Probiotics for Sleep, Baking Soda for Runners, and How Lifting Depletes Glycogen
Probiotics May Protect Sleep Quality After Hard Training Researchers tested whether 30 days of probiotic supplementation (10 billion CFU each of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis) could preserve sleep quality after a marathon in 27 male runners. The placebo group experienced classic post-race sleep disruption: increased daytime sleepiness, longer time to fall asleep, reduced total […]
New Research: How Probiotics, Biofeedback, and Plant-Based Iron Affect Sleep, Performance, and Energy Levels
Probiotics Improved Sleep Quality and Reduced Anxiety Researchers tested whether probiotics could improve sleep and anxiety in stressed office workers. Forty-five participants took either 20 billion CFU of probiotics or placebo daily for six weeks. The probiotic group showed significantly better results across multiple measures: overall insomnia symptoms improved (p=0.011), sleep latency (time to fall […]