Probiotics- Dr. Stephen Boyce talks about the benefits of taking a probiotic supplement

Probiotics help weight loss surgery patients

Chances are you’ve heard this word, but you might be wondering what exactly are probiotics and how do they help weight loss surgery patients?

Probiotics are live microorganisms that live in the human digestive system. They are sometimes referred to as the “good” bacteria because they are important in keeping the “bad” bacteria or “illness causing” bacteria under control. The digestive system naturally contains more than 500 types of bacteria.

Dr. Stephen Boyce, a board certified bariatric surgeon and the developer of Bari Life Bariatric Supplements recognizes the benefits of probiotics for weight loss surgery patients.

Benefits may include preventing diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome, lowering bad cholesterol while raising good cholesterol levels while supporting normal digestion. Major surgery (like weight loss surgery), stress, antibiotics, illness, and poor nutrition can deplete the body’s natural supply of probiotics.

Prevent Diarrhea
Yes, we all experience this unpleasant upset at some time or another, whether it’s after taking antibiotics or eating something that your digestive track isn’t used to. Studies suggest that taking probiotics make it less likely you’ll develop diarrhea, and, if you do get it, you may suffer through fewer episodes.

Reboot Digestion
Most of us experience digestive issues from time to time, often because we’re not eating enough fiber. In studies, probiotics have reduced bloating and increased the number of bowel movements.

Boost Heart Health
Evidence shows that taking probiotics lowers bad (LDL) and total cholesterol by reducing molecules linked to saturated fat. One study found that people who consumed a strain of probiotics found in dairy and meat lowered LDL by more than 12% and reduced overall cholesterol by 9%. Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States, so it’s critical to learn all the tools you can use to protect it.

Taking probiotics is believed to restore healthful bacteria after the digestive system has been disrupted.

“Current research tells us that prescribing probiotics for our bariatric patients after surgery can provide many benefits. I believe that probiotics significantly improves the health of my patients after surgery. I’ve seen the positive effects probiotics have on my patients”—Dr. Stephen Boyce

Probiotics can be found in foods like Greek yogurt, soft cheeses, sweet acidophilus milk, buttermilk, tempeh (a soybean-based patty often used in Indonesian dishes) and miso soup. Supplements generally contain a much more concentrated supply of probiotics, providing a few million to billions of active cultures per dose. For optimal health benefits it is important to use probiotic supplements that contain multiple species of lactobacillus, such as L. acidophilus or bifidobacteria, as strains of these probiotics have been shown to improve digestion and have an extensive safety record for use in the generally healthy population.

A study performed at Stanford University School of Medicine indicates that supplementing weight loss surgical patients with probiotics may be beneficial for maximizing weight loss. After three months, the participants who had taken a daily probiotic supplement had higher average weight loss and improved absorption of vitamin B12. Additionally, probiotics, particularly lactobacillus acidophilus, may help lactose digestion in lactose-intolerant individuals, a common problem for post bariatric patients.

Furthermore, Dr. Boyce reveals, “After researching probiotics, once again I found that the over the counter options for my patients were limited and expensive. Through Bari Life we were able to create a shelf stable multi-probiotic blend manufactured in the US by a GMP and TGA certified nutraceutical manufacturing company and offer this complete formula to our bariatric patients at a much more affordable price.  Bari life multi-probiotics contain eight different bacteria per capsule, totaling 15 billion CFU’s and only one capsule is needed daily to restore the normal balance of bacteria in the digestive system.”

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements also offers the only bariatric multivitamin formula that meets or exceeds the 2013 updated ASMBS vitamin supplement guidelines IN ONE BOTTLE.  Bari Life Bariatric Supplements’ goal is to provide high quality, complete and affordable products designed specifically for the weight loss surgical patient.

Dr. Boyce stresses, “The ASMBS guidelines are really important.  These guidelines were established by combining the most recent findings of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), The Obesity Society (TOS), and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).”

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life provides high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven to help the post bariatric surgery patient.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com
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Creating Healthy Eating Habits After Weight Loss Surgery

Being overweight and even obese is a national epidemic. This condition is harmful on the body and potentially very dangerous if left untreated. So, a lot of people are opting for weight loss surgery to help improve their health. Bariatric surgery is an excellent tool to help you limit the amount of food you eat and to facilitate weight reduction.

Despite what some people may think, bariatric surgery is not an “easy way out or a quick fix”.  Even though it can be difficult at times, most patients say in the end, it was the best decision they have ever made.

Get ready for some significant changes to both what you eat and how you eat.  Your new stomach will hold a small fraction of what it did before surgery, so your portion sizes will be smaller.

It’s best to start eating a diet before surgery that will be similar to what you’re allowed to eat after surgery. This will help you even lose some weight before surgery and reduce the risk of complications that can arise during surgery. The post-surgery diet will also give you time to find out what kinds of post-op foods you like to eat.

