Fortify your Digestive Tract with Healthy Flora

As a result of our modern diet, nearly everyone suffers from occasional indigestion, constipation, and related abdominal discomfort due to an imbalance of "good" and "bad" flora in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

I'm taking a daily supplement, with each capsule containing 5 billion colonies of flora per daily dose, which helps to balance your intestinal tract with "good" flora. Another unique feature lies in its two acid-resistant probiotic strains - Lactobacillus acidophilus (which targets your small intestines) and Bifidobacterium lactis (which works in your colon). The probiotics are further enhanced with a proprietary blend of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), calcium phosphate and green tea extract to maximize the growth of these probiotics and helps in maintaining a healthy digestive system.

Your body contains billions of bacteria and other microorganisms. The term "probiotics" refers to dietary supplements or foods that contain beneficial, or "good," bacteria that are similar to those normally found in your body. According to the currently adopted definition by the World Health Organisation (WHO), probiotics are: "Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host".

Although you don't need probiotics to be healthy, these microorganisms may provide some of the same health benefits that the bacteria already existing in your body do — such as assisting with digestion and helping protect against harmful bacteria.

In addition to supplements, probiotics can be found in such foods as yogurt, fermented and unfermented milk, miso, and some juices and soy drinks.

There is a growing public and scientific interest in probiotics. Researchers are studying whether probiotics taken as foods or supplements can help treat or prevent illness. There is encouraging evidence that probiotics may help:

• Treat diarrhea, especially following treatment with certain antibiotics
• Prevent and treat vaginal yeast infections and urinary tract infections
• Treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Reduce bladder cancer recurrence
• Shorten the duration of intestinal infections
• Prevent and treat inflammation following colon surgery (pouchitis)
• Prevent eczema in children

The daily supplement which I take has been very effective for me. I recently also gave my friend a 5-day supply of the supplements when he told me that he was going over to India for a working trip. Knowing the infamous stories of bowel misadventures in India, I thought that the supplements would help him avoid such misadventures. Ever wondered why mainly tourists to India get such misadventures. The local Indians have a diet which involves taking yogurt to provide them with the probiotics they need. My friend faithfully took the supplements and when he returned from his trip, he was very thankful to me as the supplements really worked.

So if you want to want to fortify your digestive tract with healthy flora, try the supplements that I am taking. For more information on the supplement, you can contact me.