Bacteria for Breakfast
Probiotics for Good Health
Kelly Dowhower Karpa, Ph.D., R.Ph.

11 CPEU or CE hours

Course: $78
Includes book & CE exam


CE exam only: $58

Description
Inside out digestive tracts, trillions of bacteria have taken up residence. These bacteria need us and we need them to survive. It’s a symbiotic relationship we have with these parasites. Although we don’t often think about it, the bacteria that live within us help digest our foods, protect us from disease, and improve immune functions. Without bacteria, we would not survive very long.

Unfortunately, many of us suffer from illnesses related to an imbalance of thee gastrointestinal bacteria-illnesses caused by too many aggressive bacteria and too few defensive, “healthy” ones. Allergies, eczema, vaginal and urinary tract infections, diarrhea, and inflammatory bowel disease are just a handful of the medical conditions now known to arise when unhealthy bacteria overgrow and outnumber the healthy ones in our gastrointestinal tracts. Fortunately, probiotics provide us with an easy way to put things back into balance again.

A probiotic is any product that contains enough live microorganisms to bring about beneficial health effects. Essentially, probiotics are healthy bacteria—healthy bacteria that are easily ingested and help to restore the balance inside our digestive system.

In Bacteria for Breakfast: Probiotics for Good Health, we will find out just why we need these bacteria and explore which probiotics, according to current scientific and medical research, are most effective for treating a variety of health concerns.

Level: Intermediate
ISBN: 1412009251
ISBN-13: 9781412009256
Format: Softcover, 334pp
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Pub date: 2003

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Bacteria 101: Bacteria Within
2. Was it Something I Age? When Digestive Functions Go Amiss
3. Bacterial Instant Messaging: The Gut as an Immune Organ
4. The Bacterial Balancing Act: Dysbiosis and the Immune System
5. A Gut Wrenching Experience: Probiotics and Diarrhea
6. Quenching the Fire: Probiotics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
7. Why Does My Food Make Me Sick? Probiotics and Allergic Diseases
8. Problems in Private Places: Probiotics and Urogenital Infections
9. So Many Choices, So Little Advice: Selecting a Probiotic
10. It’s Not A Typo, What Are Prebiotics?
11. What Next? Future Directions for Probiotics
Summary
Appendix
Glossary

Book author
Dr. Karp’s interest are varied. Some days she can be found behind the counter of a small town pharmacy in central Pennsylvania working as a pharmacist. Other days you will find her teaching in the lecture halls of Penn State University’s College of Medicine where she is an assistant professor with the department of pharmacology. Most days, Dr. Karpa will be found working at home, as she writes medical literature and consults for a variety of organizations. The experience and knowledge Dr. Karpa gained when her oldest child was seriously ill with a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection laid the foundation for this book.

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
2040 Food science, genetically modified food
2080 Microbiology, food toxicology
5220 Gastrointestinal disorders