Factors which harm our intestinal flora:

    • Pharmaceutical drugs including
    • Antibiotics
    • Nonprescription drugs
    • Steroids
    • Birth control pills
    • Street or "recreational" drugs
    • Alcohol
    • Pesticides
    • Pollution
    • Laxatives
    • Poor nutrition
    • Excess fat or protein consumption
    • Food Additives and preservatives
    • High Stress
    • Trauma
    • Exposure to microorganisms in food
      and in the environment
    • Constitution and health of the individual

Source: Acidophilus and Colon Health, David Webster, Kensington Books, 1999, pg. 24

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