So can probiotics help heal and prevent
cancer? Let's find out.
Hi. I'm Nikki the Truth Fairy from
ChoosingDifferently.com and I'm here
to help you find your way to heal cancer.
So what are probiotics? Probiotics are
basically live bacteria and yeast that
live in your digestive system and help
to make your gut healthy. Research has
shown that cancerous tissues have a
lower density of microbes and less
variety, and that taking probiotics can
actually increase the amount of microbes
and the diversity of those organisms in
cancerous tissues. Research has also shown
that probiotics can help with a number
of cancers including colo-rectal cancers,
liver cancer, bladder cancer, and even
breast cancer. And in the case of
colorectal cancers, taking probiotics has
been shown to improve the symptoms of
irritable bowel, including diarrhoea, to
decrease fatigue from treatment, and to
increase the quality of life. Studies in mice
showed that a healthy gut actually helped
cells to recover faster and the mice
coped better with conventional
treatments including chemotherapy and
radiotherapy. And another interesting
study showed that taking probiotics
actually reduced anxiety prior to
surgery to remove cancerous tissue. There
is some research that shows in a small number
of cases, probiotics can increase the
risk of infection with people with a
weakened immune system and after surgery.
So probiotics have their effect in a
number of different ways. They can
out-compete the existing bacteria in
your gut, they can bind to carcinogens,
they can reduce DNA damage, they can
increase the enzyme activities of the
microbes in your gut and they can also
increase the effectiveness of
antioxidants and reduce inflammation.
So there are two main sources of probiotics:
food and supplements. If you go with
supplements there's generally organisms
like Lactobacillus, Bifidobacteria,
Saccharomyces and also soil based organisms.
On the plus side supplements are
generally stronger, they're better at
recolonising your gut, and they tend to
have specific strains included. On the
downside they can be more expensive, the
results can be inconsistent and the
quality can be a bit variable. So if
you're going to go with a supplement
make sure you choose a higher-quality
independently-tested brand. Check that it
has a high number of colony forming
units or CFUs, at least 5 to 10 million,
maybe even 20 million. Choose one with
strains that suit your condition or at least
a wide range of strains, 7+ or more
different types of microbes. Make sure
you store them correctly. Take them
consistently for best results. And keep
trying different brands until you find
one that works for you. If you're going
to use food to get probiotics there are
a huge range of foods that you can
choose from. Yogurt is the best known one
but there are lots of other foods
including drinks like kefir, kombucha
and kvass. Fermented cabbage like
sauerkraut and kimchi. Also things like
tempeh, miso and natto. And also some aged
cheeses may include probiotics. So check
the labels for live active cultures. And
that's the thing to remember - these
organisms are living creatures so take
care of them, store them correctly and
feed them with prebiotics. So prebiotics
are basically indigestible carbohydrates
that are food for the microbes in your
gut. And by taking prebiotics you are
encouraging them to thrive and making the
most of whatever you're taking. The best
place to get prebiotics is from your
food. And the best food sources of
prebiotics are things like less-ripe
bananas, raw garlic and onion, chicory root,
dandelion greens, raw asparagus and
other things that have lots of fiber.
So in short, yes, probiotics can help to both
prevent and heal cancer by creating a
healthy gut. Here's your next steps:
1. Check your current diet. How much
probiotics are you getting from the
foods or the supplements that you're
taking? 2. Decide if you want to increase
your probiotic intake and run it past
your healthcare professional
to make sure they don't have any
strenuous, well-founded objections to you
taking more probiotics. And 3. Choose
a source of probiotics whether that's
supplements or food or both and keep
trying until you find one that really
makes a difference for you. And for 10
simple things that you can do right now
to jumpstart your body's natural ability
to heal, check out my Natural Healing
Quick Start Guide. And catch my next
video to continue activating your body's
natural ability to heal.
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