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This is an extensive review of what antibiotics do to the microflora of the GI tract. Many MDs overuse antibiotics "just to be sure" that a bacteria may be causing symptoms; this is very dangerous thinking. It is common knowledge that antibiotics are massively overused in treating colds, flus, ear infections, etc. Yeast syndromes, leaky gut syndrome,...

  According to a study in the Journal of Nutrition, iron absorption is best from plant ferritin, which contains a thousand iron molecules rather than just single molecules found in iron supplements. Iron supplements often have GI side effects and can harm the lining of the GI tract. Ferritin is absorbed as an entire molecule.        

This is an extensive review of what antibiotics do to the microflora of the GI tract. Many MDs overuse antibiotics "just to be sure" that a bacteria may be causing symptoms; this is very dangerous thinking. It is common knowledge that antibiotics are massively overused in treating colds, flus, ear infections, etc. Yeast syndromes, leaky gut syndrome,...

Probiotics have been shown to benefit people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). They maintain a healthy ecosystem in the GI tract that maintains wellness. Dr. Len reviews the ways our cells can become ill and what we can do to prevent this.        

Do the bacteria in our digestive system have an effect on brain development?  Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki discuss how the microflora in our GI tract keep us healthy.

Probiotic means for life and antibiotic means against life. Antibiotics unfortunately destroy the vast majority of microbes that live in the GI tract. We depend on these microbes for digestion, absorption, and good health.        

The effects of stress on immunity has been studied and shows that it even affects the number and types of microbes that can survive in the human GI tract. Probiotics have a lot to do with digestion, synthesis of vitamins such as vitamin K, B5, B6 and biotin, stimulation of immunity, and regulation of immunity. Many scientists consider the stool in the gut an...