One of the side effects of antibiotics in our food and over prescribing of them by our doctors is that they destroy the healthy bacterias that live in our bodies and fight off illnesses naturally. These are known as probiotics. They regulate our digestive systems.
Virtually every system in the body is affected by how well the colon works. Problems like colitis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and many allergies have been shown to be caused by a poorly operating digestive system. There is some research that indicates the help probiotics give to your immune system aids in many kinds of allergies. The number one problem is the lack of healthy bacteria.
That is the easy part. The hard part is to figure out which of the bazillion products and supplements you should use. Is it the yogurt Jamie Lee Curtis is selling or one of the many other probiotic products out there.
The two main probiotics are Lactobacilli, and Bifidobacteria. The idea is to find a supplement that has as many live cultures as possible along with as many strains as possible. Our search ended up with Probioplus DDS which has 10 billion cultures and no dairy products. It may not be the only one to choose, but it was reasonably priced and available. At Vitacost.com they run about $20 for 100 tablets.
We take one every day. The instructions have you take more, but research I did indicated that one a day was likely a proper dose. We eat "clean" so we don't have as much to fight off as some folks. We also don't take antibiotics regularly. Antibiotics are non-specific so they kill all bacteria they come in contact with including the good ones in your colon. If you are taking an antibiotic you want to take more probiotics to compensate.
This is what I know. Since we began eating "clean" and taking the probiotics my skin is clearer, my nails stronger, and I'm still balding. I didn't say it would fix everything!
Other than the probiotic we take 2000 iu's of Vitamin D, a multivitamin, and 1200 mg Fish Oil along with 1 oz of Acai puree (Amazon Thunder). The Acai is a great antioxidant and a great, plant based source of Omega 3's, fiber, and have a protein profile similar to eggs.
I hope this helps you understand why you might want to add a probiotic to your regimen.
More soon....
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