Mind & Body
Things to Know about Probiotics
And how to choose an effective supplement
The importance of friendly bacteria for a healthy digestive system and overall wellbeing is now widely accepted and it’s not surprising that many people choose to take a probiotic food supplement.
Probiotics help maintain a healthy digestive function, protect from invasion of unfriendly bacteria, help maintain a healthy immune system and assist with the breakdown of nutrients and their absorption. There are 100s of different probiotic products available in the shops and online so how do you know which one to choose?
BioCare’s scientists are amongst the world experts in probiotics and have been involved with innovative research for over 20 years. They say they are the leading manufacturer of high quality probiotics and here are some of the reasons why.
Human-strain & Strain specific
Friendly bacteria should be human-strain – species that already exist happily in the human GI tract. BioCare probiotics feature lactobacillus acidophilus and bifodobacteria bifidum which are found in huge numbers in a healthy gut and are the most important strains for human health. BioCare steer clear of multi-strain cultures, some of which have no safe use history in human health and nutrition. These bacteria may be antagonistic to each other and may alter the gut flora in an undesirable way. BioCare scientists are adamant that it is not the case that if one bacterium is good, numerous cultures combined together are even better.
Proven adherence
Most friendly bacteria are naturally transient and pass quickly through the gut without much impact on health. BioCare probiotics withstand stomach acid and will adhere to the surface of the GI tract.
Strength in numbers
To have any impact there should be billions of live bacteria in a probiotic supplement such as the 8 billion in BioCare’s Bio-Acidophilus.
Find out more from www.biocare.co.uk
BioCare products are available from health stores,
mail order 0121 433 3727 and online:
www.biocare.co.uk
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