Learn to:

• Bolster your immune system against disease
• Alleviate allergies and asthma
• Keep a proper bacterial balance
• Improve the health of your digestive tract

Discover the pros of probiotics

Also known as "friendly" or "good" bacteria, probiotics are fast becoming an important component of a successful health program. This hands-on, friendly guide gives you everything you need to make informed decisions about adding probiotics to your daily diet.

• Put the "pro" in probiotics ? find out the scientific foundations for probiotics' role in combating disease and promoting health
• Microbes 101 ? get the scoop on how your digestive system works and the ways friendly and unfriendly microbes affect your body
• Here's to your health ? discover how probiotics may fight a wide array of ailments and diseases, such as heart disease and cancer>
• Start cookin' ? try two dozen delicious, probiotic-rich entree, snack, and dessert recipes

Open the book and find:

• How prebiotics and probiotics work together
• The scoop on digestive health
• Advice on balancing probiotics and nutrition
• More than 20 recipes and a plan for infusing probiotics into your diet
• Common misperceptions about probiotics
• The role of probiotics in allergies, infections, gastrointestinal disorders, women's health and more