Resources discussing the role of cannabis and probiotics in physical and mental health. 

 

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Bacillus Coagulans

• Probiotic Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 Improves Protein Absorption and Utilization 

• Probiotic characteristics of Bacillus coagulans and associated implications for human health and diseases

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Gut Health​​

• Chocolate, gut microbiota, and human health (02/07/13)

       Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology 2013; 4: 11

       https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566565/

• Endocannabinoids in the Gut (02/01/16)

       Source: Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

       https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940133/

• Lactobacillus Acidophilus: The Key Benefits of this "First Class" Beneficial Bacteria & How to Best Obtain It in Your Diet

       Source: Body Ecology

       https://bodyecology.com/articles/benefits_of_beneficial_bacteria.php

 

Mental Health

• This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD,                 and More. (2020) Naidoo M.D., Uma.

• The effects of probiotics on depressive symptoms in humans: a systematic review (03/01/17)

       Source: The National Center for Biotechnology Information

       https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5319175/

• Are Probiotics the New Prozac?

       Source: Multiple- see article

       http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/25/probiotics-new-prozac.aspx

 

Inflammation

• Cannabinoids as novel anti-inflammatory drugs (08/01/10)

       Source: The National Center for Biotechnology Information

       https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828614/

• Probiotics and Chronic Inflammation

       Source: Alive.com

       http://www.alive.com/health/probiotics-and-chronic-inflammation/

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Obesity

• Research Says Cannabis Affects Intestinal Flora and May Prevent Obesity (07/27/10)

       Source: Molecular Systems Biology

       http://msb.embopress.org/content/6/1/392

• Obesity and Cannabis Use: Results From 2 Representative National Surveys (10/15/11)

       Source: American Journal of Epidemiology

       https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/174/8/929/155851

• Interplay Between Weight Loss and Gut Microbiota Composition in Overweight Adolescents (09/06/12)

       Source: Obesity Science

       http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2009.112/full

 

Role of gut microbiota and IBS – Multiple studies - Source: The National Center for Biotechnology Information

• Systematic review: probiotics in the management of lower gastrointestinal symptoms in clinical practice – an evidence-based international guide

• Effectiveness of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: Updated systematic review with meta-analysis

• The Role of Bacteria, Probiotics and Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Probiotics, fibre and herbal medicinal products for functional and inflammatory bowel disorders

• Gut microbiota role in irritable bowel syndrome: New therapeutic strategies

• Effects of probiotic type, dose and treatment duration on irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed by Rome III criteria: a meta-analysis

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Role of Endocannabinoid System and the GI Tract – Multiple studies - Source: The National Center for Biotechnology Information

• The gastrointestinal tract – a central organ of cannabinoid signaling in health and disease

• Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency Reconsidered: Current Research Supports the Theory in Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel, and Other Treatment-Resistant Syndromes

• The role of the endocannabinoid system in the brain-gut axis

• Endocannabinoid‐related compounds in gastrointestinal diseases

• Alternative targets within the endocannabinoid system for future treatment of gastrointestinal diseases

• Cannabis finds its way into treatment of Crohn’s disease

• Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Next-Generation CAM (NG-CAM) Strategies for Therapeutic Gut Microbiota Modulation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Cannabinoids for treating inflammatory bowel diseases: where are we and where do we go?

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Chocolate as a Method of Probiotic Delivery - Source: see links. 

• Bacteria and chocolate: A successful combination for probiotic delivery

• Improving functionality of chocolate: A review on probiotic, prebiotic, and/or synbiotic characteristics

• Survival of commercial probiotic strains in dark chocolate with high cocoa and phenols content during the storage and in a static in vitro digestion model

• Conventional and sugar-free probiotic white chocolate: Effect of inulin DP on various quality properties and viability of probiotics

• Lactic acid bacteria-containing chocolate as a practical probiotic product with increased acid tolerance

• Survival of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM® and Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 encapsulated in chocolate during in vitro simulated passage of the upper gastrointestinal tract

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