Probiotics - can't live without it!

Probiotics are unfamiliar to us, while antibiotics are. These days, it seems like whenever we take a visit to the conventional doctor, prescribing medicine/drugs is the first thing they offer, as if these synthetic drugs will guarantee healing. Among these drugs are antibiotics. I must say, I am so -anti- for antibiotics. But I am so -pro- for probiotics. Sound strange? Well, let me explain it simply. Probiotics are good bacteria. Antibiotics kill good bacteria and antibiotics kill all bacteria. Let me repeat - antibiotics kill all bad and good bacteria in your system. You just don't want this to happen. The good bacteria live in our system to fight off the bad bacteria. If you kill off the good bacteria, you reduce your body's ability to fight off foreign invaders. The key is - get more good bacteria in your system! Good bacteria. Probiotics! So where does one get these probiotics? Easy...raw milk, yogurt, kefir (preferably, yogurt & kefir are made with raw milk), and even acidophilus supplements. Acidophilus is just another fancy word for probiotics or good bacteria. (I'll talk more about raw milk in another blog.) Probiotics are particularly important and essential for the intestines (small & large). Probiotics helps with digestion and strengthens your immune system. All around, you just can't live without probiotics. Miso (Japanese bean paste) even has probiotics! Daily consumption of probiotics is totally recommended. You can't go wrong with probiotics. Now if your body starts to react after you take probiotics, then my guess is your body is trying to adjust to the new "food" you're introducing. Bacteria, by the way, are living microorganisms. But you want more of the good and friendly ones. Not the ones that cause diseases and crap! Let's go pro!