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torsdag 27 augusti 2009

Live Yoghurt For Our Life

By Anastacia Sampson

Is it a myth that a long life is associated with yoghurt consumption or can it be backed by sound based medical studies? It does seem, according to current research, there is truth. However, ask how yoghurt is healthy? ? Do pay your attention to the quality of the yoghurt to get the most benefits from it to insure a healthy living lifestyle?

Yoghurt is fermented milk with the milk being altered by acid-producing bacteria. Acid-producing bacteria ?eat? or feed on sugars and in milk the simple sugar known as lactose is converted into lactic acid. However all acid-producing bacteria do not only feed on lactose, milk sugar, but also alter other sugars and foods. The over consumption of high protein containing foods favours the less healthy bacteria in our colon by supplying more ?food? for those bacteria that oppose the acid-producing bacteria. All bacteria types build up an environment in the colon by eating and fermenting food they need. Generally the acid-producing bacteria do not need high protein but rather more carbohydrates (complex sugars).

After a course of antibiotics it?s a healthy policy to supply what was destroyed by taking in direct sources of highly populated live acid-producing bacteria supplements. Antibiotics means against life and a general term to cover bacteria supplements is probiotics meaning pro life. It?s worth realising that our colon houses various and numerous types of bacteria that all have their place to different degrees! A probiotic often states it has so many billions of live bacteria to re-establish or improve bacterial conditions in our colon. We need to know that it?s a viable statement. This is why regulation of contents needs rigorous attention and checking to protect the consumers from misguided claims so they can make the right choices to insure a healthy living style of life.

Bacteria are needed in greater numbers due to their extremely minor size; we need those billions in dosages! Ideally plain, low-fat yoghurt with a guarantee of healthy live cultures or live bacteria is what we require for healthy living. Often to ensure that milk is safe from harmful pathogens, such as the tuberculosis bacteria, we process it before acid-producing bacteria are added! The threat of food poisoning can occur due to poor hygienic practices in the preparation of animal foods. To evade consumption of those pathogenic bacteria we need to wash all that is in contact with raw animal foods and heat the food to required levels. On the other hand bacteria that live in yoghurt have been shown to improve immune functions!

It means these bacteria may protect against auto-immune diseases, as well colds and flu from viruses. The history of live plain yoghurt in societies seems to have prolonged life in some areas of the world. Perhaps we should not mess around with a sound policy by adding flavours via flavourants and mixing in other odd preservatives and colourants. It is unhealthy to be mucking about with something that is healthy and natural. Know what you actually are feeding yourself by checking labels and the labels are hopefully complying with a quality guarantee by the manufacturer of the product.

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