According to Colon Health Handbook, a healthy colon should contain at least 85 percent lactobacillus and 15 percent coliform bacteria. However these days, typical colon bacteria count is reverse, resulting in excessive gas, bloating, intestinal and systemic toxicity, constipation, and malabsorption of nutrients. Acidophilus can help to detoxify harmful substances.

Unfortunately, these bacteria can be killed off by age, oral contraceptives, aspirin, corticosteroids, poor diet, sugar, stress and taking antibiotics, causing an imbalance of "friendly" bacteria. Supplementing with acidophilus can result in reversing that condition and maintain a healthy intestinal flora.

These friendly bacteria help digest food, produce essential vitamins and help keep bowel function normal. Acidophilus supports and maintains growth of Lactobacillus bifidus in intestinal tract. Studies at University of Nebraska Medical Center have shown that Lactobacillus G.G. can enhance immunity, and hints that other strains of probiotics may deter arthritis, delay colon cancer and lower bad cholesterol.

Due to our fatty fast food diets, now so prevalent, along with OTC (over-the-counter) drugs and prescriptions given freely, intestinal tract in majority of Americans are lacking in proper friendly bacteria to promote a healthy intestinal tract. Therefore we have a huge number of polyps, colon cancer and Irritable Bowel Syndrome's running around and majority can be prevented with practicing colon health by making sure your intestinal tract has a balanced friendly bacteria.

Balance by taking a complete ProBiotic supplement at least two or three days a week if not having any health problem. But if a health problem exists take daily until you return to normal eating habits and/or are off medications…

People with a sweet tooth or meat and potatoes only people need ProBiotic's daily!

If you are taking an antibiotic take a ProBiotic twice a day while taking antibiotic and then for a full week after.

My choice is a tasty chewable that works great for my family and friends if you want to know what it is mailto:health@antibiotic-alternatives.com?subject=ProBioticRec

*** Lena Sanchez Author of "Handbook Of Herbs To Health & Other Secrets," "Antibiotic Alternatives To Preventing Mega Bacteria," & "Dangers & Secrets Doctors Refuse To Tell You." Found online at http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com Editor of "Natural Environmental Health Facts & Your Home Business Coach" ezine subscribe at http://www.envirodocs.com/newsletter.htm

3.Here’s how food works as a mood regulator: ØFirst, an emotional eater experiences an uncomfortable feeling. For example…You just had a fight with a family member and you’re feeling really angry!

ØNext, you have a FOOD THOUGHT; and you find yourself reaching for a bag of chips or cookies. (You may or may not be conscious of when or why you are having a food thought.) Once you are focused on chips, you are no longer focused on how angry you feel. The use of food as a distraction works…

ØYou eat chips, warding off anger for a little while. Then, anger comes back. Now, in addition to anger, an emotional overeater has to deal with guilt and shame he/she feels every time he or she eats chips (or any other food that he or she has labeled “forbidden”).

4.This is self-defeating cycle--the trap for an emotional eater Until you develop healthier coping strategies, and you overcome “good food vs. bad food” beliefs, only way to avoid guilt and shame that results from emotional overeating--is more emotional overeating! Every time we swear we’ll be “good” on a diet today, and then turn back to food for comfort, we feel like we have “failed”. Then, to “stuff down” our frustration, or anger, or desperation, we turn back to food.

5.So, what can you do if Emotional Eating is a problem? Make a conscious effort to become more aware of how and why you may be using food. Develop new skills for mood regulation. If you need support to do so, find appropriate professional help (find a class,hire a Coach or a Licensed Psychotherapist). The focus should be on self-care and improved emotional and physical well-being--eating well and being fit--not on dieting and weight loss. Remember, dieting is a trap for an emotional eater. Dieting just leads to more emotional eating.