Do I need Prebiotics?

Everyone has two types of bacteria in their body at all times, the good and the bad. The goal is to have more of the good bacteria than the bad. When you take antibiotics, you need to eat foods such as yogurt to keep the good bacteria in your stomach because the antibiotics destroy both the good and bad bacteria. Probiotics are foods containing live, beneficial bacteria such as yogurt, buttermilk, miso or kefir and are the most recognized foods providing ‘good’ bacteria for the digestive system. Prebiotics are the food to help the probiotics grow and multiply. They are the food for your ‘good bugs’. Probiotics means “pro-life” and are the good bugs. The digestive tract is home to over 400 species of microorganisms. Some are ‘good bugs’ and are ‘bad bugs’ or unhealthy bacteria. Two of the most common strains are lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. It is believed that if a positive balance of good bacteria is maintained, the bad bacteria are less able to cause disease and irritation. Here are some health benefits to taking probiotics: inhibits growth of ‘bad bugs’, or bacteria that cause disease synthesizes vitamins, primarily B vitamins increase availability of nutrients, decrease lactose intolerance, decrease symptoms of GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease), decrease prevalence of allergies and boosts the immune response. Prebiotics are food for probiotics. Consequently, the more you can feed and care for your ‘good bugs’, the healthier you can be! I never knew the difference between Prebiotics and probiotics. Once I started drinking Shakeology I learned that most people have 2/3's bad bacteria in their digestive track and 1/3 good bacteria. Intestinal microbes can die off by the millions with illness, stress, medication use, and poor diet, but what we eat is the most important factor in keeping the gut healthy. Good bacteria feasts on fiber. The bad guys love refined sugar and animal fat. The reason most people have the most bad bacteria is because people are not eating "real" food anymore. If you have too much bad bacteria in your system you may have noticed the following symptoms Dierrhea. Canker Sores, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Urinary Tract Infection, Constipation Lactose, Intolerance Chronic, bad breathe, Vaginal Yeast Infections, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Allergies or Hay fever, Hypertension, Kidney stones, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, High Cholesterol, Asthma, Fatigue Roscacea, acne or other skin problems, Migraines, headaches, or increased in mucus production. As you can see, bad bacteria are overrunning our digestive systems and we are becoming more prone to acute health problems. I know this list is long but doesn't this sound like the symptoms most Americans are complaining about in today's world?

The good news is you can prevent many of these problems by looking at your diet. Stop eating junk and eat REAL food. Add one Shakeology to your daily menu and ensure that you are getting all the Prebiotics you need. After drinking one Shakeology drink each day for a week, I noticed that I felt better and had a lot more energy to complete my daily tasks. Shakeology not only has the Prebiotics to keep your body healthy by helping to reduce the bad bacteria but also has many vitamins and minerals to improve your immune system. Start today to improve your health for tomorrow!!!