Digestion - probiotics

You can figure it out, 100 trillion cells in the body, up to 100 trillion microorganisms in the gut. If you ask me, I would try to get as many microorganism in me and I am thinking that these microorganisms provide a 1 to 1 ratio in terms of the services they render to the cells. Lacking these microorganisms would naturally result in the body not being able to get all the nutrients it needs. I have been researching on natural farming and came across the work of microorganisms in the environment, i.e. rhizobium bacteria which fix nitrogen from the air to be used by plants. I realized that there is 14% nitrogen in the air, greater than the concentration of oxygen which suggest to me that there is no need to use commercial fertilizers, that the earth provides all that it needs to keep a balance. Man disturbs the balance without even realizing it. Corporate farming is a big culprit and we reward them with big sales. I have a small farm whose claim to fame is the absolute non-use of pesticides, herbicides, commercial fertilizers, etc. Microorganisms also kill bacteria which makes the the primary line of defense against infection. Cheers!!

This theory leads me to believe that we are destroying not only ourselves but our Earth as we know it. Whose fault is it that this information is not common knowledge and more publicized? Those who produce fertilizers and pesticides would not want it known I presume?

Corporations might change as soon as it becomes unprofitable to continue with certain products. One product is a herbicide/pesticide made by Dupont called Benlate which was its leading seller until lawsuits forced them to take it off the market.

Thanks a lot for the approval.I feel confident that I am doing the right thing.

Yogurt is actually one of the probiotic supplements so you're right on the money by regularly taking yogurt. Cheers!!

Supplementing your diet with probiotics will depend on what else you are eating and how much. If you eat a lot of starches and sugars you will want to use the supplements as needed. If you find your body is producing a lot of mucuous or if you cough up phlegm after you eat or if your tongue is whitish in color then you may have too much yeast in your body. Another sign is itchy skin.

If you read my original discussion, you would notice that there is on average between 10 to 100 trillion microorganisms in people's guts. Some would have less than others and vice versa. L-Carnitine is an amino acid which is not a microorganism and is synthesized in the body while probiotics are microorganisms which must be added to our diet when we become deficient as when we take antibiotics which kill microorganisms, good and bad without distinguishing one from the other. Cheers!!