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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Prebiotics

Posted by Green on March 9, 2010

Bacteria are everywhere. Our digestive tracts alone are home to about 3 pounds of bacteria. Any subtle shifts in the balance of bacteria in our gut can positively or negatively affect our entire physiological functioning.

What can cause a shift in the balance of good and bad bacteria? Antibiotics can as they eliminate all bacteria (microflora), good and bad. A diet high in animal products and low in vegetable fiber, high in refined sugar and refined white flour and other highly refined carbohydrates can also lead to an imbalance. The flood of anti-bacterial products on the market hasn’t helped either.
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