You may be thinking that there are not going to be a lot of food choices that you are allowed to eat after surgery, but there are and there are many different flavors of products to choose from. Bari Life carries a wide variety of all sorts of protein flavored drinks, breakfast foods, pasta dishes, pudding shakes, soups and much more. Finding out what you like before surgery makes the time after surgery easier on you mentally because you’ll know what to expect.

The creator and founder, Dr. Stephen Boyce, has been helping people lose weight with medically supervised diets and weight loss surgery for over 20 years. Over that span he has learned that dieting does not have to be complicated or expensive to be effective. Whether your goal is to lose 10 pounds or 200 pounds Bari Life provides simple, effective and inexpensive tools to help you. If you visit our Bari Life website you’ll find that Dr. Boyce has provided you with easy to implement 800 or 1200 calorie diet plans that he has used effectively in his weight loss surgery practice.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life provides high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven to help post bariatric surgery patients.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bariatric Protein Shakes from Bari Life!

Bari Life's bariatric vitamins are just one line of great products Bari Life provides for the bariatric surgery patient. Bari Life provides delicious bariatric protein shakes too! It's always a challenge to find yummy things to eat that are filled with protein after weight loss surgery, but the challenge is over! Bari Life's delicious shakes provide healthy protein and are great for breakfast, snacks and superb for an after workout drink.  Some of the flavors even have up to 40% of your Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Daily Iron intake, RDA. Many of our customers actually like to add Bari Life’s Multivitamin Powder to the shakes so they can get their protein, vitamins and hydration all together!

Speaking of one of those flavors...

When you were a kid did you love those orange creamsicle ice cream bars? Well, we did! We loved them so much we decided a protein shake that could taste the same would be amazing! Only 80 calories and 5 grams of carbs, Bari Life's Orange-Sicle shake is great and provides 15 grams of protein! It's sure to satisfy! Order your Orange Sicle Protein Smoothie Shake today!

Orange-Sicle not your thing? We offer a variety of bariatric protein shakes to ensure your satisfaction:

• Berry Delicious
• Cappuccino 
• Chocolate
• Lemon Razzy
• Cran-Grape
• Grapefruit
• Kiwi-Strawberry
• Mango
• Pineapple Orange
• Strawberry Banana
• Vanilla 

Visit here to see and buy our protein shakes!

Bari Life is here to help people who are going to have or have had weight loss surgery. We've made the daily consumption routine easier for patients before and after surgery by providing simple and clinically proven bariatric vitamin regimens along with high protein and low calorie nutritional food supplements. At Bari Life we strive to offer the highest quality products, the most affordable prices on the internet and excellent customer care.


To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com 

Healthy Living Apps for The Real World

Bari Life Vitamins is always looking for things to make your life easier. There are so many things to keep up with on any given day and we understand the little things can make a difference! 

With that in mind, we share from the online magazine Healthy Living for The Real World (www.hellawella.com) a great way to keep up with your food intake, Mobile Food Diary Apps!

With our hyper busy and on the go world, these food journals keep up at least with this one 'todo'.

All of these apps:

• Count Calories
• Track Your Daily Caloric Intake
• Help Manage Your Nutrition

'DOUBLE' The Fun Fact! Did you know a study in the Journal of Preventative Medicine showed that logging your food intake doubled weight loss?

This study is one of the largest and longest running weight loss studies completed. Funded by The National Institutes of Health this study was initiated to help recommend food journaling as a strategy for losing and maintaining a healthy weight.

The favorite app seems to be SparkPeople. It is extremely easy to use and includes, healthy recipes, food details, exercise video demos, and even daily healthy motivational quotes!

But please, as your tracking your food diary, don't forget to include some of the delicious Bari Life products, specifically made for your healthy weight. Bari Life also offers a simple all in one bottle vitamin formula to help make your journey toward a healthier self easy!

Our favorite Bari Life Vitamin product this week is Bari Life's Orange MultiVitamin Powder. Are you sick and tired of taking all sorts of vitamin and mineral supplements, all day, everyday? Dr. Boyce has developed a unique vitamin formulation in a powder format that allows you to easily DRINK your vitamins.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com 

Understanding the importance of bariatric vitamins

Bari Life promotes good health!

Taking bariatric vitamins post bariatric surgery is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Bariatric vitamins are vital to ensuring your body gets the proper amount of nutrients following surgery.

Obesity and weight loss surgery

In addition to treating type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, weight loss surgery may also help alleviate sleep apnea, joint problems, asthma, and infertility issues. Obesity, finally recognized as a disease in the United States, continues to rise at epidemic proportions. Consider some of the statistics:

• An estimated 93 million Americans are affected by obesity
• Obese individuals are at higher risks for impaired mobility and experience a negative social stigma
• Low-income minority populations tend to experience obesity at higher rate and are more likely to be overweight

Your decision to have weight loss surgery may just be the most important life-changing and life-saving decision you will ever make.

