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Bad bacteria can enter your body in a variety of ways.
It's in the food we eat. It's on the door handles that
we touch and the phones that we answer. In short, bad
bacteria are all around us. It enters the body and takes
up residence in the small and large intestine, and once
there, it flourishes.
It latches on to the intestinal wall and begins to
affect digestion. It causes inflammation of the
intestinal lining and begins to inhibit the absorption
of many nutrients. It even begins to produce toxic
substances, like alcohols and aldehydes. The least
serious result of bad bacteria in the gut is gas and
bloating, mild abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea.
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But there are serious side effects as well. Overgrowth
of bad bacteria is thought to contribute to many of the
intestinal disorders we suffer with, like Irritable
Bowel Syndrome, Crones disease, and Leaky Gut Syndrome.
All in all, bad bacteria are bad for your body.
Lucky for us, researchers discovered probiotics, or good
bacteria. Most of you probably know more about good
bacteria than you think. We've all heard of Acidophilus,
right? It is the main culture of most commercially
prepared yogurt. We've all been told to look for the
label stating "Live and Active Cultures." In essence,
yogurt is a very weak probiotic. It contains a specific
strain of bacteria that is normally found in our bodies.
But this is not the kind of bacteria that makes us sick.
This is a good bacterium. And there are many different
varieties of it. Good bacteria enter our system, and
again take up residence in the intestines. It fights
with bad bacteria for nutrients and food, and if there
are enough good bacteria, it will crowd out the bad and
leave us with a more balanced system. It reduces the
amounts of toxic substances in the gut and allows for
the more effective production of digestive enzymes, such
as lactase, which is needed to digest dairy products. In
many cases, people with food sensitivities notice a
reduction of their symptoms when they begin a long-term
regimen of probiotics. Good bacteria also protect the
lining of the intestines and allow our bodies to more
easily fight off infection.
There are even more benefits to probiotics.
Pediatricians in Finland performed a double-blind
placebo controlled study with pregnant and nursing
women. They found that women taking probiotics during
pregnancy and breastfeeding reduced the chance of
infants developing eczema, and also helped to prevent
allergies in babies. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a
doctor who uses a combination of holistic measures and
standard drugs to treat his patients, taking a probiotic
every day can reduce or reverse problems like acne,
eczema, psoriasis, bad breath or body odor,
developmental delays in some children, yeast infections,
high cholesterol levels, chronic fatigue syndrome,
fibromyalgia, and frequent colds and flu.
So, while we should all probably take a probiotic every
day, there are some times in our lives when we should
"double up". Antibiotics are quite effective at killing
off the bacteria that make us sick, but they also kill
off the good bacteria. And science has shown that the
bad always grows back more quickly. You need to actively
replenish your system with probiotics to rebalance your
body. You should also increase your probiotic intake
after vaccinations, when you are sick with a cold or
flu, and any time you have diarrhea.
Also, it is important to note that just eating yogurt is
not enough. You need a quality probiotic with at least
10 to 16 different strains of live bacteria. Each strain
of bacteria works slightly differently with your body,
and some strains only take up residence in the small
intestine. A study done by Eyal Raz from
the University of California, found that good bacteria
is just as effective dead as it is alive.
You can read more about MiVitality® Probiotic Super Food
by clicking
HERE. Probiotics are available in a powdered form, and also as a liquid.
In-Liven is a Super Food containing: 18 Amino Acids,
including the 8 essentials; significant enzymes and a
broad spectrum of essential nutrients. The formula contains the complete Lactobacillus
family: acidophilus, delbruekii, caseii, bulgaricus,
causasicus, fermenti, plantarum, brevis, heleveticus,
lactis, bifidus, leichmanni and sporogenes.
The Lactobacilli bacteria used in
In-Liven are the
result of 20 years of research. Our unique lactobacilli bacteria have been subjected to
a large number of stressors including:
Heat, cold, chlorine, salt, alcohol and many
preservatives found in food.
Your doctor may be able to give you additional
information about probiotics, though many doctors in the
United States are just learning about these nutritional
supplements. You may find it helpful to search out a
doctor who uses a combination of holistic remedies and
standard drugs. In any case, you should look into
probiotics as a way to improve your health.
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