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- Probiotics may improve vitamin D absorption
- UK to urge G8 action on Superbugs
- Gut microbiota may predict diabetes risk
- New Summer Offer - Save over £10 on For travelling abroad Family Pack
- Probiotics may help during antibiotic treatment
- Gut bacteria may influence infant growth rates
- Could probiotics affect brain function?
- Win £100 of Healthy Goodies! Celebrate National Veggie Week
- Parental dummy sucking may protect infants from allergy
- Certain type of bacteria found to aid weight loss
- Woman magazine recommends OptiBac when dieting
- Cosmopolitan mag loves OptiBac, in a dream body special
- Maternal gut bacteria may transfer straight to newborn
- Roller derby gives insight into transfer of microbes
- CAM Expo - 5th & 6th October
- OptiBac at RICTAT Spa Break - 11th to 12th November
- Gut bacteria linked to obesity & bad breath
- 6 myths about probiotics explained
- Retailers, Let us 'Wow' you at Natural Products Olympia!
- Probiotics may combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens
- Seaweed bacteria nasal spray?
- Saccharomyces boulardii alleviates symptoms of diarrhoea
- C-section babies at higher risk of allergies
- Faecal transplants fight C.diff
- Could gut bacteria contribute to colic?
- Could prebiotics help to tackle obesity?
- Gut bacteria may influence autoimmunity
- Coffee and Probiotics - the Low Down.
- Gut bacteria may protect against stroke
- How to detox this new year
- Beat the January Blues
- Understanding worldwide C.difficile spread
- CHRISTMAS DELIVERY Information
- Our 'For a flat stomach' in Yoga mag Xmas issue
- Probiotics may help reduce eczema
- Probiotics may increase fat loss
- Probiotics prevent C. difficile diarrhoea
- Antibiotic Awareness Day - 18th November
- For daily wellbeing EXTRA Strength strains reduce side effects of antibiotic use
- Probiotics may help reduce cholesterol
- For daily wellbeing EXTRA Strength wins an award!
- Faecal transplants may eradicate C. difficile
- Probiotics may reduce constipation during pregnancy
- Prebiotics may help Short Bowel Syndrome
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- OptiBac wellbeing supplement in Cycling Active magazine
- We're hiring! Multiple Vacancies
- Probiotics and natural immunity
- Boosting babies microbiota with breast milk
- Gut microbiota and diabetes could be linked
- Probiotics may improve athlete's gut health
- Bacteria used to create synthetic human milk
- Gut bacteria and fat absorption may be linked
- Caption Competition! Win £50 of natural health goodies
- Antibiotic treatment at a young age may affect weight in later life
- Bifidobacteria may help babies digest breast milk better
- OptiBac Probiotics Vegetarian Society Approved
- S boulardii may reduce duration of acute infectious diarrhoea
- Are babies born with a gutful of bacteria?
- Pharmaceuticals 62,000 times more lethal than Food Supplements.
- Technical Data & Info Overload - Who to trust?
- Nature publishes results of $173 million study into human microbes
- Early gut bacteria linked to happiness in adulthood
- Gut bacteria linked to arthritis
- B vitamins may reduce the risk of stroke
- Caesarean-born children more likely to be obese
- Probiotics reduce risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
- Could probiotics make you sexier? Part 2
- Could probiotics make you sexier?
- We're hiring! London Sales Rep
- Win a YEAR's supply of Probiotics!
- Probiotics could cut costs for poultry industry
- OptiBac Probiotics in Hello! magazine
- Sign the Petition now! Health Claims Regulation Update
- Natural Products Europe Show 2012
- Prebiotics could aid mineral absorption
- For a flat stomach featured in Spa Secrets Magazine
- Probiotics found to benefit honey bees
- Nutrition & Health Claims Regulations Update
- New research suggest bacteria communicate by touch
- Antibiotics alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia
- Positive mentions in Health Food Business mag
- Take action: Stand up for natural health
- Friendly bacteria levels drop at high altitude
- Probiotic benefits last until 4 years of age in infants
- We're hiring!
