Clean Gut, Clean Strut

There is a misconseption that the human gut is nothing but a place of nasty. That is true if it is not taken care of. The digestive system is the first and most important part of our bodies defense against consumed foriegn contaminates. It is one of the most important systems to take care of.

How does our body digest food? It goes in your mouth, get chewed and broken down by saliva, then is swallowed, goes into the stomach, is broken down again by hydrochloric acid (HCl) mostly, enters the intestines where the body absorbs water and nutrients. All along the way your body carries the bacteria that goes with the food. While in the intestines the body has bacteria that breaks down the bacteria in those consumed food. It is important to know that when you take a lot of antibiotics that you kill those bacteria that kill foreign bacteria too. That is why it is important to take probiotics which help feed those "good" bacteria especially when you are on antibiotics.

Why take probiotics? A high quality probiotic supplement can enhance our immune system, promote feminine hygiene, strengthen urinary tract health, and even promote our dental health. Mayoclinic.com also says there's encouraging evidence that probiotics may help:

• Treat diarrhea, especially following treatment with certain antibiotics
• Prevent and treat vaginal yeast infections and urinary tract infections
• Treat irritable bowel syndrome
• Reduce bladder cancer recurrence
• Speed treatment of certain intestinal infections
• Prevent and treat eczema in children
• Prevent or reduce the severity of colds and flu

Probiotics are found in foods such as yogurt as well as dietary supplements so get some today!

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