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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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Chest Fat, Bitch Tits, Chesticles, Gynecomastia, Lipomastia and Co.: Infinite Ways to Name it, 45 Ways to Prevent It

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Image 1: Luckily "gyno", or in this case lipomastia, does not always look that bad. Oftentimes it is more subtle, yet still annoying a psychological burden for men suffering from it. This pictures alone should be reason enough to give all the 45+ contributing mentioned in this article a wide, wide berth (image from  cosmeticsurgerybangalore.com) If you type "gynecomastia" into your favorite search engine, your chances to find one of the major fitness and bodybuilding forums among your first hits are about 99%. This indicates that gynecomastia, lipomastia, "bitch tits", "fat tits" and whatever else many people use to measure by the same yardstick is much more prevalent than you would think if you conducted a survey on the street. The reasons for that are manifold. Men, who frequent those bulletin boards are oftentimes more conscious about their looks than Mr. Average, they are also more prone to be exposed to exogenous hormonal agents that can...
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Digest This! Fermented Soybean Liquid Destroys Proton Pumps and Thus Impairs Nutrient Absorption

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Image 1: Natto, a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis. Does not even look healthy, does it? (image from Wikipedia.de , uploaded by Gleam ) As a studious visitor of the SuppVersity, you have probably banned all conventionally processed soy-containing products from your homes, already (at least I would hope so). Yet, those of you who frequent the various nutrition blogs from the paleo- and similar "healthy-eating" spheres, will probably have come across information about the miraculous benefits that are ascribed to "traditionally fermented" soy products. And, yes indeed, a recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry ( Wang. 2011 ) was able to reproduce the results of previous studies, which had shown  that fermented soybean liquid alleviates peptic ulcers . Yet , what your soy-friendly nutrition-guru from the XYZ-Blog did not tell you, the fermented ...
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1000mcg Oral Vitamin B12 do not Bring Low Plasma Levels Back to Normal

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You probably take a multivitamin , do you? Well, you eat healthy, as well? But does this mean you get enough of all nutrients? Maybe... maybe not. In a recent study ( Baer. 2011 ) on vitamin B12 deficiency and supplementation in healthy young women, of the 300 participants, 137, i.e. 46%, had low-normal plasma levels of vitamin B12 . Interestingly, in participants with very low B12 levels, neither supplementation with 1000mcg of oral methylcobalamin , nor the consumption of a cereal meal (probably a bad idea, anyway) 4x/week for three months was able to restore B12 to an acceptable level: Supplementation of either vitamin B12 pill or 100% RDA fortified cereal for 3 consecutive months resulted in significant (p < 0.05) increase in mean plasma vitamin B12 levels in all subjects ( Table 4 ). Subjects whose baseline plasma vitamin B12 status was < 200 pg/ml were not observed to increase plasma vitamin B12 levels to at or above the 250 pg/ml benchmark following three months su...
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