PROBIOTICS are 'good' bacteria which help keep your gut healthy and can be found in a number of fermented foods. However an expert says consuming them in supplement form can often be better. Full of live bacteria and yeasts, probiotics are great for the digestive system and have a number of other health benefits for [...]
You’ve baby-proofed your house, stopped using toxic beauty products, and have been popping your prenatal vitamin since before you found out you were preggo. Not on your pre-baby to-do list? Adding more bacteria into your life. Turns out your multivitamin might not actually be giving you everything you need for the healthiest possible pregnancy. The [...]
Achieve better gut health without overhauling your lifestyle with these tips on probiotics. With the constant flurry of health-related buzzwords floating around the Internet, “probiotics” is one that seems here to stay. Chances are you’ve read about the benefits of taking a probiotic supplement — maybe your doctor has even recommended one to you. And [...]
With gut health such a priority these days (and with good reason), more and more people are turning to probiotics, whether that's in the form of foods like yoghurt and kombucha, or probiotic supplements. But if you've ever tried shopping for probiotic supplements, you may have been overwhelmed by the options -- how many millions [...]
Probiotics have been all the rage and for good reason: Primarily, they seem to offer multiple benefits ranging from a happy and — ahem, regular! — gut to clearer skin. So could you benefit? Here, the experts share their best advice for why you might consider adding a probiotic to your diet. The idea [...]
New Ways to Add More Probiotics to Your Diet At this point, the question isn't "Are you taking probiotics?" Rather, it's "What kind of probiotic are you taking?" After all, the purported perks are too many to name (though this primer makes a good start). And no one wants to miss out on the huge [...]
In case you haven’t heard, the microbiome pretty much runs the show when it comes to overall health. Not enough good bacteria in your digestive tract can lead to lots of unpleasantness: depression, feeling run-down, insomnia, and obviously a whole host of gastrointestinal issues. Ask any gut expert and some might recommend sipping on kombucha while others urge [...]
Probiotics are essential for gut health to diversify your gut bacteria But surveys show few people understand how to consume probiotics Here is a list of the 13 most important things to know Despite the recent hype around probiotics, a recent survey by nutrition company Healthspan found that there is still a great deal of [...]
We all want our gut to feel good. No one wants a gut that is in constant turmoil possibly leading to serious conditions of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diabetes, obesity or rheumatoid arthritis. What our gut is trying to tell us when these diseases arise is that the gut’s microbiome, partly inherited from your mother [...]
Taking probiotics during pregnancy could reduce the risk of gestational diabetes for two thirds of women, according to a New Zealand study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Researchers from the University of Otago in Wellington studied the impact of a probiotic, lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001, which is used to produce fermented milk products such [...]