Bariatric Vitamins Assist Post Surgery Challenges

It is not uncommon to not feel hungry following weight loss surgery. You possibly could go for several weeks or months having very little appetite. This is one reason why it is vital to take your bariatric vitamins.

Communicating with your physician is imperative as you begin your post weight loss surgery journey. Your doctor will want to know what you are eating, when you are eating, and how much you are eating, and when you are taking your vitamins, among other things. You may want to invest in a food journal to help you track what you are eating, how much, and any feelings – physical or mental – associated with your meals.

If you find that you have very little appetite, you may need to find ways to prompt yourself to eat. For example, you may want to enlist the aid of triggers such as setting the alarm on your clock or mobile phone to remind you when it is time to eat.

Along with making sure you eat throughout the day, you also want to make sure you are taking the appropriate amounts of bariatric vitamins and supplements. Some patients experience difficulty swallowing tablet forms of vitamins. Rest assured, there are alternatives including a powder form, allowing you to drink your bariatric vitamins.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins and Supplements Supports Your Good Health

Bari Life supports your good health!

Vitamins and supplements are essential to good health. Post bariatric surgery, it is even more important to ensure you are getting the required daily amount of essential vitamins and supplements. Failure to do so could result in devastating health consequences.

Following bariatric surgery, you will be consuming smaller portions of food and, thus, less nutrients. However, your body still requires a certain amount of vitamins and supplements to stay healthy.
Of course, managing post-operative health begins with pre-operative education assessing nutrient status to determine any pre-existing nutrition deficiencies. The ASMBS provides a recommended pre-surgical nutrition assessment that includes:

• Anthropometrics
• Weight history
• Medical history
• Physical activity
• Dietary intake
• Psychosocial factors

The information gathered during the nutrition assessment is essential in determining needed vitamins and supplements post bariatric surgery. You will be consuming less foods and, in so doing, you also will be consuming less nutrients important for good health. Because your body may be unable to absorb certain vitamins and minerals, you risk developing adverse health conditions including: 

•  Diarrhea
• Anemia due to deficiency of iron or vitamin B12
• Neurologic complications from vitamin B12 deficiency
• Kidney stone disease due to changes in how the body absorbs calcium and oxalate
• Possible bone disease due to mineral or vitamin D deficiency

The easiest method to support your nutrition would be to increase your vitamins and supplement intake post bariatric surgery. This, of course, should go hand-in-hand with developing an overall healthier diet and exercise program.  

Furthermore, it is important to be mindful of how you store your vitamins and dietary supplements. High humidity found in bathrooms as well as kitchens may be degrading the vitamins and dietary supplements kept in those rooms as well as whether or not the lids are on tight. Crystalline substances, such as vitamin C and some forms of vitamin B, as well as other nutritional supplements, are susceptible to a process known as deliquescence, whereby humidity results in a water-soluble solid to dissolve. Storing your supplements far away from warm, humid environments will help ensure their effectiveness.

Most importantly, you will want to make sure to have regular check-ups with your doctor post bariatric surgery to make sure your body continues to absorb the appropriate amount of nutrients to help you stay healthy as you are losing weight and adapting to your new diet and exercise lifestyle.

To your health! 

The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery. 

Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bariatric Vitamins Fuel Your Body

Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins for your health!

Bariatric vitamins, such as Bari Life’s bariatric multivitamin tablet and powder, are essential to your health. Following weight loss surgery, bariatric vitamins could mean the difference between maintaining your healthy new physique and developing serious medical conditions.

Bariatric Vitamins Post Bariatric Surgery

Earlier this year, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease. Affecting approximately one in three Americans, the recognition of obesity as a disease demonstrates the medical community’s commitment to advance obesity treatment and prevention.

Weight loss surgery has become a safe and effective method to combat obesity. Following surgery, vitamin and mineral supplementation will play an important role in your overall nutrition plan. Not only will you be eating less food, you also will have decreased ability to digest and absorb certain nutrients.

Bariatric Vitamins for Health, for Life

Patient education is paramount, and emphasis regarding the importance of bariatric vitamin supplementation should begin prior to surgery and continue immediately post bariatric surgery and beyond.

Keep in mind, both non-surgical and surgical patients trying to lose weight benefit from a typical bariatric vitamin regimen. Your primary care physician should be diligent in working with you to provide the appropriate bariatric vitamin supplementation to help prevent serious complications.

Bariatric vitamin supplementation should be continued for life and include regular visits with your doctor to ensure you are taking the recommended daily amount of bariatric vitamins. Weight loss surgery helps reverse serious medical conditions to help you develop a happier, healthier, and more functional life. If you fail to take essential bariatric vitamins and supplements daily, you simply are trading one set of medical problems for others later.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com