Probiotics

Recently there have been several who have had lingering colds that seem to only get worse and go into other respiratory "junk". I told my friend to take probiotics and lo and behold the next day her doctor told her to do the same thing!
This is what I read to her from The Maker's Diet (click on that if you wish)
"Cultured/fermented vegetables
Fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, pickled carrots, beets, or cucumbers are some of the most health-giving foods on the planet. Raw cultured or fermented vegetables provide the body with beneficial microorganisms known as probiotics and an abundance of enzymes. They are also a rich source of many vitamins, including vitamin C, and are very easy to digest. Sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) contains nearly four times the cancer-fighting nutrients as unfermented cabbage and is the primary source of vegetable nutrition in many countries where the winters are cold. Cultured/fermented vegetables are very easy to make and are readily available at health food stores everywhere."
Kefir and yogurt are also good sources for this. However, just use the plain as the sugar actually kills the live lacto bacilli. If you have a yeast infection this stuff is great, but you need to go off sugar completely as the yeast feeds off of sugar, including fruit!!!!