The Friendly Bug You'll Want To Get To Know
There has been a lot of press on the dangers of twenty-first
century diseases. Killer diseases which have been, in the past,
effectively treated with antibiotics are showing resistance to
these drugs. Probiotics or friendly bacteria are nature's answer
to the fight against an influx of harmful bacteria which lodges
in our intestines. Here are some reasons to become familiar with
probiotics.
Probiotics function as a second immune system. These are the
friendly bacteria that turn milk into yogurt. Over three
quarters of our immune cells reside in our intestines.
Probiotics prevent pathogens from adhering to our intestinal
walls. The first course of defense is to prevent harmful
bacteria from taking hold in our bodies.
Probiotics are believed to produce natural antibodies.
Beneficial bacteria, which naturally occurs in our bodies has
been reduced , in this modern era, due to a host of factors.
Antibiotics, while ridding the body of harmful bacteria, also
reduces the beneficial bacteria in our bodies. Lately, there has
been an overuse of antibiotics. Yeast infections, as Candida,
also reduce the beneficial bacteria in our bodies. Excessive use
of sugar, in our diets, is also a factor. Probiotics help to
replace the natural occurring, beneficial bacteria in which we
are deficient.
Probiotics aid in our digestion of food. Because of the chemical
nature of our society, toxins found in our food and air need to
removed from our bodies on a regular basis to insure good
health. Studies have shown a link between toxicity and weight
gain. Chemicals found in animals are absorbed into their body
fat. Eating organic foods, as much as possible, helps to prevent
toxins from entering our systems. It is not always practical to
buy everything organic or to raise our own livestock and grow
our own vegetables. Probiotics aid in removing toxins from our
bodies.
In this twenty first century, where chemical additives have
become the norm, it is a good idea to be educated on what this
means for us. Eating yogurt or taking a supplement which
contains probiotics is one way of removing toxins, which are a
part of our environment. Probiotics help us to rebalance our
bodies with naturally occurring friendly bacteria.