Probiotics: A Guide for Beginners (Change How You Think about Food)

By Meredith K. Converse

What are probiotics?Did you know that over 70% of your immune system is located in your gut system?Your autoimmunity starts in your gut which is why both science based medical professionals, and alternative medicine practitioners recommend the consumption of healthy bacteria. Probiotics are live bacteria and are taken to prevent and treat diseases. A regular intake of beneficial probiotics can help maintaining healthy intestinal flora. There are also many more benefits of probiotics. Are you aware that the amount of bacteria inside you outnumbers your cells by approximately 10 to 1? Probiotics play an important role in maintaining an ideal ratio between harmful and beneficial bacteria.Why probiotics?There is nothing new about probiotics. The only thing that's new is that you can nowbuy them from the billion dollar health industry in the form of probiotic supplements. Throughout history people from all over the world have consumed large amounts of probiotics in the form of fermented and cultured foods, which were invented long before refrigeration and other types of food preservation were available.This series will also explore some of the factors that have complicated our relationship with food, including fashion, technology, diet, and culture, along with simple ways we can begin to address these unhealthy obsessions and begin to readdress the true role of food as a source of pure energy and health. The first of the series will focus on probiotics foods, traditional and nourishing food that when added to a healthy and balanced diet, can provide energy and health benefits. This guide is both a practical, and a philosophical guide to the benefits of probiotics.Take Action. Why wait? You could be enjoying your homemade probiotic yoghurt and benefiting from the best probiotic foods.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507620098
• ISBN13: 9781507620090
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.1" x 5.5"