Probiotics are "for life" - whereas antibiotics are "against
life".
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In our modern Western culture we are continually
brainwashed to think all bacteria are bad for you. The commercial
marketing hype from vested interests repeatedly tells us we need chemicals
to kill the bad bugs we are exposed to on a daily basis. We are exhorted
to wash our hands with liquid soap laced with triclosan -
use laundry powder designed to kill every microbe - to spray chlorine or
triclosan on bench surfaces - use anti bacterial floor cleaners - sanitize
everything baby is in contact with - use special chemical impregnated boards
to prepare our food on... it goes on and on!
 It seems everything must be perfectly clean, totally free of ALL bacteria if we are
to remain completely healthy and not come down with some life threatening
bacterial attack on our immune system. Even our drinking water is treated with
chlorine which efficiently kills off any living matter and renders the
water "safe". The meat we buy
from the butcher is more often than not contaminated with antibiotic residues, growth hormones
and numerous other manmade chemicals used to enhance the growth of animals
kept in artificial and cramped conditions and fed on an artificial diet of
grains and foreign protein. Our vegetables almost without exception,
unless they are Certified Organic are contaminated with residues of
chemical sprays. Everywhere we turn, it seems, we are collecting chemicals
in our bodies and increasing the bodyload we must endure, with who knows
what long term consequences.
Chemicals by their very nature are
antibiotic... NOT probiotic.
All these factors combine to cause an imbalance in our
systems which many Doctors now believe is contributing to, if not actually
causing, many of the debilitating diseases of modern times. Illnesses and
afflictions such
as Crohn's disease and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and
leaky gut
disorders are extremely common these days as is asthma and eczema and allergies. All
of these common auto-immune disorders can usually be directly linked to a
lack of exposure to good "bacteria" and an over exposure to antibiotics
during the formative years.
For many people the idea of probiotics seems quite
strange and contrary to what they believe to be true. The idea that all
bacteria is bad for you has been the accepted 'norm' for a considerable
time, reinforced by the media and the hype of marketing. However, it
is a very ill informed doctor or health practitioner who would still
subscribe to the idea all bacteria are bad for you. The modern approach by
natural health conscious doctors and alternative practitioners is to treat
patients with a recognized probiotic formula to re-establish the good gut
bacteria which may have been destroyed through the use of antibiotics and
manufactured food in the past.
To a large degree, the probiotic contents, good
bacteria, of a persons
alimentary canal is dependent upon their immune system. Probiotics are an
integral part of, and are extraordinarily vital, for the proper
functioning of the gut. Without the good bacteria from probiotic activity
in the gastrointestinal system the synthesization of B-complex vitamins
and the crowding out of yeast infections and parasites is impossible.
Probiotics help to regulate and normalize the functioning of the digestive
system allowing the proper uptake of minerals and phytonutrients.
Recent medical research has found broad spectrum
probiotics are playing a very important role in reversing the progress of
Crohn's disease and relieving the symptoms of IBS sufferers and Candida
infections.
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