Probiotics And Your Health

When the ecology of the human gastrointestinal tract becomes disrupted, beneficial micro organisms can no longer flourish in needed numbers and proper balances. What’s more, harmful toxin producing bacteria and fungi begin to take over, further changing the ecology of the gastrointestinal tract.

We’ve all heard the saying “Death Begins in the Colon.” Then it should come as no surprise that many alternative doctors believe that a disrupted ecology of the gastrointestinal tract may be at the heart of up to ninety percent of all known human illness and disease. The gastrointestinal tract’s balance of beneficial flora is most commonly disrupted by antibiotic usage, excessive sugar consumption, stress and drinking chlorinated water.

Researchers also have found that altered levels of acidity and alkalinity in the gastrointestinal tract will change the ecology of the bowel environment, and thereby affect the type, quantity and behavior of micro organisms found there.

For example, a diet consisting chiefly of processed foods can dramatically alter the vital acid/alkaline balance of the intestinal tract. Such an imbalance can lead to a dramatic overgrowth of unwanted and extremely harmful microorganisms.

Excessive alcohol consumption, frequent use of both over the counter as well as prescription anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers and frequent consumption of colas or other carbonated beverages can all disrupt the gut.

A diet high in red meats or rich, fatty foods will dramatically alter the acid/alkaline balance of the intestines, leading to the overgrowth of disease causing, putrefactive bacteria that eventually overcome the beneficial bacteria and open the door to an onset of serious health problems.

Moreover, colonies of putrefactive bacteria often discharge highly toxic by-products while reacting with foods in the digestive tract. This reaction could further upset the ecology of the gastrointestinal tract and slowly poison the entire body. The end result is the onset of chronic degenerative diseases.

(Probiotic refer source: Family Health News)

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