Many foods contain friendly bacteria...being our systems become so clean with antibiotics, perhaps the need to introduce friendly bacteria can be a good concept...pills, yogurt, etc, all around the grocery store...BD
Probiotics contain "friendly" bacteria, and are said to help with intestinal health. You can buy it as a pill, or get it in yogurt and other food products. For Rita Condon, most days begin with her mixing up a healthy dose of bacteria to eat. She says the rest of us could use more in our diets, too. Even if you haven't noticed, probiotics are everywhere, from specialized yogurts to smoothies and snack bars — even baby formula. Roxanne Green, a health and beauty aids coordinator, said, "I have a little 3-year-old grandson that just started preschool and is starting to pick up all of the colds from everybody, and so I have him on probiotics."
In fact, 159 products containing the friendly bacteria were introduced just this year — up from 102 last year.
Dr. Tod Cooperman of Consumerlab.com warned, "People should know that, although these come under FDA regulations, the FDA is not checking these probiotics, nor any supplement on a regular basis."
The lesson of probiotics, according to researchers, is that many people have become so clean — so sterile — they actually need to put some bacteria back inside.
Uh huh...so do they really work???
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