create the likes of hydrogen peroxide and lactic acid during the nutrient breakdown process. These substances are what make the stomach environment unfriendly toward bad bacteria. And when we digest food, it aids in the production of pyridoxine, niacin, and folic acid. Why it can even relieve diarrhea and indigestion problems.
If you're under antibiotics, taking supplements containing L. acidophilus will fill in the lack. Antibiotics have the power to kill good bacteria in the stomach so it's best to be well stocked.
Because society is increasingly getting conscious about general health and fitness, L.acidophilus is the supplement of choice of many.
Bifidobacterium longum is one of the several probiotics, or good bacteria, that are found in the intestine and produce lactic acid. It can be derived from dairy products and yogurt drinks that have live cultures, or from tablet, liquid, or powder supplements.
The medical community has been encouraging the daily ingestion of bifidobacterium longum in order to thwart digestive problems and other viral, fungal and bacterial infections. It is gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic.
This vital probiotic primarily brings benefits to the gastrointestinal tract, because it is one of the key elements that make it function smoothly. Bad bacteria and yeasts are kept at bay and prevented from multiplying if there is a sufficient amount of probiotics in the intestines.
Its other uses include the detoxification of the colon and the intestinal tract, the quicker digestion of lactose (so it's great for those who are lactose intolerant), the improvement of certain foods nutritional values, the hastening of calcium absorption, the boosting of the immune system, the production of essential enzymes and B vitamins, the treatment of antibiotics-caused nausea of diarrhea, and even the prevention and resistance to certain cancer tumors.
Bifidobacterium is reponsible for the fermentation of sugars into lactic acid.
Lactobacillus rhamnosus is one of the probiotics that colonize the gut mucosa in the human body and prevents the production of bad bacteria. Originally, it was classified under the Lactobacillus casei species but researches have found that it is in a class of its own.
It is commonly found in the vaginal tract and small bowels of infants. It differs from other Lactobacillus species in a way that it grows fast in milk and that it can produce additional cellular polysaccharides. Apart from supplements it is generally used to prolong the shelf life of yogurt and other kinds of dairy goods. Those who are lactose intolerant stand to gain a lot from this probiotic.
As mentioned, it grows fast in milk and is used to distribute lactase enzyme in the intestine to help break down lactose. L.rhamnosus has specific strains that have the ability to trigger a strong immune response against bad organisms in the stomach and the intestines, thus preventing the onset of Clostridium difficile or rotavirus driven diarrhea.
L.rhamnosus is safe for both adults and infants.
Lactobacillus sporogenes is a gram-positive probiotic that produces spores and lactic acid. Probiotics, which are good bacteria, are responsible for keeping our digestive functions stable and the growth of microflora in the intestine stable. It is a byproduct of nutrient fermentation process.
Scientists N.W. Nowotelnow and L.M. Horowitz-Wlassowa first isolated L. sporogenes in 1933 and gave it its name. This was changed to Bacillus coagulans in the 5th edition of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology but was eventually given its original name back to honor its discoverers.
L.sporogenes' key role in the digestive process is the synthesis of vitamin K, vitamin B3, B5, B6 and B12, Biotin, and Folic Acid. People who take L.sporogenes supplements, which are usually in the form of dried granules, powder, capsules, or tablets, find that their digestive systems are more stable because it prevents the growth of bad, or pathogenic, bacteria.