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Why Probiotics?
Probiotics are essentially "Good Bacteria" that the
body needs to survive and be healthy. Research has shown our
modern lifestyles have increased detrimental effects on our
health and immunity to fight off the "BAD Bacteria" in our
gut. To be healthy you need to build up these "GOOD Bacteria
in your system. Our Probiotic will do this for you.
History of Probiotics
Probiotics Believed To Help Aging
Process
The
original observation of the positive role played by certain
bacteria was first introduced by Russian scientist and Nobel
laureate Élie Metchnikoff, who in the beginning of the 20th
century suggested that it would be possible to modify the
gut flora and to replace harmful microbes with useful
microbes…
Metchnikoff, at that time a professor at the Pasteur
Institute in Paris, proposed the hypothesis that the aging
process results from the activity of putrefactive (proteolytic)
microbes producing toxic substances in the large bowel.
Proteolytic bacteria such as clostridia, which are part of
the normal gut flora, produce toxic substances including
phenols, indols and ammonia from the digestion of proteins.
According to Metchnikoff these compounds were responsible
for what he called "intestinal auto-intoxication", which
caused the physical changes associated with old age.
(Excerpt from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic)
Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea
Some probiotics have been shown in
preliminary research to possibly treat various forms of
gastroenteritis. They might reduce both the duration of
illness and the frequency of stools.
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD)
results from an imbalance in the colonic microbiota caused
by antibiotic therapy. Microbiota alteration changes
carbohydrate metabolism with decreased short-chain fatty
acid absorption and an osmotic diarrhea as a result. Another
consequence of antibiotic therapy leading to diarrhea is
overgrowth of potentially pathogenic organisms such as
Clostridium difficile. Probiotic treatment might reduce the
incidence and severity of AAD.
May Enhance the Immune Response
Recent studies at major universities
are gathering an increasing amount of evidence that
probiotics taken on a daily basis can improve the body’s
immune system. Our Inulation™ taken in conjunction with
probiotics are proven to enhance this benefit. We live in a
time where we are exposed to an ever increasing amount of
foreign pathogens introduced in America through
international travel.
Now is the time to take care of your
health!
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