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Fiber and Digestive Cleansing
…same time, I would also highly recommend the use of probiotics and fermented foods like sauerkraut and others to help re-establish good bacterial flora in the lower bowel at the same time. I don’t recommend the long-term use of over-the-counter fiber products like those mentioned earlier. It is my…
Flaxseed: The Perfect Food
…bread, or vegetables is one of the quickest and easiest methods of raising linolenic acid levels. Over the years, I've tried dozens of flax oils. Flora manufactures some of the highest quality, tastiest oil on the market. I can't recommend their product highly enough. It is pesticide- and herbicide…
The Whey to Good Health
…fractures. * Prebiotic activity: You may already know about my fondness for fermented foods and probiotics—items that improve the balance of bacterial flora in the intestinal tract. Prebiotics are somewhat different. In a nutshell, prebiotics are foods or compounds that are fermented by bacteria in the colon…
Fight Urinary Tract Infections With D-Mannose
…vaginal and bladder infections caused by E. coli in a few days, without the complications of antibiotics that can kill the body’s beneficial bacterial flora. D-mannose is available as a powder and has also recently come out in capsule form. The powder form has a mild, sweet, inoffensive taste. It's available…
How to Detoxify Your Body Naturally With a Colon Cleanse
…grams a day. * Take a daily probiotic. Benefits of probiotic supplementation come from normalizing the bacterial balance in your gut. Healthy gut flora promote a healthy gut wall, which means that you're not reabsorbing all the environmental toxins that have just been cleaned by the liver. Those are…
Common Causes of Digestive Problems
…midpoint 7 is neutral. The pH of your stool should be slightly acidic, about 6.7 to 6.9. Generally, an alkaline pH (about 7) indicates poor bacteria flora, whereas a very acid stool pH can occur with excessive amounts of sucrose (table sugar) or lactose (milk sugar) in the diet. This can be checked by…
Are Antibiotics Causing Obese Babies?
…“discovering” that doing the same thing to our babies results in the same thing. (To that, I say "duh!") We’re killing the natural bacterial flora in the human body that influences how we breakdown and absorb various nutrients that help keep us lean and healthy. Doing it at such a critical period…
Three Steps to Preventing Digestive Upset
…breakdown these complex sugars before they reach the intestines and perform their unsociable deeds. Balance Your Bacteria. You can balance your intestinal flora by eating fermented foods or by taking a high-quality probiotic supplement. Be sure to boost your probiotic during this season, especially, to help…
