How to Improve the Efficiency of Intestinal Bacteria

A properly functioning intestinal tract is one of your body’s first lines of defense against invaders. In a healthy colon, there are, on average, well over 100 billion beneficial bacteria per milliliter of fecal matter that consume harmful bacteria and other invaders. In the typical digestive tract, because of poor diet and neglect of the colon, the beneficial bacteria count may be as low as four or five per milliliter (not 4 or 5 billion, just plain old four or five). Many researchers now believe that declining levels of friendly bacteria in the intestinal tract may actually mark the onset of chronic degenerative disease.

A healthy intestinal tract balanced with friendly bacteria can:

• Lower cholesterol
• Assist in the digestion of carbohydrates
• Help prevent constipation
• Inhibit cancer
• Protect against food poisoning
• Protect against stomach ulcers
• Protect against lactose intolerance and casein intolerance
• Protect against many harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi
• Protect against Candida overgrowth and vaginal yeast infections
• Prevent and correct constipation and diarrhea, ileitis and colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and a whole range of other digestive tract dysfunctions
• Improve the health and appearance of the skin
• Enhance nutrition by improving absorption and internally generating B vitamins and vitamin K
• Enhance immunity by killing off invading pathogens and producing immune-boosting biochemicals such as transfer factor and lactoferrin—beneficial bacteria are actually responsible for 60 to 70 percent of your immune system’s activity