You might be surprised to learn that how you feel – and even how you look every day – is directly tied to the health of your gut.
To maintain good health, your gut must properly absorb nutrients and help eliminate waste and toxins on a daily basis.
Unfortunately, most people are dealing with toxic-overload and their guts… well, they’re not working as they should be.
You see, your gut is not only in the CENTER of your body, but it’s also at the CENTER of your health and wellbeing!
Bottom line: If your gut isn’t healthy, you won’t be either!
What Are Probiotics?
Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria that help nurture and balance your gut microbiome.
The word “probiotic” breaks down as pro = for and bio = life. Together = for life! Pretty cool.
Probiotics are the health-ninjas that:
- Keep harmful bacteria and microorganisms in check
- Aid in digestion and nutrient absorption
- Make sure your body receives the vitamins, minerals, fats and amino acids from the foods that you are consuming
- Are needed for the generation of certain B vitamins, vitamin K, folate and some short-chain fatty acids
- Contribute to proper immune system function
- Help your body maintain proper pH
Good bacteria (probiotics!) are absolutely vital to keeping the bad bacteria out, keeping potential infections at bay, keeping inflammation under control and preventing disease from taking over your body!
What Are Probiotic Strains?
Not all probiotic bacteria are identical. They differ on the basis of species, strain and results. Different strains have different benefits to the human body. Most probiotics will include the 2 major strains: Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacteria bifidum. However, the best probiotic supplements will go above and beyond by including several more strains.
We will talk about the different strains near the end of this post so stay with me!
Probiotics must both live and colonize within the gut to induce beneficial effects. Probiotic cultures vary and the benefit of a probiotic is not measured simply by the number of living bacteria in the foods you eat or in the supplements you take. The beneficial effects of probiotics depend on the ability of the bacteria to survive and colonize within your gut.
This is measured by colony forming units (CFUs). CFU represents a bacteria or yeast that is capable of living and reproducing to form a group of the same bacteria or yeasts.
What Is The Relationship Between Your GUT And Probiotics?
According to Hippocrates, “All disease begins in the gut.” Healing your gut is one of the first and most important steps to regaining health and vitality. Probiotic-rich foods help replenish the good bacteria we need to support our digestive tract.
So why are probiotics so important to pay attention to? Check this out.
Roughly 70% of our immune cells are housed in the digestive system!
There are more bacteria in your digestive system than there are cells in your body and all together, the bacteria in your gut weighs around 4 lbs.
And believe me, those are pounds you DO NOT want to shed!
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