- Probiotics could be used in astronaut nutrition
- Probiotics could lower the risk and severity of heart attacks
- Gut microbiota may play a role in obesity
- For maintaining regularity in Candis Magazine
- Autistic children have significantly different gut bacteria
- WIN our new regularity Probiotic & Prebiotic! 12 packs to giveaway!
- Probiotic gum shown to reduce severity of bad breath
- New research strengthens evidence of a link between bacteria and obesity
- Scientific Review published on 'Lacidofil' Probiotic
- OptiBac Probiotics in the Daily Express
- Superbug Clostridium difficile could be cured by faecal transplants
- Our EXTRA Strength Probiotic in Top Sante for vaginal health
- Probiotic ice cream shows potential in lowering tooth decay
- For a flat stomach featured in the Health Science Institute newsletter
- Antibiotics overprescribed to meet patient's expectations
- Probiotics Protect Intestine in Mice
- Our travel probiotic in Bodyfit magazine
- Calcium may enhance probiotic survivability and lower cholesterol
- 'Provember' Facebook Competition - WIN a giant wellbeing Hamper!
- Probiotics could influence your ability to break down carbohydrates
- OptiBac Probiotics at CAMExpo 2011
- For a flat stomach wins Best Probiotic Platinum Award
- An army marches on its gut
- Maybe not all sugar is so bad?
- Certain vegetables & grains show prebiotic potential
- Probiotics could be used to clean NHS Hospitals
- Win over £40 of probiotics! Enter our Facebook Competition
- Could probiotics reduce the risk of complications in pregnancy?
- Prebiotic enhanced bread could soon be in your lunchbox
- For maintaining regularity probiotic shown to increase immunity
- OptiBac sponsors "A Boy with Asperger's" Blog
- For maintaining regularity featured in Fife Today
- Diet linked to individual gut microbiota
- Could probiotics reduce anxiety & depression?
- EXTRA Strength Probiotic in the Daily Mail's You magazine
- NEW Probiotic & Prebiotic launched!
- For daily wellbeing EXTRA Strength is an award nominee - please vote!
- For travelling abroad featured in Natural Health Magazine
- For daily wellbeing EXTRA Strength in Health & Fitness Mag
- Our travel probiotic in the Mail on Sunday
- Probiotics may help lower cholesterol
- Different probiotic strains trigger different immune responses
- WIN a 3 month supply of For daily immunity - Twitter Competition
- 'Gut feeling' may be linked to mental wellbeing
- WIN a 6 month supply of For daily immunity - Facebook competition
- Greenlife's Birthday Bonanza
- Welcome to the new & improved OptiBac website!
- Fairhaven Wholefoods & Spices Open Day, Letchworth
- OptiBac Probiotic strain found to reduce common cold symptoms
- BodyFit Magazine recommends For a flat stomach
- Kangaroo gut microbiota may make cattle farming greener
- Probiotic colonisation mechanism discovered
- Gut microbiota may be linked to weight gain, study shows
- E. coli deaths still rising in Germany
- Your Healthy Living Magazine recommends For travelling abroad
- E. coli outbreak in cucumbers sees a rising death toll
- Study shows prebiotic benefits at time of stress
- New research suggests bacteria may influence precipitation
- Proud to be mentioned in Health Food Business Magazine
- Study links mental health to gut microbiota
- Spot the Difference Competition - Facebook fans only
- Prebiotic pasta may help control blood sugar levels
- OptiBac at the Vitafood's Finished Product Expo, Geneva 2011
- Fewer gut bacteria linked to obesity
- Study says gut microflora falls into three categories
- Probiotics helpful in reducing recurrent UTI's in women
- For a flat stomach featured in Bodyfit Magazine
- OptiBac launches New Probiotic Spooning Milk!
- OptiBac Probiotics & the Health Sciences Institute (HSI)
- OptiBac Probiotics in the Daily Mail
- OptiBac Probiotics recommended in this weeks Woman Magazine
- Saccharomyces boulardii makes mainstream news
- Mangoes & grapes show prebiotic potential
- Probiotic strain effective in the treatment of ulcers
- Probiotic research commitments made by US Government agency
- For daily wellbeing EXTRA Strength wins in the Natural Lifestyle Awards, as voted by you!
