It is believed that gastrointestinal health is crucial for overall health.In Chinese medicine, it is foundational to treat the gastrointestinal tract before chasing after other symptoms.Healthy intestinal tract mucosal lining means optimal absorption of nutrients from food and nutritional supplements and strong natural antibody presence in the lining (IgA – immunoglobulin A).It also means decreased toxins being introduced to the body as in Leaky Gut Syndrome.An unhealthy intestinal lining can lead to an overworked liver, hormonal imbalance, skin conditions, adrenal stress, gastric ulcers, indigestion, gastric esophageal reflux disease (GERD), etc… How does one keep the gastrointestinal tract healthy? Probiotics!Probiotics is the ‘good’ bacteria we all should have to keep our intestinal tract lining in tact.Stress, antibiotics, eating poor quality foods and infection are some of the culprits that destroy the lining.