An Introduction to Probiotics Probiotics are live microorganisms (in most cases‚ bacteria) that are similar to beneficial microorganisms found in the human gut. They are also called “friendly bacteria” or “good bacteria.” Probiotics are available to consumers mainly in the form of dietary supplements and foods. They can be used as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).1 To find out more about topics and resources mentioned in this fact sheet‚ see “For More Information.” Key Points
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Dannon Company has a trademark of Activia in its products. One of its products is the Light and Fit yoghurt. The light and fit comes in variety of flavors‚ raspberry‚ banana and strawberry just to name a few‚ with no artificial color and a natural touch. This product is advertised to be multi- functional with its great works with women’s gastrointestinal hygiene and beauty. The product is said to bring about what people want from any food supply. The company is mostly targeting young ladies‚ middle
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DEFINITION: NORMAL adjective 1. conforming to a standard; usual‚ typical‚ or expected. 2. noun 1. the usual‚ average‚ or typical state or condition. 2. adjective 1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal;regular; natural. 2. serving to establish a standard. 3. Psychology. a. approximately average in any psychological trait‚ as intelligence‚personality‚ or emotional adjustment. b. free from any mental disorder; sane. What Do We Mean by ’Normal’? It is time to rethink
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Arterial Blood Gas Values: 1. Respiratory acidosis 2. Metabolic alkalosis 3. Normal 4. Respiratory alkalosis Case Study: 1. When listening to the patient I would expect to hear crackles and wheezing. 2. Normal oxygen saturation is 95% to 100%. 3.Since the patient does have a history of diabetes and asthma‚ he has a higher risk of contracting viruses due to the fact that diabetes lowers your immune response‚ and asthma causes your airway to become more sensitive. With the patient
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Tables of Normal Values (As of January 2013) Note: Values and units of measurement listed in these tables are derived from several resources. Substantial variation exists in the ranges quoted as “normal” and may vary depending on the assay used by different laboratories. Therefore‚ these tables should be considered as directional only. Some values (e.g. hormones) vary by gender‚ age‚ time of day and condition (e.g. pregnancy) so a text on endocrinology should be consulted for complete data
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May 15‚ 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 I can tell you the exact date that I began to think of myself in the first-person plural — as a superorganism‚ that is‚ rather than a plain old individual human being. It happened on March 7. That’s when I opened my e-mail to find a huge‚ processor-choking file of charts and raw data from a laboratory located at the BioFrontiers Institute at the
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Maintaining a normal body temperature is crucial for optimal health and is one important aspect of homeostasis. Homeostasis is the body’s ability to balance varying internal conditions within narrow limits despite a constantly changing outside environment (Marieb & Hoehn‚ 2016). When a person is subjected to stimuli‚ which is a change in the variable‚ such as cold weather‚ temperature sensitive receptors in a person’s skin called thermoreceptors‚ detect this change. The receptors then respond providing
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In the year of 1881‚ The Tuskegee Normal School was founded for colored teachers‚ which provided practical training for African Americans and helped them develop economic self-reliance through the mastery of manual trades and agricultural skills. Tuskegee’s mission has always been service to people‚ not education for its own sake. It was the only historically black college or university to be privately controlled in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. The university is home to over 3‚100 students from the U.S and
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LGBT-friendly area but when people of color in the community speak up or are threatened‚ it turns hateful; cis‚ white‚ gay men screaming‚ “No one cares”. Funny enough‚ this sense of apathy was displayed elsewhere- the New York HIV epidemic. In “The Normal Heart”‚ these same gay men fought against
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Sleep enables our brains and bodies to rest‚ equipping us to take on the next day. A normal sleep cycle consists of 5 stages‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and REM. If sleep is disturbed it can cause problems with health and everyday life. Stage 1 is when sleep is light and one can be awakened easily. In this stage we begin to drift in and out of sleep‚ the eyes move slow and muscle activity slows. Stage 1 lasts about five minutes and is followed by stage 2. Stage 2 eye movement stops and brain waves become slower
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