- Probiotics linked to prevention of premature birth
- L. acidophilus opens new avenues of treatment for IBD sufferers
- New probiotic encapsulation technology opens the door to formulations
- Antibiotics increase risk of developing digestive problems in children
- Want healthy, glowing skin? Eat fruit and vegetables!
- Win a 3 months supply of For your child's health - Twitter only
- Happy New Year from OptiBac Probiotics!
- Are weight loss probiotics the supplement of the future?
- Prebiotic potential in Cocoa flavanols
- OptiBac Probiotics recommended in the Fife News
- New 'Ultimate Probiotic' used in treating Clostridium difficile
- Our EXTRA Strength Probiotic is recommended by The Food Doctor in Woman Magazine
- Review shows Probiotics cut stomach upsets by a day
- For a flat stomach gets five stars in Body Fit Magazine!
- OptiBac 'For daily wellbeing' probiotic strains show potential against stress-related conditions
- EFSA Rejects more Probiotic Health Claims
- OptiBac Probiotics at the Camexpo 2010
- OptiBac Probiotics trialled by the National Candida Society
- OptiBac Probiotics in Recognise
- Tree Time - Trade show with Tree of Life
- Travel Health Advice
- Rude Health Show, Dublin
- OptiBac Probiotics are the official Probiotic Suppliers for Team Wales!
- OptiBac Probiotics For a flat stomach in Women's Fitness Magazine
- Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations Update - Feedback from Rt Hon Lord Rooker
- Mainstream media reports on EFSA & Health Food Claims
- Sir George Young MP responds to Regulatory Threats to the Natural Health Products Industry
- Probiotics may help Weight Loss
- OptiBac Probiotics at Your Healthy Living Show, Edinburgh
- Prima Magazine: Become a probiotic pro! With OptiBac For travelling abroad
- Vitafoods show in Geneva
- Effects of prebiotic inulin on metabolic rate
- Why are allergies increasing?
- Natural & Organic Products Show at Olympia
- Benefits of probiotics in allergic disorders?
- The Irish Daily Star's Star Chic Magazine
- TV Now magazine, Ireland - 'Health Boost' with OptiBac Probiotics
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
- OptiBac Probiotics Competition with Talk Health Partnership
- Preliminary studies show probiotics help with rheumatoid arthritis
- Pine Bark Extract helps to ease haemorrhoids
- Competition with Green Kiddie
- Microbial colonisation of gut at early age influences adult microbial diversity and natural immune responses
- 'No, probiotics aren't a waste of money - and here's why...'
- Experts map the body's bacteria
- 'Probiotic Health Claims Rejected by EFSA' - Not so simple!
- 'It's what's inside that counts' - The Times looks into the gut
- 'Tackling protozoal parasites: a guide to practitioners'
- Probiotics: Looking Underneath the Yogurt Label
- OptiBac Probiotics For your child's health decreases the risk of common childhood infections by about 25%
- Boost your health and immunity this winter with OptiBac
- Probiotics are “Miracle Bugs” – from fighting colds to controlling your weight
- Synbiotics in For your child’s health may cut childhood infections: A study at the Institut Rosell
- A probiotic yoghurt a day could help mothers shed baby fat
- 'Probiotic Beauty', in the Daily Mail
- Probiotics ease chronic fatigue
- Probiotics show potential for improving health in alcoholics
- Grape Seed Extract can destroy leukaemia cells
- Probiotics restore bowel flora and improve liver enzymes in human alcohol-induced liver injury
- Exposed: Probiotic Supplements Vs. Probiotic Yogurt Drinks
- Probiotic chewing gum counteracts bleeding gums
- Probiotics effective in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
- Diversity of bacteria in the gut and eczema in early life
- Bacteria ‘can ward off diabetes’
- A multistrain probiotic preparation significantly reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in a double-blind placebo-control
- Evaluation of the functional efficacy of an antioxidative probiotic in healthy volunteers
- Green Tea Extract beneficial for the heart
- Institut Rosell – Lallemand adds another probiotic strain to its range
- Prebiotic health claims interest the Italians, and women
- ral probiotic and prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
- Lifelong prebiotic supplementation may extend lifespan by over 30%
- Probiotic supplements may help alcoholics
- Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus probiotic supernatants on body weight and leptin expression in rats
- Probiotics may alleviate gut problems amongst people with HIV and AIDS
- Can probiotics ease stress-related gut problems?
