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SCFAs and Skin Health
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SCFAs and Skin Health

‘It’s easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled’ attributed to Mark Twain The relationship between the gut and skin health has been one of contention for several years. Primarily the mechanism requires there to be an agreement that the outcome of digestion impacts skin quality. This may seem an obvious connection, but for many people, this is either not understood or denied, often supported by well-meaning clinicians who are also unaware of the important connection A paper...
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LGG still king of Probiotics after 30 years
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LGG still king of Probiotics after 30 years

Lactobacillus GG (LGG) is the world’s most clinically studied probiotic. LGG was first isolated in the late ‘80s from the faecal sample of a healthy adult by the researchers Gordon and Gorbach, hence the ‘GG’ moniker. During the early studies and subsequently confirmed by multiple others, LGG is known to withstand gastric acidity and bile salts and effectively adheres to the gastrointestinal mucosa. LGG’s ability to resist gastric acidity and bile salts is a consequence of the ability of the bacterium...
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Lactobacillus GG Modulates Epithelial Cytoprotection through the Nrf2 Pathway

The idea that bacteria in the gut may have many twists in their skill set to enhance human health has been around for a while. That they may have the capability of inducing a cytoprotective enzyme called Nrf2 in local tissues, which in turn promotes the production of glutathione, detoxification and numerous other health supportive elements has until recently been less well understood.[1] Nrf2 activation upregulates a regulon of genes including those involved in xenobiotic and reactive oxygen species...
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