Digestive Health

Expanding the frontiers of probiotics research to the brain and the heart.

Probi Select is a patented and clinically documented line of probiotic strains curated to help provide gastrointestinal and immune support.

Researchers found that while curcumin alone has long been considered an effective anti-inflammatory, the addition of turmeric essential oils may improve turmeric’s ability to reduce the severity of colitis symptoms.

Researchers in Brazil have found that celiac patients taking a probiotic yogurt may experience a significant increase in gut levels of bifidobacteria.

A new study suggests MSPrebiotic, a resistant starch, supports and increases endogenous Bifidobacteria levels in the gut in both elderly and middle-age people.

The facility expansion has made it possible to increase production of the company’s PernaTec New Zealand Greenshell green lipped mussel oil, in addition to some of the company’s other ingredients.

A new review of 80 human trials investigates antioxidant supplement usage and benefits to irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.

More companies and ingredients are targeting the pet-supplements market.

A meta-analysis recently published in the World of Gastroenterology strengthens previous conclusions about the capacity of ibSium, a yeast supplement from Lesaffre Human Care, to alleviate symptoms of gastrointestinal disorder.

Anagenix specializes in New Zealand-grown kiwifruit-based ingredients that support digestive health.

Called Digestible, the portal focuses on two ingredient categories for digestive health: probiotics and enzymes.

By binding to H. pylori, the Pylopass probiotic strain ensures that the entire “co-aggregate” (Pylopass bound to H. pylori) is excreted from the body intact instead of allowing the H. pylori to remain in the gut and change the gut’s microflora, the company says.

Beneo's Orafti inulin chicory root fiber showed promising digestive-health effects in three new studies on several markers of gut well-being.

Sabinsa Corp. now holds a U.S. patent for the company’s shelf-stable Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 probiotic ingredient, brand name LactoSpore, for therapeutic management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Are all fermented foods probiotic? Do probiotics delivered in a topically applied skin cream really work? Probiotics expert Ganeden takes us through five of the most common myths surrounding probiotics.

Ganeden says its proprietary probiotic strain is now the first and only spore-forming probiotic allowed to be used specifically in infant formulas.

According to supplier ADM/Matsutani LLC, Fibersol-DLQ is for formulators who want to make a fiber claim but without including a “high percentage of fiber.”

Prebiotic insiders insist that the category could take off in the next few years as more consumers begin embracing the health benefits of prebiotics.

In 2017, probiotic-industry leaders are taking steps to protect their market position by ensuring that bad actors aren’t misleading consumers with mislabeled products.

Axim Biotech announces that its CanChew Plus CBD gum will be the subject of a new human clinical trial on irritable bowel syndrome.

One expert reviews the benefits of prebiotics for better gut health.

Pharmachem Laboratories is now measuring its probiotic products with flow cytometry, a method than it says is faster, less expensive, and more accurate than traditional plating.

Pylopass, a digestive-health ingredient made from inactivated Lactobacillus reuteri cells, enters the U.S. market for the first time this month under the Life Extension brand.

Virun NutraBiosciences says its new emulsions and powders were created with technology that “bind proteins to probiotics which helps stabilize and increase the survivability of traditional strains.”

New studies on probiotics for brain health and mood, dental health, skin health, and heart health

Hyperbiotics (Henderson, NV) released its new PRO-Pets formula, an “ultra-tiny,” beef-flavored tablet for dogs and cats that combines six probiotic strains.

In North America, sales of probiotic supplements will outpace sales of all other kinds of supplements, including glucosamine, combination dietary supplements, protein supplements, CoQ10, omega-3s, and eye-health supplements, says Euromonitor.

The company says it was especially important to offer organic options, “with the explosive demand for organic dietary options ever increasing.”

Initial study findings suggest probiotic strain GanedenBC30 may increase digestibility of pea, rice, and soy proteins.

The short-chain fructooligosaccharide not only serves as a fiber source but also provides functional health benefits as well as formulating benefits such as sugar reduction because the ingredient is 30% as sweet as sugar