8 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW about probiotic with Emma Ellice-Flint
Mar 01, 2021
4 minutes
1 PROBIOTICS DO NOT POPULATE OUR GUT
Contrary to popular belief, probiotics usually don’t actually colonise the gut with live bacteria. What they can do, however, is help improve the health of our gut as they pass through the digestive tract. These temporary tenants can help to crowd out illness-causing ‘bad’ bacteria, and can also help your resident gut bugs convert fibrous foods into the healthy ‘postbiotic’ nutrients that are so beneficial to health.
2 Probiotics may help to support our immune system
Now, perhaps more than ever before, we’re turning our attention to the immune system and ways to support our body’s defences. Research shows that probiotics can offer assistance by helping
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