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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

One Way Is Yoghurt for Long Health

By Anastacia Sampson

Longevity has been associated with regular yoghurt consumption. It?s worth knowing whether this is a myth or can be backed by sound based studies. It seems there is truth and what needs attention is the quality of the yoghurt.

Basically yoghurt is fermented milk. The milk is altered by acid-producing bacteria. These bacteria ?eat? or feed on sugars. In milk, the simple sugar known as lactose is converted into lactic acid. Bacteria don?t only feed on lactose, milk sugar, but also alter other sugars and foods. When we over eat protein we supply more ?food? for the bacteria that oppose the acid-producing bacteria. Bacteria types build up an environment in the colon as they eat and ferment food, which favour their growth. It does help to support the acid-producing bacteria by giving them what they need to thrive. By eating high protein foods more we support the harmful and less desirable bacteria in our colon yet by eating higher carbohydrate foods with balanced protein intakes we support a health colon bacterial population.

We should realise that after a course of antibiotics it is a healthy policy to supply what was destroyed. Take in direct sources of highly populated live acid-producing bacteria supplements after antibiotic prescriptions; antibiotics means against life! While a general term to cover bacteria supplements is probiotics meaning pro life. Our colon houses various and numerous types of bacteria that all have their place to different degrees! Many billions of live bacteria are needed to re-establish or improve bacterial conditions in our colon. A viable supplement can supply this and regulation of contents needs rigorous attention and care to protect the consumers from poor contents and misguided claims.

As bacteria are in vast numbers due to their extremely minor size, we need those billions in dosages! Yoghurts should be ideally plain, low-fat and with a guarantee of healthy live cultures or live bacteria. Processing of milk ensures it?s safe from harmful pathogens, such as the tuberculosis bacteria, before acid-producing bacteria are added. Food poisoning is often due to poor hygienic practices in the preparation of animal foods. It?s imperative to wash all contact services and hands, while cooking raw animal products thoroughly to evade consumption of those pathogenic bacteria. 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. - 17273

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