In this discussion of probiotics, you’ll learn why it’s important to have some “good” bacteria roaming around in your intestinal tract. In short, the “good” stuff helps eliminate the bad stuff, and we don’t seem to have as much of the good stuff helping us out these days. When it comes to finding these “probiotics” in food, the article authors recommend “take a look at yogurt” and “be aware, not all yogurts are made equal.” They say to look for "Live and Active Cultures" on the yogurt label, and then to look for several of these probiotic bacteria: Lactobacillus acidopholous , Bifidobacteria (Bifida), Lactobacillus casei, and Lactobacillus reuteri . Guess what! Stonyfield yogurt had them all and we were the only yogurt mentioned by name in this article by nutritionists.
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