Bacteria Keeping our bodies in tip-top shape is at the forefront of most people's minds. Healthy diet, exercise and stress management are things for which people are striving in order to feel good on a daily basis. What many people do not take into consideration is the importance of proper digestion. This includes many factors such as proper food combining, not eating while under stress or rushed, fully chewing your food before swallowing, and the importance of friendly bacteria in the intestinal system. They are mainly found in the digestive system, the skin and vaginal mucosa to protect against harmful bacteria.
Friendly bacteria have many important functions in our bodies.
Their most important function is in the digestive tract to assist in proper digestion and absorption of foods, and the detoxification of the entire intestinal tract. It is here that they are necessary for the production of many vitamins, especially the B vitamins. Our foods pass through our stomach to the small intestine where the majority of the food is digested and the nutrients are absorbed. The large intestine's primary function is to detoxify digested food and prepare it for elimination. Regular bowel movements not only protect us from intestinal distress but also from possible cancer.