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 tract is the first line of defense against pathogens from the outside world. Our gut lining is designed to have an abundance of commensal bacteria, yeast, viruses, and parasites sitting on its surface, known as the human microbiome. Starting at day 2 of life, these good microbes/bacteria help the body generate an appropriate immune response. (1)
If we deplete the good bugs (microbiome depletion) from over-use of antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, allergens or other toxic insults, bad or pathogenic bacteria and yeast/fungus may overgrow. This overgrowth of pathogenic microbes in the gut is referred to as dysbiosis. When microbiome balance is disrupted, our bodies become at risk for developing and/or worsening symptoms of allergies, autoimmunity, obesity, mood disorders, metabolic syndrome, and other chronic conditions.
Restoring the Microbiome
Research is uncovering how important the microbiome is to our overall health, and that “microbiome restoration” can be the key to helping chronically ill individuals. Restoration of a healthy human microflora is a slow but rewarding process. Special Diets, Digestive Enzymes, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Bitters, Immune Modulators, Amino Acids, Antimicrobials, Antifungals and Antiparasitic agents are commonly employed to help bring back balance to a disrupted microbiome. Patients often report both physical and mental improvements when “working on their gut health”. However, for some patients, these treatment strategies may not be enough or are no longer effective. In order to help this subset of patients, we need to expand our thinking and look at new concepts about how microbes survive and create disorder in our bodies. (2)
Luckily, our old concepts of microbiology are rapidly being replaced with newer, more sophisticated paradigms. In fact, scientists worldwide are now viewing masses of microorganisms as evolved, complex colonies that have developed unique and intricate ways to survive and evade our immune surveillance system. In particular, some pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, E.coli, Borrellia are known to produce a mucus containing matrix to protect themselves, called a biofilm. (3)
Targeting Pathogenic Biofilms
A biofilm is a collection of microbes that grows in communities to form protective extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), or matrices, to surround themselves. There are two types of biofilm communities: symbiotic and pathogenic. Symbiotic biofilms are produced by our good bugs and protect our gut lining. Bad bugs, however, produce pathogenic biofilms.
Pathogenic biofilms surround and protect the bad bugs like an impenetrable fortress, allowing them to thrive and reproduce. As the bad bugs reproduce, they continue to produce toxic byproducts that may be detrimental to the health of the host without the host even realizing the bad bugs are there. These pathogenic biofilms account for the majority of all microbial infections in the human body and more than 65 percent of hospital-acquired infections. The microbes hiding under biofilms are also highly resistant to both immunologic and nonspecific defense mechanisms of the body.
Some microbes even fail to express outer membrane proteins (OMP) when iron is present. When outer membrane proteins are not expressed, the immune system is unable to recognize pathogens and, therefore, is not able to produce antibodies against the bugs. In this case, the patient may also not experience a full array of symptoms such as fever, swelling or rash. (4)
Difficult to diagnose, difficult to culture, difficult to treat
The pathogens living in biofilm are remarkably difficult to treat, often resistant to doses of antimicrobials, and 100 to 1000 fold over the minimum lethal dose for microbes outside of biofilm. Since the bacteria hiding under biofilm is difficult to see and culture and since the immune system may not be producing antibodies against the pathogens, the bad bugs can be very difficult to diagnose. However, a history of the following may indicate the presence of pathogenic biofilm:
Chronic Sinusitis
Bronchitis
Otitis
Tonsillitis
Dental caries
Cystitis
History of frequent antibiotic use, or antibiotic use as a very young age
Negative titers and culture with a positive strep test
Patient initially does well with antibiotics and antifungals but later becomes resistant
Patient does well when placed on antifungals/antibiotics even though cultures are negative and relapses when antifungals/antibiotics are stopped
How Muco-Solve™ Can Help
Recently, scientists have been discovering ways to penetrate these pathogenic biofilms and expose the bad bugs beneath so that they can be destroyed by the immune system. Muco-Solve™ is an updated replacement to a previous formula developed by Dr. Usman Singh, called Biofilm Defense®.
Muco-solve™ contains a combination of unique enzymes that have the ability to dissolve the polysaccharide and fibrin components of biofilm. It also contains small quantities of a weak organic acid that help bind the metals that hold the biofilm together, in particular, Iron and Calcium. When iron and calcium are removed from the biofilm the film can not remain intact and will detach.
Because this enzyme lacks any significant amount of protease, which can irritate a sensitive GI tract, Muco-Solve™ can be taken on an empty stomach. In fact, it may be recommended by clinicians to use this product on an empty stomach followed by appropriate natural or pharmaceutical antimicrobials that target a specific bug or bugs residing in the biofilm community. Short term protocols using Muco-Solve™ along with antimicrobials can be employed as an adjunctive therapy to your antimicrobial regimen. Muco-Solve™ is designed to be used with other strategies such as Prebiotics, Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes, to optimize outcome and restore the microbiome.
Product contains: Vegetable Cellulose, Water, Soy
Does NOT contain: Casein/milk, coloring, egg, fish or shellfish, gluten, peanuts, yeast
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not meant to diagnose‚ treat or cure any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using these or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.
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Antioxidants helping to prevent uncoupling of the mitochondria: Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin E, and CoQ10.
