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In a healthy gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), there are billions of beneficial or "friendly" bacteria. Under favorable conditions, they multiple very quickly to replace the large numbers lost during elimination. The friendly bacteria in the gut is often given other labels, "intestinal flora", "micro-flora", "friendly bacteria", "good bacteria" as opposed to the disease-causing (pathogenic) bacteria.

These friendly bacteria breaks down complex food substances, converting them to simple food elements for absorption. In the process, they produce natural antibiotics that work harmoniously for our immune system. When friendly bacteria are in abundance in our GI tract, the levels of antagonistic (bad bacteria) is kept under control. These friendly bacteria also synthesize many important vitamins in the digestive tract, including Vitamin K and Some of the B vitamins.

In order to enjoy vibrant, good health; it is believed that the friendly bacteria must out number the bad ones. The function of friendly bacteria is to disintegrate and digest food for absorption. In the process, natural antibiotics are excreted enhancing our immunity to various diseases. Friendly bacteria also disintegrates toxic materials to be excreted from our body. They also keep harmful bacteria at bay, reducing its colonisation and even destroy them. If we have more harmful bacteria than good ones putrefaction takes place resulting in toxins being produced. This can cause our immune system to weakened and we fall prey to many diseases.

In a body, when friendly bacteria outnumber the bad bacteria, life goes on healthily. But there are certain situations, where friendly bacteria is threatened; resulting in the growing number of pathogenic (bad) bacteria :

Poor, unhealthy eating habits
Stress, mental as well as environmental pollutants
Eat only one-type of food
Use of antibiotics.

At times, the taking of antibiotics can be necessary or even life-saving. Unfortunately, in taking them to kill off the pathogenic (bad) bacteria, we also destroy some of friendly ones. When the level of good Vs bad is thrown out of balance, health problems can and usually develop over time.

Without the friendly bacteria to keep harmful bacteria under control, the harmful bacteria multiplies, acting on the food we eat. The putrefactive action of these bacteria results in toxic materials. Because the bowel ecology is disturbed (low levels of friendly bacteria), these toxins cannot be excreted giving rise to all kinds of ailments and diseases :

ageing process of skin and organs
liver diseases
skin-problems - acne, rashes
rheumatism
arthritis, osteoporosis
high blood cholesterol
constipation
haemorrhoids
cancer
yeast infections - thrush, vaginitis

FRIENDLY BACTERIA - WHERE CAN WE FIND THEM ?

In our quest for good health, we often turn to vitamins and other food supplements without giving a thought to our friendly bacteria. As friendly bacteria is constantly excreted due to bowel movement, we will need to constantly replenish them. There are many ways of introducing friendly bacteria into our GI tract. The easiest and best way is by consuming real 'live' yogurt.

WHAT IS REAL 'LIVE' YOGHURT

It is cow's milk fermented by true yoghurt cultures (Lactobacillus Bulgaricus and Streptococcus Thermophilus) and that these cultures (friendly bacteria) are alive and active at the time of consumption.

WHERE TO FIND REAL 'LIVE' YOGHURT ?

The brand of yoghurt mix currently available is "Hansells Yoghurt Mix", a New Zealand product, where you can make your very own yoghurt which complies to the requirement of real "live" yoghurt with enhanced therapeutic and healthful properties through 2 additional strains of friendly bacteria namely L. Acdiophilus and B.Bifidium. These friendly bacteria are alive and active at the time of consumption.

HANSELLS HOME MADE YOGHURT

When you make your own yoghurt using Hansells Yoghurt Maker and Mix, you don't have to worry about the 'best before date' to know it's always fresh. There is also the convenience of making yoghurt when you want it and of course, it's very economical. HANSELLS YOGHURT MIX contains friendly bacteria namely :-

Lactobacillus Bulgaricus
Streptococcus Thermophilus
Lactobacillus Acidophilus
Bifido bifidum

In 3 easy steps, without having to worry whether you are using the right proportion of cultures, the right strains etc., you can make 1 kilogramme of fresh yoghurt. With Hansells, yoghurt has never tasted fresher and better. Eaten daily, you can be assured that the friendly bacteria, so very vital to good health, will replace those lost through elimination.