As strange as it seems, your body is made up of microbial flora, which make up 95 per cent of the cells in and out of your body!
Most of these microorganisms are vital to keep you alive and healthy. Some of their functions include breaking down foods, producing vitamins and help support a strong immune system. Here are a few of its interesting facts to know:
The largest number of probiotics lives in the colon, but billions also live in the mouth, nose, oral cavity, the esophagus, around the gums, in the pockets of your pleural cavity. They nurture in stomach, intestines, around the rectum, within the vagina, under the armpits, within joints, between the toes, under the toenails, urinary tract, inside the urinary tract and many other places.
But, these natural supplements must be taken in their proper context. For instance, almost every study requires the patient to take big, therapeutic doses, for at least two months. At many times, the studies showed the benefits after a full year of daily, large dose supplementation.
In general, the human brain weighs about 3 pounds, and a healthy human body will have more than 3.5 pounds of such bacteria and organisms. The fact that heart weights only 0.7 pounds, the liver weighs about 4 pounds, makes probiotic bacteria one of the biggest organs in your body.
It may not look crazy to hear that this supplement can reduce constipation. But, what may surprise you is that it plays a crucial role in fighting with cancer. They have been shown to stimulate production of anti-cancer chemicals. USANA probiotics uses patented strains Lactobacillus rhamnosas LGG and Bifidobacterium BB-12 that may reduce the risk of bladder cancer, depending on frequency and dosage. These essentials have been shown to fight viruses such as colds, rotavirus, flu, herpes and ulcers.
The WHO defines it as “living microorganisms which when administered in enough amounts offer a health benefit on the host.” These organisms can be yeasts, good bacteria or even organisms usually found in soil.
The difference between normal pathogenic bacteria or candida and probiotics, is that the probiotic organisms have a symbiotic relationship with your body. Your body and probiotic organisms have produced a mutual defense treaty. And while you are quite fearful of bacterium and fungi, specific probiotics strains are very valuable to your health.
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