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Probiotic Hair Care - Where is it, When You Need it? #SV Reviewing the Research that Could Bring Your Hair Back

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The idea of probiotic shampoos has been thrown around for quite some time, now. Gonna get rid of the text-containing thumbs, btw. I've recently got a request by a SuppVersity reader suggesting I write something about #hairloss... well, I thought: "I've addressed all there is in the two older articles on hair loss," and a cursory search of the latest literature seemed to confirm just that. It (or the absence of corresponding research) did yet also trigger my interest in the role of the microbiome in hair loss, hair maintenance, and hair regrowth... and I am not referring to expensive (useless) probiotics you'd swallow and hope for magic on your scalp. What I wanted to know was: Do we know anything about the scalp microbiome ? Overdoing it on  fasting  may also promote hair loss Monthly 5-Day Fast Works "Lean Gains" Fast Works Habits Determine Effects of Fasting Protein Modified Fast 4 Health IF + Resistance Training = WIN ADF Beats Ca-...
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#Coffee & Related Research from Early 2020: #FilterHeight Matters | #Leaves Better Than Beans | #Probiotic Coffee

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Coffee junkies, recoice! The SuppVersity  is back ... and how can this be celebrated? With a research update on ☕ - a review discussing the latest science from coarsness to leaf-extracts, and beyond. Long time no read,... I know but after a period with a severe lack of motivation and a lot to do outside the virtual walls of the SuppVersity, I will try to come back with (not yet daily but) weekly articles on topics near and dear to your and my heart. And if you've been following the SuppVersity for some time, now, you will see that it's only logical to do so with an article about coffee. If you want daily articles/news, by the way, I would suggest that you follow the SuppVersity on Facebook + Instagram . You can learn more about coffee and caffeine at the SuppVersity For Caffeine, Timing Matters! 45 Min or More? Caffeine Helps When Taken Intra-Workout, too Coffee can Help You Get into Ketosis Post-Workout Coffee Helps With DOMS Coffee Brewing 101 (Op...
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SIBO & Probiotic Brain Fog in Long-Term Users of Common Probiotic Supplements (Mechanism: D-Lactic Acidosis)

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Feeling like your brain veiled in clouds? Could be the D-lactate from the gut bugs overpopulating your small intestine... and you know what: your fancy probiotic may have triggered it or made it worse. If you remember my article about SIBO , i.e. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth from March 2017, you will remember that I listed probiotics as "anti-SIBO" tools. Back in the day when I wrote the article that was also the state of the art... pardon, research, which showed a significantly lower SIBO risk in people who consume a probiotic. Now, with the publication of the latest study from the Digestive Health Clinical Research Center at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University  ( Rao 2018 ) I will probably have to revise this article, as using a probiotic to prevent or even treat SIBO could very well backfire and make the classic symptoms like brain fog and bloating worse, not better. Learn more about probiotics and the microbiome a the SuppVersity Mi...
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Battling Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) With Probiotics | Some Bugs as Effective (50%) as Antibiotics

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Battling bacteria w/ more bacteria. Sounds odd, but works like a charm. Those who haven't made the mistake not to "like" the SuppVersity on Facebook may already have seen it in the news: SIBO, i.e. the overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, may be linked to heart disease. The link, according to a study by Ponziani, et al. (2017), who found a significantly elevated arterial stiffness in SIBO patients, could be a combination of inflammation and a lack of vitamin K. More common and obvious complaints of SIBO patients include gastrointestinal discomforts and malabsorption. Eventually, the on-going bacterial overgrowth can yet also have systemic inflammatory effects and the translocation of bacteria into the gut stream displays a persistent risk factor for sepsis (Quigley 2006). Learn more about probiotics and the microbiome a the SuppVersity '16 microbiome research update BCAAs mess w/ 'ur microbiome Glutamine your gut + fat loss 'N...
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Spore-Forming Probiotics - The Better Probiotics? Review

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Sauerkraut is one of the best known probiotic foods, but there's more: Kefir & yogurt, kimchi, kombucha, miso, pickles, apple cidar vinegar, and - as discussed recently - raw cheese. I found out rather accidentally that there is a potentially relevant difference between "probiotics" and "spore-forming probiotics". Relevant enough for me to believe that you should learn about this difference, as well. After all, it seems as if the spores, you will probably only know from anthrax, provide a solution to the #1 major obstacle of efficient probiotic therapies: the destruction and digestion of the life bacteria before they even reach their destination in the colon. If we go by the WHO definition probiotics are "live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host" (FAO/WHO. 2002) - spore-forming or not, stable or unstable freeze dried or encapsulated. You can learn more about the gut & your h...
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