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| | Probiotics: Bacteria for Digestive Health and Immune Support
Excerpt from Dr. Clark's Health Reviews Probiotics: Bacteria That Are Crucial for Good Health "Although your digestive system may seem to be simply a tube with the mouth as its entrance the anus as its exit, the wide variety of jobs that it has says more about how complex it really is and why the good bacteria that live there are so important. The main tasks of the digestive system, of course, are to break down bulk food, absorb nutrients, and eliminate waste. It also plays a major role in the immune system. The lining of the small intestine, in fact, houses an astonishing 70% of the immune-producing cells in your body. Furthermore, scientists have found that, when digestion is working well and the immune system is strong, the intestines host more than 400 kinds of bacteria, amounting to several billion cells whose combined weight can reach about 3-4 pounds!" | |||||||||||||||||
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