Detox support, increasing the production of glutathione: N-Acetyl Cysteine
Membrane Support: Phosphatidyl Serine
With this in mind, we want to be intentional about introducing these vitamins into the fragile systems of people with an underlying dysfunction in their mitochondria. Being aware, that this is not the only factor, we want to be sensitive to the quality and quantity of each nutrient that we are introducing into our bodies. We also have to be careful to watch how our body is responding as changes are taking place. As the body adjusts to the new therapeutic support we can see positive motion towards Mitochondria health. However, chronically ill patients can experience negative feedback as the body is adjusting and restoring the correct Mitochondrial support.
How can we be intentional?
Find a safe, high-quality product that is going to support the Mitochondria effectively without overloading the system. You want to look for a few key things in a product:
1. Safe dosing of ingredients so as to slowly introduce these agents and then build up as the body responds.
2. A formula without Folates and B12 as these B vitamins need to be individualized to each patient's unique metabolic needs.
3. A product with ingredients that can be built upon and added to as you learn to support the overall health of the body and see positive responses.
4. A product free of unnecessary additives such as artificial colors, artificial flavors, milk or milk derivatives or sodium.
You do not want a one-size-fits-all product or a magic bullet product. We are all made uniquely and individually and when we are addressing something as intricate and individualized as the Mitochondria, we want to be gentle, intentional, and wise. A great starter product that has pure ingredients, appropriate starter doses of each ingredient, and is formulated with the intention of being built upon, is MitoRescue from True Health Naturals. Starting this product in individuals needing Mitochondrial support is a great place to begin supporting the Mitochondria. Consulting a Medical Professional for any treatment or therapy changes is recommended.
Have you tried a product that has helped you or a family member in your journey towards greater Mitochondria function? Let us know in the comments below.
**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not meant to diagnose‚ treat or cure any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using these or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.
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3- Relationships Between Mitochondria and Neuroinflammation: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease Heather M. Wilkins, Russell H. Swerdlow Curr Top Med Chem.
4- Mitochondria, Metabolism, and Redox Mechanisms in Psychiatric Disorders. Kim Y, Vadodaria KC, Lenkei Z, Kato T, Gage FH, Marchetto MC, Santos R. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2019 Feb 1.
5- Therapies for mitochondrial diseases and current clinical trials Ayman W. El-Hattab, Ana Maria Zarante, Mohammed Almannai, Fernando Scaglia Mol Genet Metab.
Our Intentional Support:
MitoRescue by True Health Naturals
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, a chronic digestive health condition diagnosed only in a small number of people. However, the condition can be controlled through diet management, stress control, and lifestyle. For example, it has been observed that the intake of probiotics helped in significant improvement in many health conditions.
What are Probiotics?
Although we assume that all bacteria are bad for our health, there are some live bacterium which are good, especially for our digestive system. These live bacteria are called probioctics and they help us keep our digestive system healthy, along with treating chronic IBS. These probiotics can be found in many diary products, like milk and yogurt and can also be consumed in the form of capsules as health supplements.
The Role of Probiotics in Promoting our Overall Health
The Role of Probiotics in Promoting our Overall Health
Our body is filled with both good and bad bacteria. At the peak of our good health these two types of bacterium are at balance. However, whenever an imbalance is created in our body, these probiotics help in either maintaining a balance between the two or replacing good bacteria count in case of a deficiency.
Bifidobacterium Lactis: Its Impact on our Digestive Health
People suffering from chronic IBS benefit immensely from Bifidobacterium Lactis, a type of powerful transient probiotic which can improve digestion, treat IBS, enhance immunity, and lower cholestrol levels.
The probiotic Bifidobacterium Lactis is found in our gut or the large intestine. Several types of food, mainly dairy and fermented dairy products like milk and yogurt, are rich in Bifidobacterium Lactis. The primary function of Bifidobacterium Lactis is to break down our body waste and help in the absorption of various minerals and vitamins during the digestive process. Lactose intolerant individuals generally take health supplements such as Bifidobacterium Lactis capsules to enhance and maintain optimum digestive health.
Bifidobacterium Lactis or B. lactis improves our overall digestive health and effectively treats IBS symptoms. One of the major benefits of this probiotic is decreasing a leaky gut by lowering the permeability of the gut wall and stopping foreign harmful substances from passing into the body. By modulating the permeability of the gut wall, Bifidobacterium Lactis controls the entry of substances into the body through the digestive system, lowering the risk of autoimmune diseases such as NEC.
Apart from treating a leaky gut, Bifidobacterium Lactis is also know to come with a number of other digestive benefits. One of its many subtle benefits is to lower the inflammatory effect of gluten on the intestinal lining of the smaller intestine, as found in a 2011 research. Apart from this, Bifidobacterium Lactis has also been observed to prevent Celiac disease and helps in lactose digestion in lactose intolerant individuals.
Bifidobacterium Lactis also helps in the overall digestion of fibers, sugars, and macronutrients and is partly responsible for mineral and vitamin absorption in the gut.
In Conclusion:
Rather than focusing on what not to eat, it is more important to consider what we should be including in our daily meals for gaining optimal health and wellbeing. Consuming probiotics on a daily basis not only improves our digestive health but also strengthens our immune system to offer resistance against the entry of harmful foreign materials into our body.
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