Probiotics & Prebiotics - A Winning Gut Combo

The secret to healthy digestion, and consequently your OVERALL health? 

Your gut microbiome!

The gut microbiota is defined as the communities of bacteria, fungi and viruses that live in our gut. 

Generally speaking, the more BALANCED and DIVERSE our gut microbiome, the healthier you are. 

You constantly have both good and bad bacteria in your body. When you get an infection, there’s more bad bacteria, knocking your system out of balance. Good bacteria help eliminate extra bad bacteria, returning the balance.

 There are two main ways by which we can maintain this balance: 
⁃    Helping the good microbes that are already there to grow by giving them food which they like to eat aka prebiotics
⁃    Adding live microbes directly to your system

Prebiotics are plant fibers that act like fertilizers and stimulate the growth of our gut garden – they are the superfoods for our healthy bacteria. Prebiotics are found in many fruits and vegetables and contain complex carbs that aren’t digestible by the body – so they pass through our system and become snack for the nearly 1000 different species of bacteria that call our gut their home.

Probiotics contain live organisms - specific strains of bacteria and yeast that directly add to the population of healthy microbes in your gut. Just like prebiotics are found in foods, probiotics can be found in natural, fermented foods too like yogurt, kimchi, kombucha & water kefir.

Having whole and natural foods that contain prebiotics AND probiotics supports your bacterial heroes and gets your gut (and YOU, overall) in tip-top shape.