When it starts to get warm out, we feel tempted to put on the shorts and flip flops and head outside. This is when exposure to the Lyme disease carrying deer tick is at its greatest.

Of course the best treatment is prevention, so we could wear long pants tucked into boots and long sleeve shirts when we head out to do our gardening, but the reality is most of us will not do that. That can expose us to the possibility that we can end up with Lyme disease. The good news is that if that does happen, probiotics can help.

Probiotics do two things that significantly benefit a person with Lyme disease:

1. They re-establish the intestinal tract’s beneficial microflora that are destroyed by the antibiotics used to treat Lyme disease.

2. They up-regulate the immune system so it can more effectively fight the Lyme disease pathogen.

Probiotics contain beneficial Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains that colonize the mucous lining (wall) of the intestinal tract. Lactobacilli work best in the small intestine, Bifidobacteria prefer the large intestine (colon). When beneficial probiotic bacteria are present in large numbers pathogenic microorganisms are kept in check and the intestinal tract is healthy. It’s called competitive exclusion, the pathogens can’t occupy the same space held by the probiotics; with probiotics in control you have less intestinal discomfort and your bowel movements are normal and more predictable. Antibiotics kill both pathogenic and probiotic bacteria and usually miss enough of the pathogens that, when no longer held in check, takeover the intestinal surfaces and cause diarrhea. It’s called A.A.D. or antibiotic associated diarrhea. To correct this nasty situation probiotics must be re-established.

You’ve probably heard that some yogurts contain probiotic bacteria, the problem is they do not contain enough live CFU (colony forming units) to produce a therapeutic effect. Also, consuming probiotic bacteria in yogurt does not guarantee they will pass through stomach alive in large numbers (the stomach is harshly acidic). Therefore, supplementation with a therapeutic strength, acid-proof probiotic product is required!

The immune system functions in both the intestinal tract (mucosal immunity) and in the blood stream (systemic immunity). Probiotics activate or up-regulate the mucosal immune system which then signals the systemic immune system to kick in. Here’s how it works: Even though probiotics are beneficial microbes they are not human body cells so they raise a “yellow flag” when colonizing the intestinal surface. Since they only stick to the outside of the intestinal wall (they are not invasive like most pathogens) they do not raise a “red flag.” In this yellow-alert condition a modulated immune response is triggered in the intestinal tract: Phagocytosis increases, cytokine production elevates, natural killer cells are stimulated, IgA immunoglobulin production increases, and hydrogen peroxide is produced.

The Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, is a potent, dangerous pathogen. Once past the first stages of infection it burrows deep into body tissues where the immune system forgets about it, so to speak, until it raises its ugly head and re-emerges, weeks or months later. It’s during this period of latency that an up-regulated immune system can be of significant benefit.

Why not keep a Bottle or 2 of Theralac on hand, just in case?

Not All Probiotics are Created Equal

This is what Dr. Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
has to say about who's who among probiotics:

"A wide variety of organisms are sold as
probiotics, but studies have shown that not all are
effective.

Some are very sensitive to stomach acid
and are killed before they reach the colon, while
others are acid resistant.

Yogurt has long been a popular source of
probiotics. One recent study tested 20 volunteers
using yogurt containing viable probiotic organisms
and found that the organisms reached the colon
alive.

Another study of babies with diarrhea found
that probiotic-containing yogurt reduced hospital
stays, reduced frequency of diarrheal stools, and
improved weight gain.

A recent study found that Lactobacillus was
much better at promoting the production of
protective mucin in the GI tract than all of the
other organisms tested.

In mice, it was found that
Lactobacillus salivarius was better at reducing gut
inflammation than other species.

For treating pediatric diarrhea it was found that
Lactobacillus GG, Lactobacillus sporogens, and
Saccharomyces boulardii (a form of beneficial yeast)
were the most effective.

Another study found that
Lactobacillus rhamnosus was effective in treating
childhood diarrhea. Likewise, this same species
was found to rapidly restore normal permeability in
cases of leaky gut syndrome, where food particles
enter the blood stream from holes in the GI tract.
It also suppresses Candida yeast infections.

People with sick GI tracts, especially those having
the leaky gut syndrome, are at a high risk of having
bad bacteria in the intestine pass through the
microscopic hole in their intestine, enter the blood
stream and cause infections in other organs and
tissues — even the brain. This is a major problem
during surgery and a major cause of post-operative
infections.

Studies in which these colon bacteria were tagged
with radioactive labels have shown the bacteria
entering the blood stream and traveling all over
the body. Probiotics help prevent this process in
patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery.

In a recently published study, it was found
that Lactobacillus paracasei helped prevent gut
inflammation.

The number of organisms in a probiotic
supplement is vital to success. In general, the dose
should contain at least 5 billion organisms total.

I have found one probiotic supplement that
seems to meet all the requirements for a good
probiotic, and that is Theralac (www.theralac.com).

This probiotic product contains 20 billion organisms
from 5 species of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria as
well as two prebiotics — lactoferrin and a patented
LactoStim.

Of particular importance is that the
capsules are stomach acid resistant so that all of the
organisms arrive in the colon alive.

Theralac contains some of the most beneficial
species, including Lactobacillus paracasei,
Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus acidophilus,
Bifidobactrium lactis and Bifidobactrium bifidum."

Dr Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. is publisher of
"The Blaylock Wellness Report"
and can be reached by email at:
askblaylock@newsmax.com

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TruFlora™ delivers > 12 billion probiotic CFU and > 1400 units of betaglucan digesting power deep into the intestinal tract.  This exerts a powerful probiotics action: The probiotics produce bio-cleansing quantities of lactic acid, the enzymes digest betaglucans that constitute cell walls of Candida yeast and other microorganisms.  Net result: Faster recovery and faster return to normal bowel function and regularity.  100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

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