Quotes About Probiotics

natto, kefir, yogurt, tempeh, and sauerkraut, every day. In three days

Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Bifidobacterium lactis, and Bifidobacterium longum

kimchi—cabbage, onions, and garlic—have

Sauerkraut (nonpasteurized)

Fermented Soy (tempeh and miso)

We mostly don't get sick. Most often, bacteria are keeping us well.

Kombucha is great for digestion - I drink it at the beginning of the day and sip on it all day.

The way yogurt works is you take the old yogurt culture and you put it in milk. You have to put enough of the old culture in, and then that old culture will convert the milk into yogurt.

The Swedes prepare their food through curing, smoking, pickling and boiling. Pickling food contains digestive-system-friendly probiotics, and while boiling may not be the tastiest, it's effective without adding fat!

When your body absorbs toxins, it stores them in fat, which is why fiber and probiotics are strategic weapons for weight loss. Fiber keeps your colon healthy and reduces your body's absorption of toxins.

Yogurt YOGURT SIDEKICKS: kefir TRY TO EAT: 2 cups daily

We ingest probiotics because we don't eat enough "dirt" anymore.

Gut health is the key to overall health.

All disease begins in the gut.

A good multivitamin and mineral, vitamin D3, omega-3 fats, magnesium, and support for methylation (special forms of folate, B6 and B12, and other methylation nutrients) are essential for everyone. And given our gut-busting life, a good probiotic is also important.

What do your friendly flora eat? Fiber and a certain type of starch concentrated in beans. These substances are called prebiotics. Probiotics are the good bacteria themselves, whereas prebiotics are what your good bacteria eat. So the best way to keep your good bacteria happy and well fed is to eat lots of whole plant foods.

When you eat fresh produce, you can get both pre- and probiotics into your gut. Fruits and veggies are covered with millions of lactic acid bacteria, some of which are the same types used in probiotic supplements. When you make sauerkraut, for example, you don't need to add a starter culture, because the bacteria are already naturally present on cabbage leaves. Including raw fruits and vegetables in your daily diet may therefore offer the best of both worlds.