Intestinal Flora Rescue

Intestinal Flora

In recent years, researchers have become increasingly interested in how gut bacteria might influence the brain and behavior. Probiotic bacteria have the potential to alter brain neurochemistry and treat anxiety and depression-related disorders according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study that has made headlines suggested that even benign bacteria can alter the brain and behavior.

For more than a century, scientists have been investigating how to treat patients with beneficial bacteria. But probiotics, as they’re sometimes called, have only had limited success. The problem may lie in a general lack of public knowledge regarding precisely how most microbes in our bodies affect our health.

Each bacterium secretes a solution of a specific pH.  We’ve all been told that Lactobacillus bacteria, which includes species such as L. acidophilus, L. salivarius, L. casei, L. bulgarius, L. plantarium, L. delbrueckii, L. helveticus and many more, are good for us.  As a result they have become the dominant player in the probiotics market.  Are they good for us is the question and the answer is both yes and no.  When we have an intestinal infection, or if we have too many unfavorable bacteria in our intestines, then they are no doubt very good for us. However, continued use of lactobacillus bacteria can be harmful.  Why?  Because they submit a pH between 3.9 and 4.5 pH.  It is because of this that they can destroy many species of pathogenic bacteria and some yeast.  But when we have 100- trillion of these bacteria, we can severely acidify our intestines and this can cause a chain reaction that we would not like to have happen.

Science has shown that in a healthy, balanced internal ecology our microbes act as our secret internal organs both defending and defining us. The internal ecology like that of our outer world is a fragile balance of flora and fauna living in harmony with its environment.  But like our external environment, our internal ecology can be corrupted by artificial influences.  Inorganic fast foods chemically treated for mass production fosters a toxic environment. Now more than ever, our awareness makes us capable of effecting positive change to both our bodies and our world.
Maintaining desired bacterial balance should begin with a balanced pH and intestinal cleansing. This may help strengthen the body and the immune system and remove a large amount of undesirable microorganisms.
Dr. Richard Anderson

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