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Discover the pros of probiotics
Probiotics are beneficial, live microorganisms (in most cases, bacteria) that are similar to those found naturally in the human intestine. Also known as "friendly" or "good" bacteria, probiotics are the cornerstone of any successful health program because they restore a healthy balance between friendly and bad bacteria in the intestinal tract, a balance that is critical for the health of the entire body. Probiotics are associated with treating everything from IBS to certain forms of cancer, allergies, eczema, and even the effects of aging.
Probiotics For Dummies reveals how taking the right probiotics--in the form of food and supplements-- as part of a total health program benefits one's overall health, as well as improving specific conditions. This hands-on, essential guide features 20 probiotic recipes and gives you a step-by-step plan for infusing probiotics into your diet to improve the health of the GI tract, alleviate allergies and asthma, restore reproductive and urinary tracts, bolster the immune system against disease, enhance weight loss, and more.
* Advice on how to ingest the right probiotics
* 20 probiotic recipes from breakfast to dessert
* Information on naturally occurring probiotic compounds as well as the effectiveness of supplements
Probiotics For Dummies gives you everything you need to make informed decisions about adding probiotics to your daily diet.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Living in the Microbial World 7
Chapter 1: Getting a Handle on the True Nature of Bacteria 9
Chapter 2: Looking at Bacterial Behavior in Your Body 19
Chapter 3: Discovering Prebiotics and Probiotics 31
Part II: Preserving and Improving Health with Probiotics 45
Chapter 4: Starting with the Obvious: Digestive Health 47
Chapter 5: Exploring Allergies and Probiotics 65
Chapter 6: Getting to the Bottom of Urinary Infections 75
Chapter 7: Using Probiotics in Women's Health 81
Chapter 8: Understanding Children's Health and Probiotics 87
Chapter 9: Applying Probiotics to Other Health Issues 93
Chapter 10: Exploring the Promise of Probiotics 105
Part III: Adding Probiotics to Your Lifestyle 113
Chapter 11: Filling Your Diet with Probiotics 115
Chapter 12: Cooking Up Delicious Probiotic-Rich Meals 125
Part IV: The Part of Tens 153
Chapter 13: Ten (Or So) Ways Probiotics Promote Good Health 155
Chapter 14: Ten Misconceptions about Probiotics 161
Chapter 15: Ten (Or So) Famous Bacteria 167
Index 175