- Digestion products set to overtake products for heart health
- Probiotic and prebiotic combination can improve anti-oxidative activity
- The role of probiotics in paediatrics
- Probiotic and prebiotic supplements preventing eczema in infants
- Prebiotics may help prevent adolescent weight gain
- Probiotics reduce incidence of Salmonella in pigs, leading to safer pork products
- The role of a probiotics mixture in the treatment of childhood constipation: a pilot study
- Probiotics could greatly improve the health of premature babies
- Probiotics: Are they worth taking?
- Probiotics reducing Salmonella food poisoining
- Encapsulation of probiotics: the best way?
- Many consumers missing out on health benefits of probiotics
- Synbiotics (both probiotics and prebiotics) reduce risk of colon cancer
- Combination of probiotics and prebiotics (synbiotic) in infant formula = the future of infant formulas?
- Prebiotics could reduce artery hardening and boost heart health
- Prebiotics in formula could cut infections in infants
- Prebiotics reduce childhood infections and illness
- Pharmacy Show 2006
- Harrogate Natural Trade Show
- Health aspects of probiotics - a review by Arthur Ouwehand & Satu Vesterland
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- What are probiotics?
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- What is acidophilus? (And where to find it)
- What is Saccharomyces boulardii?
- Are all types (strains) of friendly bacteria the same?
- At what time should I take probiotics?
- Should I take probiotics?
- Is it possible to overdose on probiotics?
- Is there a risk of addiction or dependency when taking probiotics?
- What's the difference between probiotics and digestive enzymes?
- Is it better to take prebiotics alone?
- What is a 'Time of manufacture guarantee'?
- Can you have too many strains in a probiotic supplement?
- Can I take probiotics with antibiotics?
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- What are OptiBac Probiotics?
- Where can I buy OptiBac Probiotics?
- How is the OptiBac Probiotics range different?
- Why choose OptiBac Probiotics over probiotic yogurt drinks?
- Why choose OptiBac Probiotics over natural bio-yoghurt?
- Do OptiBac Probiotics require refrigeration?
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- How often can I take OptiBac For a flat stomach? (formerly AntiBloat)
- Can I buy OptiBac Probiotics in the USA?
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- Should I take For daily wellbeing or For daily wellbeing EXTRA Strength?
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- What are OptiBac Probiotics Trusted Online Retailers?
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- Can I buy OptiBac Probiotics in China?
- Do you have clinical trials on your probiotics?
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- Can the elderly take OptiBac Probiotics?
- Are OptiBac Probiotics suitable for children?
- Can I take OptiBac Probiotics if I am pregnant or nursing?
- Can I take OptiBac Probiotics if I am lactose intolerant?
- Are the OptiBac products dairy free or vegan?
- Can I take OptiBac Probiotics as a vegetarian?
- I have diverticulosis. Would OptiBac Probiotics be beneficial?
- Can I take probiotics if I am taking warfarin?
- Are there any side effects from taking probiotics?
- I have diabetes. Can I take probiotics?
- I am severely immunosuppressed. Why can't I take probiotics?
- Precise Conditions FAQs
- Will probiotics help to prevent thrush?
- Can taking OptiBac Probiotics prevent or cure cystitis?
- Are OptiBac Probiotics beneficial to me as a bodybuilder?
- Can probiotics help weight loss?
- Do probiotics help with eczema?
- Can probiotics help with migraines?
- Can probiotics help with acne or spots?
- Can Probiotics help with Autism?
- Which Probiotics are for IBS?
- OptiBac In Depth FAQs
- What are 'Human Strains'? Do OptiBac Probiotics use Human Strains?
- Are OptiBac Probiotics organic?
- Why is there maltodextrin in some of the OptiBac Probiotics range?
- Do OptiBac Probiotics use ethical packaging?
- Are your capsules enteric coated?
- Where can I find full ingredient lists for the OptiBac Probiotics range?
- Can you freeze probiotics?
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