The Really Useful Anaerobic Bacteria

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The Really Useful Anaerobic Bacteria
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• It is estimated that the digestive system is home
  to trillions of bacteria that can be divided into
  around a thousand types.
• Science hasnt yet figured out what theyre all
  for although plenty of them have been identified
  and their purpose understood.
• For the most part they are aiding digestion and
  there is some evidence that its possible to
  recreate some useful ones and take them orally in
  a drink or capsule. These are known as probiotics
  as the purpose is to deliver extra numbers to the
  intestines.

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• Probiotics have been taken for centuries in many
  parts of the world even though they would not
  have understood the science. The very first
  bacteria were only first seen through a telescope
  just over two hundred years ago.
• And it was only in the twentieth century that
  people such as Pasteur and Fleming began to
  identify them.
• Two best known sources of probiotics are kefir
  and raw yoghurt. In some parts of the world where
  there is a healthy consumption of yoghurt people
  seem to live longer. Yoghurt and fermented milk
  is what these areas have in common.

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• The active ingredient in these products are known
  collectively as lactobacillus bifidus and the one
  within that group that is perhaps of most
  interest is Bifidobacterium.
• The major benefit of this one is that research
  shows it helps maintain and regulate the balance
  of other bacteria in the intestines.
• This means that it can help regulate bowel
  movement as a healthy balance of bacteria helps
  to ensure proper digestion.
• Not all of us can easily find organic live kefir
  or yoghurt and even if we could not everybody
  likes them. So as a supplement it can be found in
  many products such as Optibac Probiotics.

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Optibac Probiotics
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• A healthy digestive system means a healthy body.
  Even the ancients in the time when Greece was the
  power-house of the western world understood this
  fact. When anything goes wrong from bloating to
  constipation or diarrhoea it needs to be
  corrected as soon as possible.
• If it isnt cleared up then eventually toxins
  could get into the blood and this will lead to
  many other health problems.
• At that point its worth seriously thinking about
  some colon cleansing supplement of which there
  are many on the market. But Optibac can be taken
  at the same time as this is not strictly
  described as a cleanser.

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• Unfortunately its mostly modern day eating
  habits that is at the heart of most gut problems
  and the fact that people have got lazy about
  preparing fresh food. Obesity is linked to poor
  diet and only in very rare cases can it be
  claimed that little Johnny weighs fifteen stone
  because its in the genes.
• Perhaps at an early age children should be taught
  about what is happening inside their bodies when
  they eat and get educated about a healthy diet.
  This should come with a warning about the dangers
  of sweet fizzy drinks.