Give me a clue about skim milk, soy, probiotics, etc., etc.

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16. Brown rice, raw garlic, pot barley and buckwheat promote healthy gut bacteria

These are what's called resistant starches, unlike other starches such as potatos, white rice etc they resist digestion in the small intestiine so they act like a fiber rather than a starch, meaning that when they get to the large intestine they feed the good gut bacteria so these food work in concert with probiotics.

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More than 400 types of microorganisms are in your gastrointestinal tract. Some of these microorganisms are healthy and others are unhealthy. The healthy bacteria in your gut help to digest food, and synthesize some vitamins and essential fatty acids. Probiotics are live microbes that help to improve the balance.


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