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Probiotics - The Mini Health Miracle
Jean Shaw© -
Okay, I realise it's
not the type of subject you might discuss around the dinner table but how much do
you know about bacteria? Not a lot I'll bet. I didn't either until recently.
I always
thought they were dirty nasty things you didn't want and hadn't realised there were
two types -
You see I suffered mercury poisoning because of the dental amalgams in my teeth.
That compromised my immune system leading to digestive problems and subsequent ill
health. Fortunately, I discovered the source before things got really bad.
Part of
the recovery process involved the use of probiotics . Those are the good friendly
bacteria you really want colonising inside you. Yes, I did say colonising.
Bacteria
cover every available square inch of your intestinal tract. Whether you like the
idea or not, a battle is continually raging from your mouth to your anus between
the good and bad bacteria.
If you are healthy the probiotics will never allow the
pathogens to colonise but as we are constantly exposed to billions and billions of
potentially harmful microorganisms on a daily basis that's rarely the case.
Unfortunately,
as we age the levels of beneficial bacteria decline dramatically and other reasons
for their decline are
• Changes in the acid/alkaline balance of the bowels
• Non
–steroidal anti-
• Chlorine in drinking water
• Radiation
and Chemotherapy
• Meat, Chicken and Dairy loaded with antibiotics (unless organic)
• Diets high in meats and fats
• Constipation
• Cigarettes
• Alcohol
• Stress
• Antibiotic
herbs
• Medicinal antibiotics
• Additives
• Pesticides
• Fertilisers
You'll notice
I mentioned 'antibiotics' a few times there and that's because antibiotics kill off
ALL bacteria, both good and bad. If ever you are given a course of antibiotics by
your doctor you absolutely must take some probiotics to restore the good bacteria.
Probiotics comes from the Greek "for life" and is the science of using living bacteria
to prevent or treat clinical disorders. However, not all beneficial bacteria are
created equal and unless you get the recognised super strains together with their
food source you'll be wasting your money.
You see bacteria have a voracious appetite
and have their favourite foods. If they don't have their own they'll go in search
of another food source and will fight. It's a question of survival of the strongest
and you don't want beneficial bacteria fighting each other instead of concentrating
on the pathogenic bacteria.
You will find many probiotic products in your supermarkets
only contain a few strains of healthy bacteria and that's not a good thing.
Yogurt
containing probiotics is popular with many but often it only contains Acidophilus.
However, many yogurts are pasteurised AFTER they've had the bacteria culture added
(to increase shelf life) which totally destroys any benefit.
When you choose a probiotic
you need to make sure the beneficial bacteria is 'live' so it continues to colonise.
Often formulas will state it contains a certain amount of live organisms at the "time
of manufacture". The problem with that is the levels in most formulas start to die
off immediately and heat and moisture speed up the process. That's why it's usually
recommended probiotics be kept in a cool, dry place – i.e. the refrigerator.
According
to the renowned Bacteriologist, Professor Ilya Mechnikov "death begins in the colon",
and it is the good bacteria's role to ensure it stays healthy.
Bacteria are the first
line of defence of the immune system. A proper balance of bacteria in the intestinal
tract is vital for maintaining good health.
In a healthy colon there are between
100 billion and 100 trillion beneficial bacteria per millilitre and these consume
the harmful bacteria. Worryingly the typical American could have a beneficial bacteria
count as low as four or five per millilitre. That's quite a difference and has much
to do with poor diet.
Beneficial bacteria are responsible for
• providing essential
enzymes to make nutrients available to the body
• cleaning up cholesterol
• manufacturing
B vitamins
• cleaning out the lower bowels of encrusted matter
• destroying bad bacteria
• eliminating toxins from the body
If you spread your intestinal tract out flat it
would cover half a tennis court and many researchers believe many chronic degenerative
diseases are caused by the lack of friendly bacteria inside it.
If there are not
enough probiotic bacteria to produce the enzymes (responsible for every metabolic
process in your body) you'll have problems.
There's power in numbers and when probiotics
reign supreme you get
• Enhanced Immunity
• Protection against Food Poisoning
• Protection
against Stomach Ulcers
• Lowered Cholesterol
• Inhibition of Cancer
• Improvement
in the health and appearance of the Skin
• Protection against Candida and harmful
vaginal Yeast Infections
• Protection against harmful Bacteria, Fungi and Viruses
• Prevention and correction of Constipation, Diarrhoea, Ileitis, Colitis, IBS (Irritable
Bowel Syndrome)
• Better Nutrition from improved Absorption
• Improved generation
of important B Vitamins
Good reasons to start taking probiotics today wouldn't you
agree?
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