If we are healthy, do we still need to take probiotics?
Posted on15 Sep 2023
The human microbiome plays a critical role in our health. It's made up of trillions of microbes – including bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms – that coexist in harmony and interact with cells to keep our bodies functioning properly.
While the microbiome is located in different parts of your body, the gut is home to the largest colony of microbes that affects your digestive system, immune system and inflammation.
Unless you are capable and consistent in eating a healthy diet that's high in fiber, with plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, may provide sufficient prebiotics to help your body naturally produce its own probiotics without needing to take nutritional supplements, than probably you might not need to take probiotics daily.
Unfortnately for many of us, we are unable and inconsistent to follow this regime daily. Especially in a food haven country like Singapore. There is a familiar saying “What you choose to eat determines the amount of ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ bacteria that are taking up residence in your gut.”
Prebiotics are equally important as probiotics, in essence, food for the probiotics. Probiotics need the prebiotics in order to help promote their growth and activity in the colon. Probiotics like Lactomin or Lactokids have adequate amount of prebiotics which provide beneficial bacteria to enter and thrive in our digestive tract and play an important role in digestion.
Research suggests that probiotics promote the health of the digestive tract lining, help support immunity and are important in managing inflammation. In a 2019 study published in the journal Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, researchers found that providing oral probiotics supported a healthy immune system response.
Furthermore, research published in 2003 in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology showed that probiotics may be helpful in reducing the risk of diarrhoea associated with taking antibiotics.
Thus we recommend to take good probiotics like Lactomin and Lactokids daily, to replenish the good bacteria and replace the bad, achieving a healthy and balanced gut flora.
While the microbiome is located in different parts of your body, the gut is home to the largest colony of microbes that affects your digestive system, immune system and inflammation.
Unless you are capable and consistent in eating a healthy diet that's high in fiber, with plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, may provide sufficient prebiotics to help your body naturally produce its own probiotics without needing to take nutritional supplements, than probably you might not need to take probiotics daily.
Unfortnately for many of us, we are unable and inconsistent to follow this regime daily. Especially in a food haven country like Singapore. There is a familiar saying “What you choose to eat determines the amount of ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ bacteria that are taking up residence in your gut.”
Prebiotics are equally important as probiotics, in essence, food for the probiotics. Probiotics need the prebiotics in order to help promote their growth and activity in the colon. Probiotics like Lactomin or Lactokids have adequate amount of prebiotics which provide beneficial bacteria to enter and thrive in our digestive tract and play an important role in digestion.
Research suggests that probiotics promote the health of the digestive tract lining, help support immunity and are important in managing inflammation. In a 2019 study published in the journal Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, researchers found that providing oral probiotics supported a healthy immune system response.
Furthermore, research published in 2003 in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology showed that probiotics may be helpful in reducing the risk of diarrhoea associated with taking antibiotics.
Thus we recommend to take good probiotics like Lactomin and Lactokids daily, to replenish the good bacteria and replace the bad, achieving a healthy and balanced gut flora.