Something EVERYONE should take EVERY DAY

I wanted to start by saying thank you to those of you who have reached out to say how beneficial the information that I have shared so far has been.  It's exciting to me to know that the information is both appreciated and beneficial!  Getting this feedback has me motivated to continue sharing, so I'll do so as long as people find my information to be both informative and entertaining!

I have started by sharing a handful of ingredients that unfortunately find their way into a ton of the food options we see in our supermarkets today.  I shared some common examples of what you'll find them in, and examples of alternatives that my family has found to remove these toxic chemicals from our pantry and refrigerator.  I'll continue to do this in the day's and weeks to come, but I wanted to change it up today to share something that we SHOULD be incorporating into our diets.

There are so many harmful toxins in the foods that many of us eat on a daily basis, and it's difficult if not impossible to remove them all and feed ourselves and our families three healthy meals a day with healthy snacks in between.  As busy as our lives have gotten (especially with our two teens) you simply can't avoid everything.  For those times when you can't (think Super Bowl parties everywhere yesterday), you need some assistance with flushing those toxins out of your body while properly digesting the good ingredients that we need to fuel our bodies.

For this reason, my family and I take a Probiotic on a daily basis.  The word "probiotic" is a compound of two Greek words: "pro," to signify promotion of and "biotic," which means life. The very definition is something that affirms life and health.  Here's a picture of the one that we take:

What many people don't realize is that 70-80% of our overall health is determined by how healthy our "guts" are.  Our intestines are filled with thousands of healthy bacteria or "flora" that assist us with the digestion process and the effective processing of waste out of our bodies.  Taking a probiotic daily allows these flora to thrive thereby boosting our immune systems in a big way. It will also assist in flushing the harmful toxins found in many of the foods we eat.  

Finding one with a higher number of live cultures per capsule is the best option.  You'll notice that the one we take has 20 Billion.  It's also better to take probiotics that require refrigeration as they tend to be more effective.

People that load up on foods that have these harmful toxins without being able to flush them from their bodies efficiently can develop what's known as "leaky gut".  These toxins actually leak through the intestinal walls into the body and become free radicals that our white blood cells need to fight.  Tying up our white blood cells to fight these free radicals can lower our immune system, invite sickness, and even diseases in the long term.

My family and I skip the flu shot every year and all incorporate probiotics, take Vitamin D3 daily, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.  If buying these supplements isn't an option, then going with the real thing through juicing on a regular basis may be an option.  We do this almost daily as well!

Luckily, we have been able to avoid the nasty flu strains that have been punishing many of us this season by incorporating these things and regular exercise into our routine.  This is extremely important with my wife Deb battling cancer right now.  Contracting the flu would land her in the emergency room without question.  Unfortunately, Piers Morgan wasn't so lucky after having Dr. Oz administer the flu shot to him as seen here.  I don't buy the effectiveness of the flu shot for a minute!

If purchasing and taking a probiotic on a daily basis is not an option for all of your family members, then there are other methods for boosting the healthy flora in your gut.  The most popular would be to incorporate yogurt into your diet.  If you decide on this, be sure to avoid the ones with any detrimental ingredients such as high fructose, artificial colors, or aspartame.  We buy Greek organic that we like.  Here are a few other probiotic rich foods:

• Kefir
• Sauerkraut
• Miso
• Pickles
• Tempeh
• Kimchi and
• Kombucha tea.

It's so important for us to have a "healthy gut" to maintain our overall health.  With all of the harmful toxins in many of the foods that we eat in this country, taking a probiotic can be the key to maintaining our health by boosting our immunities, especially during flu season!

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