Our digestive system inhabits approximately 100 Trillion species of bacteria. It is now being recognized as the most important area affecting our health and well-being.
Research has shown that healthy peoples micro-organisms are distinctly different from that of individuals suffering from a number of health problems, including digestive issues, anxieties, chronic illness and more serious conditions including cancer.
It has also been established that obese individuals have fewer of the good or healthy micro-flora than normal weight people and are therefore more prone to a multitude of health problems.
Micro-organisms in the human body outnumber human cells 10 to 1 and our health depends on that bacterial population and the ratio of good and beneficial bacteria to the harmful species found inside the digestive tract.
Many individuals are struggling with extra weight gain and the inability to eliminate these unwanted pounds and any have reduced their food intake to smaller portions without successfully reducing their weight.
The number one reason is that we have to feed our good bacteria in the gut to be healthy and resistant to any invaders. One of the best and easiest ways to accomplish that is to add supplements in the form of probiotics to your diet to strengthen your resident flora.
Another way to increase the good bacteria is to consume fermented foods, such as plain yogurts, kefir and any type of a variety of pickled and fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, cabbage etc. and to consume fiber rich vegetables.