February 12, 2009

Does Your Probiotic Work?

If youre taking probotics to ease your digestive problems, and you havent noticed any relief it may be because the one you choose does not contain the correct strains of bacteria or the strains are so weak and ineffective you cant possibly feel any benefit.

Lets review your digestive system. The lower stomach, small and large intestines contain healthy amounts of friendly bacteria called probiotics. An unhealthy digestive system has much lower levels of friendly bacteria and higher levels of unfriendly bacteria that cause many common digestive problems.

Probiotic, or good bacteria, is essential for your overall health. Without them it would be difficult to break down the food you eat and absorb the nutrients you need. Without them you may not be able to eliminate the bad bacteria like e coli and salmonella. Probiotics help keep control of fungus and mold from running out of control in your digestive system.

Supplementing with a Probiotic Formula from a respe4cted company is very important to ensure excellent results. It is important to have high levels of both major species, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria. It is also important that the Probiotic Formula contain multiple strains of each of these species.

Read the labels, and youll see many of the supplements out there contain only one or two strains. When you see a formula that combines this many strains you know it is superior. Lactobacillus harnesses Bifidobacterium bifidum Lactobacillus acidophilus Lactobacillus casei Lactobacillus plantarum Lactobacillus salivarius Bifidobacterium longum Streptococccus thermophilus Lactobacillus bulgaricus Lactobacillus paracasei Bifidobacterium infantis

Also look at the labels and make sure they do not contain chemical additives, corn, gluten, MSG, pesticides, soy, fillers or artificial favors.

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