Friendly Bacteria? -- I Thought all Bacteria were Bad ...

How?...

By winning the war at the microscopic level.

Although friendly bacteria, also known as probiotics, have been around since creation, it has only been in the last eight years that scientists have really begun to study them.

In addition, since they are a relatively cheap, natural alternative to expensive prescription drugs, for most researchers, they haven't been a high priority. (Money, or the promise of it, motivates most research.)

But as recently as 2005 Yale Medical School recommended that the nation's doctors give probiotics to their patients. Their recommendations were published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.

Evidence shows that friendly bacteria strengthen our immune systems.

They provide the best solution, along with the other digestive health supplements, for overcoming both diarrhea and constipation.

Researchers now even suspect that probiotics can also help treat ulcers, vaginal infections, and all types of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Discover the Natural Cure for Digestive Problems

Yet if you have a chronic problem with any of the above conditions you probably know, they don't work very well to take care of it. Also, over time your symptoms seem to get worse. These drugs are designed for only occasional use.

Adding friendly bacteria supplements to your diet provides a natural solution that is much safer and more effective. By restoring a healthy bacterial balance to your intestinal tract, probiotics will usually resolve all of these difficulties.

It is natural to have some toxic bacteria in our bodies. But the ratio of friendly bacteria to the bad bacteria should be about 85% friendly to 15% unfriendly.

Unfortunately, with the overuse of antibiotics, and the elimination of most fermented foods from our diets, that ratio frequently gets totally disrupted in our bodies today.

When the Doctors Couldn't help Me...
Friendly Bacteria Could!

I won't repeat the whole story here, but refer to the digestive health supplements page for the complete story if you're not familiar with it.

I know from experience that friendly bacteria will improve your health if you are having digestive problems.

There are many probiotic supplements on the market. However,since this is one supplement that needs to be fresh to be worth anything, be sure you buy a top quality supplement.

Check to be sure you are getting as many CFU (colony forming units) as possible. Also it is good to store most probiotics in the refrigerator after opening since too much heat will kill them.

Another important consideration in buying probiotic supplements is to get as many different strains as possible.

Most healthy people have over four hundred different types of friendly bacteria in their intestines. Most harmful bacteria won't make you sick if you have enough friendly bacteria in your intestines to keep them in check.

So buy a supplement with as many different strains as you can afford.

Recommendations:

Each capsule contains 16 different strains of friendly bacteria, and 16 billion colony forming units (CFU).

Experts believe your intestines house up to 80 trillion bacteria, so although 16 billion sounds like a lot, the more of these friendly guys you can provide a home for, the better your health will be.

I am not currently taking this product due to financial constraints, and to the fact that my health has improved, but from everything I can tell, I believe it would be worth the investment if you are having serious digestive problems and can afford it.

Not only does it offer more strains of friendly bacteria than other sources, it also uses a patented process to protect them from heat and damage during the manufacturing process.

Additionally, if you've read that probiotics can be destroyed by stomach acid, relax! Perhaps some can but all the strains in Flora Source survive both stomach acid and bile, so nothing in your digestive system will hurt them.

Finally, the manufacturers are fanatics for quality control. They review, check, and inspect everything they make, and they've contracted with independent labs to have every product produced carefully tested and evaluated. You can be sure it is...

stable so that it can last a long time and survive exposure to moderate heat.

You will pay more than you would for other probiotic supplements, but not if you compare what you actually get.

Many others only contain 1 billion CFU (colony forming units) per capsule, so you'd have to take 16 capsules to get the same amount you get from one capsule of Flora Source.

In addition, most other supplements only have a few strains of bacteria in each capsule instead of the 16 you get in one capsule of Flora Source.

When you take all those factors into consideration, Flora Source is well worth the money you will spend on it.

Besides they offer a free sixty day money back guarantee, so you really have nothing at all to lose, except those digestive difficulties that have been troubling you.

My Experience and Choice

I currently use a supplement called "Probiotic 15-35" put out by Neutraceutical Sciences Institute. The first number refers to the strains of bacteria in each capsule, and the second tells you the number, in billions, of "CFU" (Colony Forming Units). It has sixty servings per bottle, with two capsules per serving.

As you can see, this supplement provides close to the same number of bacteria strains as Flora Source, and even more live bacteria at the time of manufacture. It has worked well for me.

Another option, put out by Neutraceutical Sciences Institute
is called NSI Probiotic 10-20. This product contains 10 different strains of friendly bacteria, and 20 billion Colony forming units (CFU).

So if you can't afford the price of Flora Source, or if it would strain your budget, I have no doubt these would meet your needs as well.

Both of the supplements put out by Neutraceutical Sciences Institute are available from Vitacost at a much more affordable price.

Conclusion

Whether you choose Flora Source or some other friendly bacteria supplement, if you are having digestive problems you owe it to your health to give probiotics a try.

Although I'm not selling these products, I can assure you that they have been a tremendous help to my health.

I know they can help you too. Please, don't keep suffering needlessly.

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