Most of us know that probiotics are the friendly bacteria that populate our intestines. Probiotics can help improve digestion and elimination, and protect our gut from invasion by undesirable pathogenic micro-organisms. Probiotics also help the immune system function at full capacity (70% of the immune system lies in the gut). Scientists are now learning how life-saving probiotics can be (the term literally means ‘for life’), especially in the cancer field. They suspect that one of the reasons that susceptibility to cancer of the colon and bladder increases with age is linked to a drop in probiotic levels in the body. Taking high dose probiotic supplements may help fight cancer by:     Detoxifying potential colon carcinogens (J. Dairy Sci. 79:745)     Decreasing recurrence of bladder tumors (Eur. Urol. 27:104)    Eliminating aflatoxin, a common carcinogen found in peanuts (Food Prot. 63:1133)     Enhancing elimination of en...