Why We Need Probiotics

In the past, we replaced the probiotics in our system constantly by eating organic vegetables grown in unpolluted dirt that was rich with soil-based organisms. However, for the last 50 years we have been sterilizing our soil with pesticides and fertilizers, destroying both bad and good bacteria.

Likewise, antibiotic drug use kills nearly all bacteria in the intestinal tract. Remember the "anti" means "against", biotics "life". Farm animals are continuously fed antibiotics to prevent farm-lot infections which we then ingest upon consuming their meat, eggs, and milk.

Our modern diet further compromises our microflora balance. Highly processed foods that are filled with chemicals, simple sugars, and carbohydrates are often devoid of any living thing. Even the chlorinated water we drink is partially responsible for eradicating much of the beneficial bacteria in our bodies. In addition, alcoholic beverages tend to harm probiotics by killing them directly, thereby encouraging harmful bacteria and yeast overgrowth.

Some people who are concerned with health use enemas and colonics for detoxification. These practices can wash some of the good bacteria out of their systems.

The medical treatment of radiation and chemotherapy also destroys our intestinal flora as well as damaging our immune systems. Any course of chemotherapy absolutely must be followed with probiotic supplements.

Today we need probiotic supplements because there are so many influences that prevent us from naturally getting the probiotics our bodies need. A lack of beneficial microbes often results in poor intestinal and immune system health, contributing to a wide range of symptoms and illnesses.

Unfortunately most people simply do not know that the health they experience right now has a direct connection to the billions of beneficial microorganisms that live in their gastrointestinal tract.