How many of you think bacteria is bad for you? Doctors, media, schools, family etc… say that bacteria is bad. They have taught us that we need to kill germs. We see the example by the practices and routines performed in schools, hospitals, doctors offices, daycares etc…? They use anti-bacterial products to clean and in essence kill the good bacteria along with the bad. There is this wide mis-perception out there that bad bacteria creates disease.
What if I told you the way to stop fighting disease is to start promoting health? The way to fight illness is by adding good healthy bacteria and not killing the bad ones. It’s kind of like the theory when you want to change a habit, to focus on the thing that you WANT and not on the thing that you DONT WANT. When you use use anti-biotics or anti-bacterial products it not only kills bad bacteria but it also kills good bacteria.
We need the good bacteria in our body in order for our immune systems to be healthy. Probiotics are beneficial forms of gut bacteria that help stimulate the natural digestive juices and enzymes that keep our digestive organs functioning properly. You would be amazed at how many of the everyday products people use have anti-bacterials or anti-biotics in them.
So why do we need healthy bugs? 80% of our defense mechanisms are in our gut. Our immune system is driven by the amount of good bacteria we have in our bodies. All types of bacteria can enter our bodies through food or through contact with skin. I know alot of moms who are very concerned about germs and constantly use anti-bacterial products. Their kids end up having, asthma, allergies, or other health related problems. Why is that? Science has been proving that a large reason is because they are not only killing the bad bacteria, but also killing the good bacteria, which compromises the immune system.
We need to continually add good bacteria to our bodies daily. This is becoming even more important, as some of the foods that we eat are tainted with anti-biotics which actually turn into poisons in the body. So if someone has a weak immune system and they continue to consume foods with toxins without replacing good bacteria, the immune system will continue to be compromised. This impacts the ability to absorb nutrients as well, and can be a factor in the obesity problem we face in society today.
One of my professors at school gave a talk and said if you have a weak immune system, that you can’t have any gluten or dairy products. As these foods tend to weaken an already compromised immune system. I continue to be amazed at the number of people who take dairy, gluten and wheat out of their diet and see amazing results. I have more information to share on these topics in future blogs as well, but tune in next week for the Top 10 Priobiotics Foods to add to your diet.