Antibiotics may create an unhealthy environment in your digestive system.

Fact:  Your digestive health may be in jeopardy.

What is killing your good bacteria?

It is well-known that medicinal antibiotics are prescribed during times of illness to kill harmful bacteria. In addition, modern day farming practices include antibiotics in the regular feed of animals to protect them from disease. When we ea the dietary products from these animals, we also eat the antibiotic they have ingested. The over consumption of antibiotics is dangerous to our digestive health because we not only kill the problematic bad bacteria that make us ill, but we also kill the beneficial good bacteria essential to good health. The word antibiotic literally means “against life.”

Antibiotics aren’t the only killers of our beneficial bacteria. Bacteria are destroyed by chlorinated water, air pollution, antibacterial soaps, and preservatives found in our food. Once these substances get into our bodies and travel through our bloodstream to our intestines, our good bacteria (flora) is destroyed. When you don’t have enough good bacteria in your digestive tract, digestive problems like diarrhea, irritable bowel disease, leaky guy syndrome, Candidiasis and many others may result.

How can probiotics help?

There is a delicate ecosystem that exists in the digestive system of the human body. This system is made up of billons of “friendly bacteria” (flora) that aid digestion and proper elimination, and stimulate healthy immune function. These bacteria are in competition with harmful, disease-causing bacteria in our digestive system. When in adequate supply, god bacteria crowd out disease-causing bacteria and promote digestive health.

Probiotic supplementation helps ensure that the body has enough good bacteria for digestive health. The word probiotic literally means “for life.” Some of the most common probiotics are Latobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum. Probiotics produce important nutrients, eliminate toxins, destroy “bad” bacteria, and enhance the body’s immune system.

Recent research on probiotics suggests benefits for overall general health, gastrointestinal physiology and function, respiratory and allergy function, and countering health concerns caused by antibiotic use. Probiotics are also shown to enhance intestinal mucosal health, enhance local intestinal immune response, balance intestinal flora and inhibit pathogenic organisms.

Getting probiotics to arrive safely is a challenge.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that are fragile and difficult to deliver safely to the intestine where they can benefit health. Probiotics must undergo a number of environmental factors before they can populate the digestive system. Shelf life of the probiotics can be compromised from the very beginning of production and manufacturing. The microorganisms are susceptible to heat, moisture and air. Once the product is taken, the probiotics must then pass through the harsh acidic environment of the stomach. Probiotic products without delivery systems often provide mega doses of organisms to allow for a small percentage to survive passage through the stomach.

FloraSMART is an effective probiotic formula that delivers greater amounts of live organisms to the intestines per tablet. FloraSMART overcomes the greatest challenges to safe delivery of probiotics with the patented Bio-tract deliver technology. Bio-tract utilizes a protective gel layer that protects the probiotics through the stomach acid once the tablet is hydrated. Bio-tract allows FloraSMART to safely deliver 80% of the tablets weight to the intestine, where the probiotics are needed. Because of FloraSMART’s protective gel layer, which protects the friendly bacteria from stomach acid, the tablet can be taken any time of day without regard to elevated stomach acid from meals. FloraSMART is also sealed in convenient individual packets from travel and work. These packets protect the probiotics from moisture and allow for longer shelf life without refrigeration.

Support your good bacteria by getting the most from your probiotics. Try ReNew Life’s FloraSMART with Bio-tract technology today!