A News story from CTV on a U of T Research Study reported that a daily dosage of a probiotic supplement every day has been seen to alleviate symptoms of anxiety disorders in study subjects who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This research came out of a University of Toronto research team working with A. Venket Rao, based on a 60 day study which found a sizeable decline in the subject's signs of anxiety.

First off, for those who are not normally concerned with natural health supplements, What is a probiotic? Basically it is a natural health product that is made up of living - such as Lactobacillus or Bifidobacteria. RGarden's L. Salivarius is one such product that will help to sustain the good bacteria living in each person. This bacteria in the digestive tract , boosts the immune system and crowds out harmful bacteria.

But one thing the University of Toronto research team were most excited to discover was that, this two month program of regular probiotics supplementation also created better results in handling disorders like anxiety and depression. Unlike traditional medications, which can bring about a host of side effects, probiotics offer an easy and safe way to manage these problems. They have published their documentation in the journal BioMed Central.

Their study was conducted on subjects suffering from C.F.S. which shows other symptoms like persistent fatigue and for a large group - sleep disturbances, depression and anxiety.

Likely what led them to examine probiotics at all was that patients with C.F.S. are also often affected with digestive problems frequently connected with the reduced presence of beneficial bacteria in the body. This is something that natural health products advocates have long used probiotics to improve. Because the healthy bacteria present in the probiotic supplements will help the body push out the bad bacteria in the system and this bad bacteria has already been connected with an increase in depression and other mood problems, the researchers feel that bacteria levels may influence our behavior.

The group given probiotics regularly demonstrated greater levels of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria which matched to a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms in the group. These patients also demonstrated digestive improvements such as a decline in gas inflammation and bloating.

"The findings are huge," said study co-author Alison C. Bested, who continued say that the study participants felt calmer and were better able to handle their illness, slept better and experienced fewer symptoms of anxiety.

Anna Ruth works at Whole Earth Health, which sells RGarden's Salivarius. Like Inner Garden Flora, Lactobacillus salivarius is an all natural probiotic formula prepared by RGarden and available for sale at Whole Earth Health along with other outstanding natural health supplements.

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