What are probiotics?
The composition of intestinal lactic flora is both complex and varied. Harmony and balance among components are essential to ensure protection of intestinal health. Inside each of us live vast numbers of bacteria without which we could not remain in good health. Probiotics are a class of "good" or "friendly" bacteria that are normal inhabitants of the intestinal tract. To counter the effects of nutritional unbalance, environmental pollution, stress and the impact of various illnesses, it is necessary to keep the intestines constantly supplied with lactic bacteria in order to regulate intestinal flora. Supplementing our diets with an effective Probiotic repopulates the intestinal tract with friendly strains which improves intestinal health. Good intestinal health is crucial for immune system resistance. Since the same microorganisms exist in vaginal flora, it is also positively affected by probiotics.

What are the advantages of taking a probiotic supplement?
Recent advances in Clinical Research on the health benefits induced by lactic bacteria have shown that Probiotics can address a large variety of conditions such as: restoration and maintenance of healthy intestinal flora, enhancement of immune system functions, urogenital and vaginal infections, inhibition of pathogenic and putrefactive bacteria, diarrhea, including traveler's and antibiotic induced diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and ulcerative colitis, constipation, high cholesterol, lactose intolerance and dermatitis.

• Will improve overall intestinal health
• Will likely decrease risk of diseases causing diarrhea
• Strong association with reduction of colon cancer
• May have cholesterol lowering effect
• May have triglyceride lowering effect
• Enhances absorption of calcium and magnesium
• Balances "growth" minerals iron and zinc

How do probiotics fight the adverse effects of antibiotics?
It is widely known, and of great concern, that antibiotics are especially disruptive to intestinal flora because they destroy beneficial bacteria along with harmful ones. A daily intake of probiotics quickly repopulates the intestines and helps protect against the harmful effects of antibiotics.

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