Foodborne Illness:
The 7 Natural Ways to Defend Yourself Against It
1.4 million Americans suffer from foodborne illnesses annually1,
but you don't have to be one of them.
Besides keeping your hot food hot and your cold food cold, you can use probiotics
and your strong immune system to defend yourself against foodborne illness.
Are you afraid that raw eggs and other foods will give you salmonella?
You can protect yourself from foodborne illnesses like salmonella by
boosting your immune system with probiotics!
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The Food "Poisoning" Facts
What we typically call food poisoning is actually foodborne illness.
Food poisoning happens if you consume a poison or toxin, but foodborne
illnesses are infections caused by pathogenic (bad) bacteria, viruses
and parasites.
More than 200 diseases can be transmitted through food2,
though salmonella is one of the most common culprits. This pathogenic
bacteria, and others like it, can contaminate food and cause a range of symptoms
including:
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal cramping
- Fever
- Chills
- Bloody stools
- Dehydration
There's no doubt about it: foodborne illnesses are not fun.
Symptoms can start within 30 minutes of eating contaminated food or begin
up to 48 hours later.
Unfortunately, most foodborne illness prevention tips only address how to
handle your food, but strengthening your immunity
is the best way to avoid illness.
Good Bacteria v. Bad Bacteria
Foodborne illnesses are often caused by viruses and pathogenic bacteria,
but you need healthy microflora
(good bacteria and yeast) in your body to protect yourself from the
bad kinds. Microflora, also called probiotics, colonize the lining of your
intestines and make it difficult for illness-causing bad bacteria to thrive.
These probiotics are the most powerful way to prevent and ease the symptoms
of foodborne illnesses.
Studies have shown that probiotics even reduce the severity of acute diarrhea
in children.3
Find out more by reading: How
to Use Probiotics as a Quick & Highly Effective Diarrhea Treatment.
Probiotics can even help the worst cases of GI distress. Read one
mom's story of how probiotics saved her daughter from the rotavirus.
Your 7-Step Guide to Naturally Preventing and Treating Foodborne Illness
You can prevent and treat foodborne illnesses by enhancing your immune system
and by building a vibrant inner ecosystem of good bacteria and yeast.
Follow these guidelines to boost your immunity:
- Drink probiotic beverages. Fermented drinks like Young
Coconut Kefir, Cocobiotic
and BE
Wholegrain Liquid add beneficial microflora, which help colonize your
intestines to prevent infection. To find out what's so special about probiotic
liquids and how to use them, read: The
Eight Ultra-Healthy Uses of Probiotic Liquids
- Eat fermented foods. Cultured
vegetables are great- tasting, and sour. These raw fermented vegetables
are rich in fiber and probiotics to give you a healthy dose of good bacteria
at every meal.
- Learn the principles of food
combining. When you properly combine your meals, you will more easily
digest your food and avoid creating a toxic environment in your intestines
where bad bacteria and yeast can thrive.
- Cut out refined flour products. Processed foods made with flour
'clog up' your digestive tract and make your gut inviting to pathogens.
- Eliminate sugar from your diet. Sugar
compromises your immune system and makes your body more susceptible to bacterial
and viral infection.
- Eat prebiotics. Prebiotics
are food for the probiotics. Prebiotics encourage the growth of healthy
microflora in your system so that you have a bigger army to fight pathogens.
- Start your day with Vitality
SuperGreen, our delicious green drink that is full of probiotics
and nutrients that heal your gut and boost your immunity.
If you already feel the symptoms of a foodborne illness, listen to your body
and try any one of our powerful probiotic
liquids like Dong Quai until your body feels ready for solid food.
Our probiotic liquids contains a blend of beneficial bacteria and yeast that
are meant for the human digestive system, so they survive harsh stomach acids
and promote colonization in your intestines.
But given the quality of today's food supply do be concerned. Take care
not to be ill.
In addition to the powerful health benefits of consuming probiotic
liquids like Dong Quai daily, having it on-hand to take if you ever
feel the symptoms of a foodborne illness is very smart ... Read
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If you (or someone close to you) have severe symptoms of foodborne illness,
they will benefit from probiotic liquids. (If symptoms persist, do see a doctor.)
But protect yourself from getting sick by building your immunity with good
bacteria to create an environment that will keep you healthy!
Sources
Daniells, Stephen, "Probiotics May Protect Against Food Poisoning,"
FoodNavigator-USA.com, 20 Mar 2007. http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?id=75107
2 http://www.emedicinehealth.com/food_poisoning/page2_em.htm
3 MacFarlane, GT, "Probiotics, infection and immunity," Curr Opin
Infect Dis. 2002 Oct;15(5):501-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12686883&dopt=Citation
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