Probiotic Benefits - Help for Digestive Discomfort*

Are you tired of constantly buying over-the-counter solutions to your digestive issues? While some digestive medicines may provide immediate relief by masking symptoms, they rarely prevent your discomfort from returning.

The trick is to attack the root of your digestive problems. Digestive issues are typically a result of a bacterial imbalance caused by a poor diet.

Probiotics, beneficial bacteria, have been used in the eastern world for centuries. Recently, probiotics have become more popular in the western world. More people are discovering the health benefits of probiotics obtained by adding good bacteria to their diets.*

What are the Main Benefits of Probiotics?

Your body needs to maintain balance of good and bad bacteria for optimum health. An overgrowth of bad bacteria can be a result of a poor diet, lack of physical activity and insufficient rest. Probiotic bacteria can restore and maintain levels of good bacteria to keep your body working at top performance levels.*

Major probiotic benefits include:

• Support of healthy digestive system function.*
• Help in maintaining vaginal and urinary tract health.*
• Replenishment of good bacteria lost from taking antibiotics.*
• Support of natural defenses.*

How Can You Maintain Probiotic Benefits

Probiotics benefits can remain in tact by living a healthy lifestyle and consuming prebiotics. A healthy host is the best environment for probiotics to grow and colonize.

Recommendations for living a healthy lifestyle:

• Increase levels of fiber in your diet (fruits, vegetables and whole grains).
• Drink at least eight glasses of water per day.
• Sleep at least seven hours per night.
• Exercise at least 45 minutes most days of the week.
• Do not smoke cigarettes.
• Limit alcohol consumption.
• Avoid processed foods and sugary drinks.

Prebiotics, naturally found in fruits and vegetables, fuel the growth and vitality of probiotics. You can also find prebiotics in certain probiotic supplements to maintain the benefits gained from consuming probiotics.

Where to Find Probiotics

he benefits of probiotics can be obtained through food sources and dietary supplements available online, at health food stores and certain grocery stores.

Food sources include:

• Fermented cabbage and other probiotic fermented foods
• Certain yogurts
• Tempeh
• Kefir
• Miso

Many people aren't fond of these foods, so capsule forms of probiotic supplements are popular. Supplements also have a longer shelf life and offer a higher dosage of probiotic colony forming units, sometimes leading to faster results.*

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