Probiotics a hoax or a bless? 益生菌是祸是福？(2)

Gut bacteria
is dynamic and unique

To identify true Probiotics,
we have to understand these background information
of our gut system:
怎么把真正的益生菌辨别出来，
我们得先了解以下肠道系统的背景资讯：
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(A)
Human beings rely on gut bacteria to survive
人类必须依肠道细菌而活:

- It is natural to have bacteria living in our gut,
as they play a symbiotic role, providing nutrients
such as: short chain saturated fatty acids
that we cannot synthesize on our own or we cannot acquire from foods.
-我们的肠道住着细菌是自然的事，
因为肠道细菌扮演着共生的角色，
提供我们人体不能自行制造或者不能从食物中摄取的营养，
譬如：短链饱和脂肪酸。

(B)
The spectrum/landscape (profile) of gut bacteria is dynamic and unique
 肠道细菌的光谱/格局（档案）是善变、独特的:

- Our gut houses many types/strains of bacteria (ie wide spectrum) and
types/strains/numbers are unique among individuals
我们的肠道住着许多种类的细菌（即光谱宽广），
而每个人所具有肠道菌种和数量都不一样的。

- The ratios between different strains/types of bacteria (ie landscape)
are also different between different people
菌种之间的比例（即格局），也因人而异。

- The profile of gut bacteria in our gut changes very frequently,
depending on our food intake, climate and environment etc
我们的肠道细菌档案变化很快，
多般依我们的饮食习惯、气候、环境而改变。

(C)
Most gut bacteria are easily influenced
绝大部份的肠道细菌都容易被影响:

- Very few realized that bulk of our gut bacteria
are easily swayed/influenced by small populations of
good leader and bad leader bacteria.
鲜少人知道，
肠道细菌可以因一小撮的好领导和坏领导肠菌，而被“疏摆”/影响。

- Good leader bacteria are small portion of the gut bacteria
that are domineering enough to influence bulk of the gut bacteria
to behave beneficially to the gut.
好领导肠菌是肠道内一小群肠菌，
据有足够强悍特质去影响其他大多数肠道细菌，去让肠道受惠。

- Bad leader bacteria are small portion of the gut bacteria
that are domineering enough to influence bulk of the gut bacteria
to misbehave, doing harm to the gut.
坏领导肠菌是肠道内一小群肠菌，
据有足够强悍特质去影响其他大多数肠道细菌，去伤害肠道。


Up till this point, readers may start to ponder...
说到这里，读者们可能会想。。。

Yes, bulk of the bacteria in our gut are just lemmings!
They are neither beneficial nor harmful.
But their traits change according to whoever speak louder
between good leader bacteria and bad leader.
是的！绝大部份的肠道细菌都是跟随者。
他们其实不分好坏。
但是他们的特质会随着较强势的好/坏领导而变好/坏。

If we eat too much junk foods nourishing the bad leader bacteria,
then bulk of the gut bacteria will misbehave under the influence of
the more domineering bad leaders.
So it doesn't matter how much friendly bacteria we consume.
As long as bad leaders speak louder, all these friendly bacteria will become bad.
如果我们吃太多垃圾食物来滋养坏领导肠菌，
那么大部份的肠菌便在坏领导的影响下会变坏。
所以，不管我们吃多少友善细菌；
只要坏领导在肠道内做主导，那么吃进去的友善细菌都会变坏。

If we consume clinically proven probiotics (ie the good leaders),
when they flourish in the gut and speak louder than bad leader bacteria,
bulk of the gut bacteria will become beneficial.
This is why for therapeutic use,
Probiotics has to be clinically proven to be influential enough to confer benefits.
如果我们服用经临床验证的益生菌（即是好领导），
当它们在肠道内繁衍，比坏领导强势时，
那么大部份的肠菌便会给肠道带来益处。
这正是为什么，从医疗角度来看，
益生菌必定要经过临床证明有足够影响力来供给肠道益处。


Now, we know Probiotics is not just any common friendly bacteria
reported to have lived in human gut.
Probiotics also have to be strong, domineering and
influential in favour human gut's health.
至此，我们理解益生菌不是随便任何能住在肠道里的友善细菌而已。
益生菌必须是健壮、强势还有影响力
给肠道带来健康。

This in turn implies that,
conventionally mis-interpreted "Probiotics" namely
由此我们可以推断，
普遍被误会成“益生菌”的
. Yoghurt 优葛
. Kefir 科菲尔
. Kombucha 康布茶
. Rejuvelac 回春水
. Miso 味噌
. Sauerkraut 德国酸菜
. Kimchi 韩国泡菜
and many other fermented foods 等等发酵食品
can only serve as friendly bacteria supplementation,
and do not warrant beneficial consequences after consumption,
pending the prior existence of good leaders in the gut.
They definitely cannot be termed 'Probiotics' (until clinically trialed, batch by batch).
只能作为友善细菌的补充剂，
服用后，按肠道是否有好领导，才能确保有健康效益。
它们绝对不能命名为益生菌（直至经过临床验证，而且是每一批都得审核）。

It is hence advised to consumed fermented foods
along with clinically proven probiotics
to avoid these friendly bacteria being swayed towards the harmful direction,
in case there are already too much bad leader bacteria in the gut
or even in the fermented foods (if not cultured professionally).
因此建议进食发酵品时，
同时服用临床证实的益生菌，
避免发酵食品的友善细菌被疏摆去伤害肠道。
因为肠道里或发酵食品里，
可能已经有许多坏领导
（尤其发酵时，没有专业管控）。

Next, we will find out exactly which bacteria strains are clinically proven good leaders
and how to avoid buying the wrong "probiotics".
接下来，我们会指出哪几种菌种是临床证实好领导，
然后怎样避免买到错误的“益生菌”。


Many blessings!
祝福大家
Kee Yew 其銚

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