Challa Probiotics For Dummies

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22656-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

Discover the pros of probiotics
Probiotics are beneficial, live microorganisms (in most cases,bacteria) that are similar to those found naturally in the humanintestine. Also known as "friendly" or "good" bacteria, probioticsare the cornerstone of any successful health program because theyrestore a healthy balance between friendly and bad bacteria in theintestinal tract, a balance that is critical for the health of theentire body. Probiotics are associated with treating everythingfrom IBS to certain forms of cancer, allergies, eczema, and eventhe effects of aging.
Probiotics For Dummies reveals how taking the rightprobiotics--in the form of food and supplements-- as partof a total health program benefits one's overall health, as well asimproving specific conditions. This hands-on, essential guidefeatures 20 probiotic recipes and gives you a step-by-step plan forinfusing probiotics into your diet to improve the health of the GItract, alleviate allergies and asthma, restore reproductive andurinary tracts, bolster the immune system against disease, enhanceweight loss, and more.
* Advice on how to ingest the right probiotics
* 20 probiotic recipes from breakfast to dessert
* Information on naturally occurring probiotic compounds as wellas the effectiveness of supplements
Probiotics For Dummies gives you everything you need tomake informed decisions about adding probiotics to your dailydiet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Challa, Shekhar

Weitere Mitwirkende

Quigley, Eamonn M. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Part I: Living in the Microbial World 7
Chapter 1: Getting a Handle on the True Nature of Bacteria 9
Chapter 2: Looking at Bacterial Behavior in Your Body 19
Chapter 3: Discovering Prebiotics and Probiotics 31
Part II: Preserving and Improving Health with Probiotics45
Chapter 4: Starting with the Obvious: Digestive Health 47
Chapter 5: Exploring Allergies and Probiotics 65
Chapter 6: Getting to the Bottom of Urinary Infections 75
Chapter 7: Using Probiotics in Women's Health 81
Chapter 8: Understanding Children's Health and Probiotics87
Chapter 9: Applying Probiotics to Other Health Issues 93
Chapter 10: Exploring the Promise of Probiotics 105
Part III: Adding Probiotics to Your Lifestyle 113
Chapter 11: Filling Your Diet with Probiotics 115
Chapter 12: Cooking Up Delicious Probiotic-Rich Meals 125
Part IV: The Part of Tens 153
Chapter 13: Ten (Or So) Ways Probiotics Promote Good Health155
Chapter 14: Ten Misconceptions about Probiotics 161
Chapter 15: Ten (Or So) Famous Bacteria 167
Index 175

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Shekhar K. Challa is president of Kansas Medical Clinic. Board Certified in Gastroenterology, he is an award-winning author and co-creator of the first probiotic video game (MicrowarriorsVideoGame.com). Find out more about Dr. Challa at DrChalla.com.