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Good advice from Dr. Harold Should you depend on naturally fermented foods with cultured bacteria for gut health, or take supplements containing probiotics in sealed capsules?   Probiotics are beneficial live bacteria, and the common ones mentioned are L. acidophilus and bifidobacterial, certain yeast and a few other live bacteria. According to the adopted definition by FAO/WHO probiotics are: “Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host These beneficial bacteria are in milk fermented with lactic acid, and Bulgarians and Russians who live largely on milk fermented by lactic acid bacteria were exceptionally lived longer. In 1935 certain strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus were found to be very active when implanted in the human digestive system. These organisms were used for the relief of constipation. These strains of lacto-bacillus have many other health benefits. Prevention of colon cancer In the laboratory trials some strain ...