Yakult is a fermented milk drink made by fermenting skim milk powder, water and sugar with the beneficial live probiotic strain of good bacteria Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain. Probiotics are friendly bacteria or yeasts that have been used for centuries as natural ingredients in health-promoting foods, and recent scientific studies support the many health benefits of probiotics. Today, more and more people worldwide are turning towards probiotics for healthy living. The bacteria cultures are still imported from a mother strain in Japan regardless of production location.

Types of Yakult: There are two types of Yakult - Yakult Original and Yakult Light. Both contain Lactobacillus casei Shirota in equal amounts, but the Light version has less sugar. Yakult Original has a red lid. Yakult Light is the one in the blue. You can choose whichever you like.

Nutritional Facts:

• Yakult contains no colorings. The unique color is natural caramelisation resulting from the production process.
• There are just 48 calories in a bottle of Yakult Original. A bottle of Yakult Light contains just 27 calories.
• The reason we include sugar is that it provides essential ‘food' for the bacteria, keeping them alive during shelf life.
• Both Yakult Original and Yakult Light are virtually fat-free and equivalent to 0.5 Weight Watchers points.

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It's very common that people drink water between their meals but research has said that a small amount of liquid during meals should be okay but drinking a lot of water, juice, or soda can cause digestion problems. Drinking water and other fluids can cause dilution of stomach acids and digestive enzymes, making them less effective at breaking down food. Whenever possible, it is best to drink fluids before and two hours after meals as this helps uptake of nutrients and move bowels. Reducing the amount of salt and spices added to foods is helpful in reducing the need to drink fluids with meals.

Effects of Drinking water during meal:

• Liquids taken during meals can dilute digestive enzymes and stomach acids and these are essential to break down the food and absorb nutrients. As it's harder to break down the food, the stomach may produce more acids, which could result in heartburn or acid reflux. This could possible put more pressure on the small intestines as well because the food is passed along from the stomach without being broken enough.

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Have you ever thought about the effects of food additives and preservatives? Maybe not, but if you read on you may find out something that could save you or your loved ones.. For young generation especially, life is so busy that they don't have time to cook or shop daily and this is the reason they prefer fast-food, or food that you can take home, reheat and eat.

And once you are going for store food, you are taking home lots of preservatives and food additives. How many people actually bother to check the labels on the food they eat to know what all they are taking into their bodies? More than that, how many people are aware of the things that they ingest unintentionally through the pesticides, coatings and much more that are put on the things they eat? These preservatives are part of your foodstuffs, and may present threats and dangers.

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Stem cells are special cells that can turn into many different cell types in the body such as heart muscle cells, brain cells, and skin cells.

There are two kinds of stem cells:

• Adult Stem Cells - a supply of stem cells that can multiply when needed to repair adult organs and tissue. Adult stem cells are found in the human body and in umbilical cord blood. The most well known source of adult stem cells in the body is bone marrow but they are also found in many organs and tissues; even in the blood. Adult stem cells are more specialized since they are assigned to a specific cell family such as blood cells, nerve cells, etc.
• Embryonic Stem Cells - cells found early (less than 2 wks.) in the development of an embryo that can progenerate a developing fetus and ultimately a human baby. Embryonic stem cells are the most versatile because they can become any cell in the body including fetal stem cells and adult stem cells.

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