Acidophilus may sound like the name of some punk era rocker or even a Roman Emperor but it’s just a microorganism that lives inside us all.
It’s one of the many of the different types of bacteria that invade our bodies from birth and has a specific purpose just as many other known ones do. In this case the natural organism helps maintain the right acidic balance in the body and help slow the growth of other harmful bacteria.
As a supplement taken orally it comes under umbrella heading of Biocare and is sold as Biocare Acidophilus.
Biocare covers all probiotic products that are considered beneficial to the digestive system particularly in the intestines where most of the bacteria activity takes place in the whole food processing business.
Our digestive tract can be thought of as a huge food processor that not only reduces food to mush but then with the help of enzymes and bacteria is able to extract all the goodness from nutrients to water.
What comes out at the end of the process should represent a small amount of what went in at the beginning. Most of it is water and a big proportion of the rest in a healthy diet should consist of indigestible roughage.
Acidophilus is usually taken in capsule form but it is essential to keep to the suggested dose. It is also found in many natural probiotic products but these are not always easy to find.
Although it is often suggested it is in yoghurt, unfortunately most supermarket yoghurt has been treated to the point where little if any good, live bacteria still exist.
In the Middle East good common sense sees many people drinking probiotic drinks like Kefir and natural home produced yoghurts that are teeming with good bacteria.
If you are taking other conventional drugs you should discuss with your health care practitioner to check acidophilus does not have any adverse interaction.
This is probably sound advice taking any new supplement as it may not be a suitable product taken with something else.
It’s one of the many of the different types of bacteria that invade our bodies from birth and has a specific purpose just as many other known ones do. In this case the natural organism helps maintain the right acidic balance in the body and help slow the growth of other harmful bacteria.
As a supplement taken orally it comes under umbrella heading of Biocare and is sold as Biocare Acidophilus.
Biocare covers all probiotic products that are considered beneficial to the digestive system particularly in the intestines where most of the bacteria activity takes place in the whole food processing business.
Our digestive tract can be thought of as a huge food processor that not only reduces food to mush but then with the help of enzymes and bacteria is able to extract all the goodness from nutrients to water.
What comes out at the end of the process should represent a small amount of what went in at the beginning. Most of it is water and a big proportion of the rest in a healthy diet should consist of indigestible roughage.
Acidophilus is usually taken in capsule form but it is essential to keep to the suggested dose. It is also found in many natural probiotic products but these are not always easy to find.
In the Middle East good common sense sees many people drinking probiotic drinks like Kefir and natural home produced yoghurts that are teeming with good bacteria.
If you are taking other conventional drugs you should discuss with your health care practitioner to check acidophilus does not have any adverse interaction.
This is probably sound advice taking any new supplement as it may not be a suitable product taken with something else.
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