The Microbiome and Immunity

The human microbiome is the collection of all the microbes (bacteria, bacteriophage, fungi, protozoa, and viruses) that live on and in the human body. Changes in the human microbiome are known to be associated with human disease, so understanding the nature and consequences of these changes is of great interest to researchers and health professionals.[1]

In 2007, the National Institutes of Health Common Fund started the Human Microbiome Project. This 10-year project was designed to increase our understanding of the human body’s complex and abundant microbial communities and their role in health and disease.[2]

In a healthy gut microbiome, resident microorganisms help protect against the invasion of opportunistic pathogens. They do this through a process called colonization resistance. This involves different methods to inhibit pathogens, such as:[3]

• producing anti-microbial compounds
• outcompeting pathogens for space in the gut
• maintaining the mucus layer so pathogens cannot reach intestinal cells
• training the immune system to respond to pathogens

Keeping your gut healthy to support a healthy immune system may include taking a probiotic supplement. A healthy gut microbiome has a high diversity of microbes, so look for a formula with multiple strains.

Renew Life^® has been a leader in digestive health for over 2 decades and their comprehensive line up of probiotic supplements for children and adults, continues to be one of Canada’s leading choices to empower people and elevate their quality of life through better digestive health.

Here are some of their probiotic benefits:

Multiple Potencies

An assortment of probiotic potencies from 2 Billion to 100 Billion CFU per serving helps to meet a wide range of individual needs. All Renew Life^® formulas are potency guaranteed right through to expiration.

The Right Strains

Renew Life^® uses world class strains that are formulated by microbiologists and researchers and backed by science. To support their claims, Renew Life^® uses clinically studied strains at the clinically studied doses.

Gluten, Dairy & Soy Free Formulas*

Made for You!

Renew Life^® probiotic formulas make it easy to choose the right one for your individual needs.

Daily Digestive Wellness

Ultimate Flora^® 30 Billion Daily Care™ Probiotic & Ultimate Flora^® 50 Billion Extra Care™ Probiotic help reduce functional gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, flatulence and abdominal pain. They reduce the risk of developing upper-respiratory tract illness in physically active adults and support digestive health.

Women’s Digestive Wellness

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Targeted Digestive Health

Ultimate Flora^® 80 Billion Colon Care™ Probiotic helps reduce functional gastrointestinal symptoms such as regurgitation, abdominal pain, nausea, gurgling, constipation and flatulence and helps to accelerate intestinal transit time.

Ultimate Flora^® 100 Billion Ultimate Care™ Probiotic helps to manage and/or reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and may increase immune response time following oral vaccination in adults.

Ultimate Flora^® 10 Billion Everyday Immune Probiotic helps support immune, digestive and respiratory health and contains Vitamin C and Zinc, known to support immune health.

Kids Digestive Wellness

Kids Ultimate Flora Probiotic is a refrigerated berry flavoured chewable probiotic formulated with 10 billion active cultures from 9 probiotic strains to help support kids’ intestinal and gastrointestinal health.

FloraBABY™ Probiotic is a shelf-stable clinically studied probiotic formula that contains 2 billion active cultures per scoop from 5 different strains that helps support intestinal & gastrointestinal health in infants & children. It is a flavourless powder that can be mixed into warm or cool drinks such as infant formula, water, juice, or milk and can be taken as early as one day old. It is being used in over 63 Canadian hospitals for preemie babies in their NICU wards.

Kids Daily Boost Probiotic is a shelf-stable fruit punch flavored fast-melting powdered probiotic that contains 10 billion active cultures from 2 clinically studied probiotic strains to help support intestinal, gastrointestinal and respiratory tract health of kids.

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Support a Healthy Intestinal Tract Lining

Making sure your good bacteria have a happy home to live in depends on a healthy intestinal tract lining.

IntestiNEW^® is an easy-to-mix powder formulation made with soothing herbal ingredients that support a healthy intestinal lining. It contains 5000mg of L-Glutamine and 200mg of N-Acetylglucosamine per serving along with ginger root which may help relieve indigestion, nausea, and digestive upsets.

The human body wants to be healthy. Support it with healthy food, quality supplements, moderate exercise, stress-busting activities, rest and TLC and it will keep you safe and sound.

By Caroline Farquhar, RHN, EMP, BA

* Except FloraBABY and Kids Ultimate Flora Probiotic
**Terms and Conditions apply, see www.renewlife.ca/customer-service

References:
[1] The Human Microbiome Project Reaches Completion – Genome.gov. https://www.genome.gov/about-nhgri/Director/genomics-landscape/june-6-2019-Human-Microbiome_Project
[2] ibid
[3] Rribyl, A. (2018). The effect of antibiotics on your gut microbiome. Available: https://insight.microba.com/blog/the-effect-of-antibiotics-on-your-gut-microbiome/. Last accessed 6 Jun 22.

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