If you're looking for a good probiotic supplement go for the best,
Kefir. Many manufacturers of probiotics claim that their pills contain
15 billion bacteria at the time of processing. And that it would take
tubs of yogurt or gallons of kefir to receive the same amount of
friendly bacteria.

First of all, lets not forget that these companies acquire their
products directly from these whole food fermented-milk products. As
I mentioned before, they pull nutrients out of whole foods and turn
around and sell them right back to you.

So for a fraction of the cost, you can have a more superior product.
I paid only a few dollars for my kefir grains, and if you take care of
them properly they will multiply and last forever!

Numbers don't lie

* One capsule of man-made probiotics normally contains about 15
billion bacteria.

* One small bowl of fresh yogurt (500 ml), contains about 1.5 trillion
beneficial organisms. – 100 times more than a 15 billion capsule.

* And one small bowl of fresh kefir (500 ml), contains as many as 5
trillion beneficial organisms. Almost 400 times more than a capsule.


Kefir and other fermented milk products contain buffering agents that
nourish and protect the lactobacillus from bile acids in the stomach.
This way they can make it into the intestines where they produce Vit.
B-12 and help to breakdown and package food for excretion. Milk
products are such strong buffering agents that even poison control
centers recommend drinking milk when confronted with a poison situation.

Bacteria in pill form are in a dormant cycle and the bacteria in kefir
and yogurt are alive and well, making them much more fit to adapt to
sudden changes in environment as they enter the body.

These fermented milk products are considered functional foods because
they function as health promoting foods. Probiotic pill supplements
only offer one thing, bacteria. Fermented Milk offers much more;
minerals, vitamins, amino acids, L-carnitine, good fats, antimicrobial
agents and more.

Scientist tested the kefir in the Caucasus Mountains for any type of
harmful bacteria. But much to their surprise, they found nothing.
Deep in the mountains where sanitary conditions are much worse than
ours, the scientist refused to believe there was no harmful bacteria
to be found. Creating a possible scenario that a piece of animal
fecal matter would fall into the milk, they injected the E. Coli
bacteria into the kefir. Within 24 hours the E. Coli was destroyed by
Kefir's benificial bacteria. Kefir has also demonstrated the ability
to kill H. pylori infections when bacteria alone could not. In
addition, the complex microflora of kefir has also shown a keen
ability to stimulate our immune system, ward off infections from
salmonella, and in some cases even fight cancer.

Fermented foods such as kefir, yogurt, and sauerkraut are once again
superior to pills in a bottle.

Source and recommended site by me to Save Money & Time Making Your
Kefir: http://www.howtomakekefir.com/