The Wonders of L. Acidophilus
L. Acidophilus probiotics have been proven to have amazing health benefits. For example, Lactobacillus Acidophilus has been shown to improve digestion of milk and reduce blood pressure. Also, there are a number of ways you can consume.
It is genuinely amazing that just eating a few good acidophilus bacteria can lower your blood pressure, but our body is an amazingly complex system.
Our L. Acidophilus probiotic friends are good for digestive issues, enhancing immunity, healthier infants, allergies & fighting viruses.
The list of below benefits come from the many studies we have read & Dr. Casey Adams’s Probiotics book.
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The Wonderful Benefits of Acidophilus Probiotics
Improve Blood Pressure & Cholesterol
- increase HDL-cholesterol (good)
- lower (bad) LDL cholesterol
- lower total cholesterol
- decrease triglycerides
- reduce blood pressure
Help Digestive Conditions
- decrease in stress-induced digestive system problems
- reduce (too many bad tummy bacteria) dyspepsia
- relieve/prevent IBS
- relieve/prevent ulcerative colitis
- relieve/prevent acute diarrhea
- relieve/prevent antibiotic-related diarrhea
- reduce intestinal permeability (leaky gut)
- decrease lactose intolerance
Improvement of Infant Conditions
Fight Viral, Bacterial & Fungal Infections
- prevent E. coli infection
- reduce/prevent H. pylori (ulcers)
- enhance vaccine effectiveness
- produce virus-specific antibodies (so cool)
- prevent tonsilitiis
- fight viruses
- reduce upper respiratory infections
- reduce cadida spp. overgrowths
- reduce keratoconjunctivitis (when used as eye drops)
- decrease vaginosis and vaginitis
Nutritional Benefits
- increase calcium absorption
- produce B vitamins and other some nutrients
- increase appetite
Reduce Allergy Severity
- mitigate allergic response
- decrease allergy symptoms
Fight Other Chronic Conditions
- reduce anemia
- reduce uninaryoxalate levels (associated with kidney stones)
I really recommend we all start taking acidophilus supplements, at least for a period of a few months. As you can see, there are many reasons to take it!@!
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