Terms Of Use Statement Privacy Policy Purchase Agreement
DISCLAIMER: The manufacturers make no claims these products will cure anything. The information on this site is not meant to substitute the advice provided by your own physician or other health professional. It is for informational purposes only. If you have any specific medical problem you should contact your medical advisor. Probioticsforhealth.com is not liable for any direct or indirect claim, loss or damage resulting from the use of this information.
FTC Disclosure: If you decide to purchase any products recommended on this site I
may possibly receive some commission.
Created By Stephen Tuffery
www.stephengraphics.com
Please note this site may not display properly in the AOL browser
My Autistic Son Loves Probiotics
Jean Shaw© -
My son is seventeen
and autistic. Until VERY recently he would never eat fruit or vegetables. He would
hold, squeeze and smell them. On rare occasions they would even get as far as his
lips but that was as far as it would go.
He was also on a gluten and casein free
diet because of his inability to break down the proteins in wheat and dairy products.
Then I discovered a probiotic superfood.
Probiotics comes from the Greek "for life"
and these days the word is associated with the use of friendly living bacteria to
prevent or treat clinical disorders.
According to the renowned Bacteriologist, Professor
Ilya Mechnikov "death begins in the colon", and it is the good bacteria's role to
ensure it stays healthy.
Bacteria are the first line of defence of the immune system.
A proper balance of bacteria in the intestinal tract is vital for maintaining good
health. The ratio of good (probiotic) to bad (pathogenic) should be 85:15. For most
people it is the other way round.
In a healthy colon there are between 100 billion
and 100 trillion beneficial bacteria per millilitre and these consume the harmful
bacteria. My son's very poor diet supplemented by manufactured vitamins reduced that
amount considerably.
Beneficial bacteria are responsible for
• providing essential
enzymes to make nutrients available to the body
• cleaning up cholesterol
• manufacturing
B vitamins
• cleaning out the lower bowels of encrusted matter
• destroying bad bacteria
• eliminating toxins from the body
If you spread your intestinal tract out flat it
would cover half a tennis court and many researchers believe many chronic degenerative
diseases are caused by the lack of friendly bacteria inside it. The gut is also considered
by some to be the second brain.
We have more than 400 different species of bacteria
inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract between our mouth and our anus. Provided they
are well fed and looked after they keep us healthy.
Bacteria have no teeth. They
produce enzymes which identify, digest and deliver nutrients to where they need to
go. As enzymes are responsible for every metabolic process in your body you can well
understand why probiotics are so essential.
When there are not enough probiotic bacteria
to produce the enzymes you get health problems. If you are healthy the probiotics
will never allow the pathogens to colonise but as we are constantly exposed to billions
and billions of potentially harmful microorganisms on a daily basis that's rarely
the case.
There are many factors which upset the bacteria balance besides food. These
anti-
• Antibiotics,
• Birth control pills,
• Steroids/ Hormonal
drugs
• Fluoride
• Chlorine
• Coffee/Tea
• Carbonated drinks
• Man made vitamins
• Synthetic ascorbic acid
• Radiation
• Stress
• Preservative
• Additives
• Pesticides
• Fertlisers
There is power in numbers and if you want to be healthy you need to
make sure your probiotic bacteria can overpower the pathogenic ones.
You will find
many probiotic products in your supermarkets but not all probiotics are made equal.
Some only contain a few strains of healthy bacteria and that's not a good thing.
Yogurt containing probiotics is popular with many but often it only contains acidophilus.
However, many yogurts are pasteurised AFTER they've had the bacteria culture added
(to increase shelf life) which totally destroys any benefit.
When you choose a probiotic
you need to make sure the beneficial bacteria is 'live' so it continues to colonise.
Often formulas will state it contains a certain amount of live organisms at the "time
of manufacture". The problem with that is the levels in most formulas start to die
off immediately and heat and moisture speed up the process. That's why it's usually
recommended probiotics be kept in a cool, dry place like the refrigerator.
Another
important factor when choosing probiotics is to ensure that the formula contains
not only the beneficial bacteria but the medium in which the culture was grown. This
is called the supernatant and will contain vitamins, enzymes, anti-
The probiotic I discovered for my son fulfils all the criteria. It is
the world's first probiotic superfood certified to food grade standards. Not only
does it contain the whole lactobacillii family which is important for harmony, but
also their food source as well. You see bacteria have a voracious appetite and if
they don't have their own food they'll compete for what's available. It's a question
of survival of the strongest and you don't want beneficial bacteria fighting each
other instead of concentrating on the bad guys.
This particular probiotic is also
suited for people with a gluten intolerance because although it contains wheat it
has been predigested so the protein has already been broken down.
The nutrients are
available as soon as the probiotics get to the intestines which is good news because
although the transit time for food in the body is approximately 72 hours it only
actually has about 11 – 12 hours in the stomach. It's been estimated that most people
only absorb 20% before the nutrients are gone as they have too many bad bacteria
clogging up the lining.
My son certainly did. He never ate foods which were good
for him. Yes, my son is seventeen and autistic. Finally he's eating fruit and vegetables
and I am so grateful to the probiotic formula I've found. It truly is a superfood!
To find details of the World's only Certified Organic Living Wholefood Probiotic
visit