Marti Angel’s Blog
Probiotics, help for Colds and Flu
Originally Published On October 11, 2011
These days we hear a lot about the “the value” of Pro-biotics on our health. Everywhere you look you see the media portraying the “good benefits” of taking pro-biotics. Manufactures everywhere are touting that their products have “Pro-biotics”. You can even find it in yogurt. Currently the craze is pro-biotic drinks. So what is this? What is the definition of “Pro-biotics”? Pro-biotic as defined by the World Health Organization “The term Pro-biotic means ‘for life’.” Pro-biotics is used to identify “healthy” bacteria shown to have beneficial effects for humans and animals.
So why is this important right now during cold and Influenza season? This has a very beneficial effect on our immune health. During flu and cold season this can mean cutting the duration of the illnesses or even avoiding them altogether. Eating incorrectly, putting stress on the body, negative thoughts, negative emotions and negative actions all compromise our immune system and create havoc on our physical well being. This creates a need to assist our bodies to stay healthy by adding supplements and pro-biotics on a daily