why probiotics are necessary

Lack of sleep=========The bacteria in your gut are directly affected by yourcircadian rhythms, which are the regular physical andmental changes that occur in your body over 24 hours (yoursleep/wake cycle). When you sleep your body produces the hormone melatonin,and this causes your white blood cell production toincrease. These white blood cells attack and kill theunfriendly bacteria in your gut. White blood cells also increase production of T cells andnatural killer cells, which both also destroy bad bacteria.So when you don't get a full 8 hours of sleep (and veryfew people do these days), you're missing out on yourbody's natural nighttime attack against bad bacteria... soyou automaticaly have more bad bacteria in your gut.========================Stress attacks your intestines========================Your mind and body are connected. Many scientists nowaffirm that the mind and body are one, not separate. Thereis no clearer evidence of this than the relationshipbetween stress and your gut. For example, just think of the last time you got a stomachache or butterflies in your stomach when you were nervous. Chronic stress attacks the protective mucousal lining ofthe intestines. Stress makes it so the intestine can'tfight off unfriendly bacteria and other pathogens like E-coli and salmonella. So the bad flora grows and makes youa candidate for leaky gut syndrome. =============Chlorinated water=============Chlorinated water (which includes the tap water that comesout of your home faucet) kills the beneficial bacteria inyour intestinal tract. This is bad because unless youhave enough healthy bacteria in your intestines, the badbacteria can easily take over your intestinal walls. In addition, chlorinated water also contains carcinogens(cancer-causing agents) that harm your immune systemfunction. ========Antibiotics========Although the importance of antibiotics cannot bequestioned, antibiotics not only kill the disease-causingbacteria in your body, but they kill your good bacteria aswell. This means that after a round of antibiotics, your gutflora is in serious imbalance and the bad bacteriatypically end up crowding out the good.This compromises your immune system and makes yoususceptible to getting another infection. This will leadto another course of antibiotics and even more badbacterial overgrowth. Millions of people (maybe even you) have gone through thisvicious cycle of repeated infections and courses ofantibiotics. Now you know why it happened. =====Smoking=====The harmful affects of smoking don't stop in the lungs.When you inhale smoke, it also enters your stomach andintestines. Once it reaches the intestines, the nicotineand 6,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke destroy yourgood bacteria and make it difficult or impossible for themto survive and multiply. That's why smokers often have problems from their throatsall the way to the other end. I bet you never thoughtabout smoking as a cause to your digestive troubles, did you?Cigarette smoke also generates high levels of freeradicals, which deplete your body of disease-fightingantioxidants and the nutrients needed for your friendlybacteria. ====================Lacking good bowel habits====================There are many causes of this, one of which is diet. Ifyou don't eat enough fiber-rich alkaline foods, you're anexcellent candidate for constipation. But there are also many people who just don't "go" everyday. Doctors say this is normal for some, which may betrue, but it's still not healthy.Build up of wastes in your colon makes the perfectbreeding ground for bad bacterial overgrowth. It alsoallows for toxins to be absorbed into your bloodstream andcause inflammation and pain throughout your body.So as you can see, a great diet alone is not enough toguarantee a healthy intestinal flora balance.In order to give the population of good bacteria in yourgut a fighting chance, it's essential to supplement withprobiotics. A healthy diet is important, but as you cansee, it's not enough for most people. Too many otherfactors can get in the way.Give your body the best possible defense againstintestinal flora imbalance and all the GI problems andimmune system harm it can cause. Let Super Shield's 13 research-grade strains of beneficialbacteria help keep your intestinal flora where it needs tobe for you to feel great all the time.