By: Gyan K
Submitted: 2009-09-14 04:38:43 | Word Count: 437
Probiotics are beneficial micro organisms. It has been derived from two words, ‘pro’ and ‘biota’ which mean life. Such bifido bacteria are used to treat and prevent some illnesses with food.
It fights against the disease causing bacteria such as Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, various stains of E. coli and Vibrio. These are known to cause Traveller’s Disease and other digestive problems. The general use of this is to assist your body’s naturally occurring “gut flora”, which means they help to establish and maintain the right balance of microorganisms that exist in your stomach and intestines.
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Benefits of probiotic products are:
• Reduce cholesterol
• Strengthens immune system, natural defence mechanism
• Reduce food poisoning
• Improves digestion
• Arrests the growth of harmful bacteria that cause digestive stress.
• Restores the PH balance in your body
• Treats Traveller’s disease
• Generates protein and minerals in the body
• Reduces yeast infection and other skin problems
• Prevent eczema in children
• It stabilizes the gut flora
• Absorbs vitamins, proteins and minerals from the food products consumed.
Foods containing bifido bacteria are:
• Fermented and unfermented milk
• Yogurt/curds
• Soy milk
• Tempeh
• Miso
• Sauerkraut
• Some juices and soy beverages
When you are traveling, the most common disease you might suffer from is traveller’s disease. It is accompanied with symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, fever, bloating etc. This can result out of consuming contaminated water or food. Bifido bacteria help treat such traveller’s diarrhea.
It brings about a balance in the good and bad bacteria. It is popular among health conscious people as they reduce cholesterol in the body. Some of them add bifido bacteria as a supplement in their diet. This is found plenty in natural food products such as fermented and unfermented milk products, yoghurt and soy milk etc. Yoghurt and other milk products must be consumed moderately.
Women who suffer from yeast and other fungal infection should make use of these bifido bacteria. Such friendly bacteria are known to allay your yeast infections. If you suffer from constipation, bifido bacteria helps reduce your symptoms of constipation and brings about good bowel movement. They assist with digestion and help protect against harmful bacteria.
It will also help replenish all lost bacteria in the body. When an individual takes antibiotics, the bacteria equilibrium often gets distorted or unbalanced as a result of the new bacteria into the body to fight infections. It is popular with people suffering from crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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