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Bet you didn't know you had a whole ecosystem living within
you, huh? You always read about the environmental
ecosystem that is in danger from all the pollutants in this
world but not about the ecosystem within! You may not know
that YOU ARE AN ECOSYSTEM as well and your ecosystem
is in danger as is our world ecosystem, in danger from all
the medications, pesticides, and environmental pollution
ingested, slathered on and inhaled.
Your body houses this unique balanced ecosystem beginning
with the stomach then the miles of large and small intestine
in charge of distributing the nutrients to nourish your bodily
organs. Residing in that ecosystem is more than 400 species
of bacteria. Bacteria are not all bad! These bacterial colonies
function in harmony with one another and if either is out of
balance your system is going to go awry at some point in time.
There are three main types of friendly bacteria: Lactobacillus
acidophilus, Bifido-bacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus
bulgaricus. Acidophilus works in the small intestine. Bifidus
predominates in the large intestine and bulgaricus is a
transient bacterium that passes through the entire intestinal
tract. These bacteria exist outside the body as well but not
in the ordinary places you would expect
These bacterium are vital to your health and if you have
added to your ecosystem an antibiotic, anti-inflammatories
(advil, aspirin, motrin, aleve, etc.) or chlorinated products
ingested or bathed in, you have killed both friendly and
unfriendly bacteria… You have set up and unbalanced
ecosystem.
One of the common problems caused from taking antibiotics
is a yeast infection. No fun, and can be dangerous if left to
run amok in the body.
In addition to antibiotics you are being bombarded with food
additives, chlorinated water and some medications that can
upset the balance of bodily flora. Hormonal drugs such as birth
control pills and cortisone are especially detrimental to the
body's ecosystem. Your body is so strong and fights so hard
to stay healthy that you may not notice the imbalance for
years but it will catch up to you eventually…
One way of balancing out the ecosystem in your body is with
Probiotics, which improve liver and circulatory functions,
improve resistance to allergies and decrease the presence
of yeast infections. Probiotics are those foods and
supplement that enhance and restore the helpful bacteria.
Small amounts are found in foods like yogurt and fermented
Dairy products. Larger amounts are found in probiotic
supplements found in your local health food store or in
Acidophilus Milk in the dairy case.
If you have encountered any of the aforementioned,
antibiotics, chlorinated water (chlorine by products exist in
over-the-counter bottled water as well), hormones, birth
control pills, cortisone or anti-inflammatories you need to
get your ecosystem back into balance now before other
systems start to break down.
You say, "but I'm not ill." No, you may not feel as if you are
now but if you frequently catch colds, have fever blisters,
vaginal or rectal itching, dry skin, allergies or a host of
other small annoying symptoms you are well on your way
to becoming more seriously ill!
To balance your systems talk to your local health food store
nutritionists to get the proper probiotics for you. Or do like
I do and take ProBiotics from Wayne Garlands' arsenal of
nutrients and supplements. Wayne Garlands' ProBiotics
have the correct amounts of acidophilus, lactobacillus and
other needed bacteria with which to balance out your system.
See them at
http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com/digestive_enzyme_probiotic_supplement.htm
My wish is for you to have a Healthy ecosystem!
***Lena Sanchez a Retired Medical Office Nurse/Administrator
Medical Office
Consultant's latest book released "Handbook Of Herbs To
Health & Other Secrets" at http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com
Other informative health articles can be found at http://www.envirodocs.com/FREE_articles.htm
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