In recent years, there has been a surge in interest surrounding gut health, with more and more people recognizing the pivotal role it plays in overall well-being. This burgeoning interest has led to the discovery and exploration of various components that promote gut health. Probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics have taken center stage in this health…
The gut flora performs a variety of functions that are important for health. In fact, 70 percent of the body’s immune cells are located in the digestive tract, making gut health critical to overall health. A healthy and well-balanced gut flora facilitates digestion, protects against pathogens, provides vitamins and nutrients, and helps form the immune…
As Woody Allen said, bacteria—those microscopic organisms only visualized with a microscope’s help—were the first inhabitants of the Earth and will probably be the last to abandon it. They are also the most abundant living beings on the planet. Experts in microbial ecology calculate there exist about 50 nonillion bacteria (5X1030); this means for every…
Gut health and probiotics have been all the rage over the past few years, with copious amounts of new food and beverage products coming onto the market positioning themselves based on their probiotic benefits. There is, however, a missing link to the gut health puzzle—prebiotics, the fuel for the live probiotics that are already naturally…