WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS?????????

PROBIOTICS

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts promoted as having various health benefits.

they're usually added to yoghurts or taken as food supplements, and are often described as "good" or "friendly" bacteria.

probiotics may contain a variety of microorganisms. the most common are bacteria that belong to groups called Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. each of these two broad groups includes many types of bacteria. other bacteria may also be used as probiotics, and so may yeasts such as Saccharomyces boulardii.

Research have studied probiotics to find out whether they might help prevent or treat a variety of health problems, including

• Digestive disorders such as diarrhea caused by infections, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease.
• Allergic disorders such as atopic dermatitis (eczema) and allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
• Tooth decay, periodontal disease, and other oral health problems.
• Colic in infants
• Liver disease 
• The common cold
• Prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.

There's preliminary evidence that some probiotics are helpful in preventing diarrhea cause by infections and antibiotics and in improving symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, but more needs to be learned. we still don't know which probiotics are helpful and which are not. we also don't know how much of the probiotic people would have to take or who would most likely benefit from taking probiotics. even for the conditions that have been studied the most, researchers are still working toward finding the answer to theses questions.

   HOW MIGHT PROBIOTICS WORK?

Probiotics may have a variety of effects in the body, and different probiotics may act in different ways.

• Help to maintain a desirable community of microorganisms 
• Stabilize the digestive tract's barriers against undesirable microorganisms pr produce substances that inhibit their growth
• Help the community of microorganisms in the digestive tract return to normal after being disturbed (eg, by an antibiotic or a disease)
• Outcompete undesirable microorganisms
• Stimulate the immune response.

      PROBIOTICS BENEFITS

• Immunity boost & decrease in inflammation
• Food allergy protection 
• Digestive health 
• May improve non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• May improve mental illness
• Decrease in antibiotic resistance 
• Healthy skin
• Lowering blood pressure.