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A CTV News story on a U of T Research Study reported that a daily dosage of a probiotic supplement each day has been shown to improve symptoms of anxiety disorders in study participants who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This research came out of a U of T research team led by A. Venket Rao, based on a two month long study that revealed a significant decrease in the subject's symptoms of anxiety.
First as a starter, for those who are not normally interested in natural health products, what is a probiotic? Very simply it is a natural health product that contains live bacteria - for example Lactobacillus or Bifidobacteria. RGarden's Lactobacillus salivarius is one such product that supports the good bacteria that are found in each of us. This gut bacteria , enhances the immune system and controls damaging bacteria.
But what the U of T. research team were most thrilled to discover was that, the two month program of regular probiotics supplement also demonstrated better results in managing disorders like depression & anxiety. Unlike conventional medicines, which can cause a host of unwanted side effects, probiotics offer an easy and safe way to manage these issues. They have published their report in the journal BioMed Central.
Their study was conducted on subjects with CFS which shows other signs including persistent fatigue and for about half of the group - sleep problems, depression and anxiety.
Likely what led them to examine probiotics originally was that patients with C.F.S. are also often afflicted with digestive problems often connected with the reduced presence of beneficial bacteria in the body. This is something that natural health products advocates have long used probiotics to improve. Because the beneficial bacteria present in the probiotic supplements will help the body crowd out the bad bacteria in the system and this bad bacteria has already been linked to an increase in depression and other mood problems, the researchers feel that bacteria levels may influence our behavior.
The group given probiotics regularly showed higher levels of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria which matched to a significant reduction in anxiety feelings in the group. They also showed digestive improvements such as a reduction in gas inflammation and bloating.
"The findings are huge," said study co-author Alison C. Bested, who continued state that the study subjects felt calmer and were better able to cope with their illness, slept better and exhibited fewer symptoms of anxiety.
Anna Ruth works at Whole Earth Health, which sells RGarden's L Salivarius. Like Inner Garden Flora, Salivarius probiotic is an all natural probiotic bacteria forumlated by RGarden and available for sale at Whole Earth Health along with other outstanding natural health supplements.
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