Guest Author - Carolyn Chambers Clark, RN, EdD

This article focuses on the healthful effects of probiotics.

,b>Proviotics are your internal guardians that can help lower cholesterol, protect against food poisoning, and alleviate conditions such as yearst infections, Crohn's disease and lactose intolerance.

Probiotics are the friendly bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus bulgaricus) that live in your intestines.

Probiotics protect you from infection, fend off constipation, diarrhea, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, urinary tract infections, migraine headaches, rheumatic and arthritic complaints and some skin conditions.

Over-the-counter and prescription drugs, alcohol, food additives, stress, and poor dietary choices all have a negative impact on probiotics

Keep your body strong with probiotics. You can find probiotics at your health food store. Check out the refrigerated unit.

This article is for information purposes only. For medical care, consult your health care provider.