PRO-BIOTICS ....for life

Dr. Mercola did a little thing on probiotics the other day and although it was to sell his probiotic I have taken out pieces of important information for you as I'm sure a lot of us have never thought about our digestive system in this way....think about all the belching and repeating of food that we do - acid reflux is a big problem these days......and why certain cultures eat the way they do....shows again that there were things that we used to do that helped these problems that we have stopped doing now. Hence supplementation.

Probiotics are important. They're one of the few supplements I believe can benefit nearly everyone. Unfortunately, they are also one of the trickiest of all supplements to recommend no probiotic is perfect for everyone. We are all different.
Do You Know How Probiotics Help Make Your Digestive System a Happy Camper?
Let’s take a quick look at some of the history behind these living powerhouses called probiotics.
The term probiotics comes from the Greek "for life" (which gives you an inkling of what the word "antibiotics" really means).
When ingested, these living microorganisms…

* Replenish the microflora in your intestinal tract*
* Enhance the support of your digestive system*
* Trigger the promotion of a number of health improving functions for your immune system, toxin removal system, and circulatory system*
How did people promote digestive health in ancient times?
Did they live with occasional unpleasant and uncomfortable digestive issues? Did these types of issues even exist?
The answer is likely a little of both.
History does tell us about the ways different cultures promoted their intestinal health before modern times.
In the past, people used fermented foods like yogurt and sauerkraut as food preservatives and as support for intestinal and overall health.
Fermented foods were (and still are) part of many traditional cultures…
* In early Roman times, people ate fermented foods like sauerkraut because of its taste and benefits to overall health.
* In ancient Indian society, it became commonplace (and still is) to enjoy a before-dinner yogurt drink called a lassi. At the end of the meal, they'd have a small serving of curd.
* In Asian cultures, pickled fermentations of cabbage, turnips, eggplant, cucumbers, onions, squash, and carrots still exist today.
Why can't we practice these methods today?
It's not so much that we can't, as that we don't. Processed foods along with stress and pollution-filled environments impact your healthy digestion, immune system, and overall good health.
Progress, it seems, isn't always to our benefit.
But that’s why I believe the best way for you to take control of your gastrointestinal health is by introducing billions of tiny good bacteria into your digestive system through the use of high quality probiotics.

So we have learnt anti-biotics means 'against life'......against those awful bacteria that are trying to kill us but seriously think about it, it's against all life as it goes about killing the bad, it also kills the good, same as chemotherapy.....so take it literally and don`t take antibiotics for every cold and flu you have....it probably wont work anyway as most of the time antibiotics are diagnosed the doctor doesn`t know what virus you have....use it when you really need it, some of us haven`t used it in years, except when recovering from surgery,as colds and flus are not on our agenda. Keep it for the major events that happen in our lives, because the rule of thumb goes if u use it too much when that time comes it won`t work!