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Probiotics are the healthy bacteria in your digestive system that helps you digest food, fight off bad or unhealthy bacteria in your system, and act as a barrier against free radicals and other harmful substances in your body. Food cannot be broken down into the proper parts for absorption and your body can’t protect itself from all the harmful elements in your intestinal tract when there is a lack of probiotic bacteria.

Typically there is anywhere between one trillion and four trillion types of bacteria in the body’s intestinal tract. If the bad bacteria outnumbers the good bacteria many problems can occur, including:

• Digestive problems like constipation and diarrhea, among others
• Chronic fatigue, depression, and low sex drive
• Joint and muscle pain including other unexplained pain
• Irritations and skin rashes like acne and eczema

It only makes sense that probiotics could assist in curing skin conditions like eczema and acne since both occur due to food allergies. Foods like yogurt, fermented and unfermented milk, miso, tempeh, and soy beverages can be consumed for probiotics. Probiotic supplements like acidophilus are also available, however, a doctor should be consulted if there is long-term use.

Probiotic depletion can be avoided by managing your stress, keeping a healthy diet with plenty of fiber, limiting alcohol consumption, and avoiding prolonged use of antibiotics.