Benefits of Probiotics

So just what are probiotics? In short they’re bacteria, although they are not a bad type of bacteria, think of them as friendly bacteria. The good thing about probiotics is that these bacteria actually promote health and efficient functioning, especially within your digestive system. Probiotics are normal residents of your intestines. These bacteria assist in the digestion of food by breaking food parts down into their component parts.

When the probiotics have done their job, the foods turn back into the fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, minerals and vitamins that comprise the foods, allowing them to be absorbed into the body. A healthy digestive system has a healthy community of probiotics all doing their job well!

Probiotics also limit or prevent unwanted bacterial pathogens from growing. We’re talking about the “bad boy” bacteria, such as e.coli, salmonella, klebsiella, and clostridia, all of which often prevent your body from properly absorbing nutrients. This leads to problems in your gut, which in turn leads to more serious sicknesses.

To put it in plain terms, the friendly bacteria known as probiotics help your body absorb food nutrients and supplements; help you maintain a healthy gut lining; help keep in check the growth of “bad boy bacteria” like e. Coli, salmonella, klebsiella, and clostridia; and help keep in check the growth of yeast within body tissues such as the large bowel and vagina.

On top of all of that, probiotics also support the maximum effectiveness and function of your body’s immune system. This in turn helps fight viruses and disease and reduces a hypersensitive response to normal foods. Consider this: Your intestines (also known as your bowels) are actually the largest immune organs in your body.

Naturally, it can be a fairly hostile environment in your body, and maintaining a well-balanced system is important for relieving immunological stress connected with an unhealthy system. As a result, your immune system gets the opportunity to enhance its capabilities throughout other parts of your body. Many people who regularly use probiotics report that they have an increased energy level and a general feeling of vigour and good health.

Now that you understand the power of the friendly bacteria known as probiotics, it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that numerous digestive and immunity-related conditions are helped by taking probiotic supplements. For instance, many people report reduced symptoms associated with lactose intolerance, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease and GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease).

Some people mistakenly connect probiotics with antibiotics, but they are quite different. In fact, more and more studies are suggesting that the overuse of antibiotics is actually causing more harm with our body’s immune systems.

There seems to be evidence that it upsets a person’s normal balance of “gut microbes.” The antibiotics might actually prevent your immune system from telling the difference between harmful attacks and harmless chemicals! Probiotics, on the other hand, work with your immune system, to help it fight off harmful attacks.
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