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Five Health Issues that Probiotics can Help
By The Air Purifier
Do you know that your body is a host to over a trillion living microorganisms that no amount of hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap can eliminate? The microorganisms include bacteria, fungi and viruses. The most surprising fact is that these microbes can be beneficial to your health!
Probiotics, according to The International Scientific Association for Probiotics & Prebiotics (ISAPP) are defined as "live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host." Humans get probiotics from breast milk, supplements and fermented foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut and kombucha.
The most common probiotic strains are from two groups: Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria. Different strains have various benefits that include maintaining a healthy immune system and digestive tract. Sometimes, there can be an imbalance of "bad" and "good" bacteria.
Antibiotics, for example, can cause this imbalance, as they can kill both good and bad bacteria in the fight against infections.
Research points to bacterial imbalances as causes or factors contributing to many health issues. The intake or use of probiotics, therefore, can help in balancing the microbes. The following are five health issues that have been proven to be relieved by probiotics.
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