EcoBloom (a prebiotic to feed the probiotics)
Tara Carpenter, NC.
Nutrition Consultant specialized in therapeutic nutrition to heal mild to severe health conditions, esp. digestive disturbances involving yeast, bacteria, parasites, and viruses.
Originally published on November 1, 2014.
I discovered EcoBloom in 2011 while healing myself with Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) to heal from a stubborn case of systemic yeast overgrowth. After reading the founder of this diet, Donna Gates’, book I realized this prebiotic fiber was ideal to help re-establish good gut flora (probiotics) that had been pushed out by the excessive pathogenic yeast flora that had overpopulated my digestive system, a.k.a. “the gut”. For those new to the gut. This is basically the long tube that travels from your mouth to anus.
The good flora in your gut will use this white powder product called EcoBloom as a primary source of food. This is a good thing, because the better fed your gut flora is, the better health you can potentially have.
If your gut is low in beneficial probiotic flora then you could be at a higher risk to develop an overgrowth in the bad flora such as periodontal disease, GBS+ during pregnancy, or Candidiasis. Here is an online quiz you can take to see if excessive yeast overgrowth may be causing you to feel poorly.
EcoBloom is a powder made of 100% chicory extract and medium/long chain FOS (fructooligosaccharides). This food supplement does not feed bad pathogenic yeast, bacteria, viruses, or parasites that live in the gut, yet do feed the good flora in your gut.
If you have a health issue going on where bad flora are acting up and causing you health problems then you are in a perfect position to bring in this concentrated food source that is perfect for the good flora to get a jump-start on building their own populations with. They will devour Ecobloom and grow bigger in #’s so that they can return to their police role and keep the bad flora in check and in lesser numbers than they themselves. This is why feeding the ‘good’ more than the ‘bad’ is great 🙂
Ecobloom ingredients: pure chicory extract powder, Frutafit Inulin (FOS)
EcoBloom can be added to baked goods, salad dressing, Ujido Matcha, or green smoothies or into unsalted probiotic food (i.e. cultured veggies, yck) to help these already powerful foods become more potent.
Ecobloom Benefits
- Feeds good flora living inside gut.
- Suppresses pathogenic growth (i.e. Candida, group B strep).
- Reduces toxins in liver and colon.
- Helps heal leaky gut.
- Stimulates immune system.
- Reduces colon pH.
- Enhances absorption of minerals, esp. calcium.
- Perfect for anyone healing with B.E.D. or GAPS.
May all bellies be happy!
You can purchase EcoBloom HERE
Tara helped me begin The Body Ecology Diet, a foundational system of health and healing to conquer a yeast infection; I love Ecobloom! ~ P.F. Manhattan, NY.
Reference
Body Ecology (2016) EcoBloom. Retrieved at https://bodyecology.com/constipation-lose-belly-fat-probiotic-supplement-ecobloom.html
Photo Credit: https://bodyecology.com/
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