Why probiotic supplements are so popular

Probiotic supplements are becoming more popular, there is growing evidence that probiotic bacteria are good for us and that they offer various health benefits and so, why not use them? However, a probiotic supplement is not for everyone.

Although probiotic supplements have a great safety record and rarely cause any sort of harmful side-effects, the living bacteria inside the capsules may cause side-effects to certain groups of people, for example individuals with an immune deficiency which are more susceptible to infections than normal, healthy people.

I strongly suggest that anyone that has the intention to use probiotic supplementation for the first time and hasn't got much experience or knowledge about probiotic bacteria, consult a medic beforehand.

There are various strains of bacteria and various species, each with unique characteristics or health benefits. Each strain is unique and you must also consider CFUs, the more the merrier. The term CFUs stands for colony forming units and the bigger the number is, the more units of bacteria you receive from the supplement.

For instance, Bio X4 which is a dietary probiotic made by Nucific and available for purchase online, contains 4 billion CFUs per capsule, basically it has 4 billion bacteria in each capsule.

However, since we're talking about living microorganisms, which can die in improper conditions, the number of CFUs on the label may not always be 100% correct. If the supplements are deposited in the wrong conditions, if there's too much heat and humidity, many units of bacteria can die and you may receive less than the number on the label.

Also know that probiotics can help you more if you help them by promoting their growth and colonization. Some probiotics have dietary fiber in them or plant/vegetable extracts because bacteria feed on them and grow and reproduce. Bio X4, the same supplement from Nucific has cellulose in it and it also has some digestive enzymes and green tea combined with caralluma fimbriata.

The latter two ingredients are there to promote fat burning as Bio X4 also tries to help you lose weight. There is not enough evidence that probiotic bacteria promote weight loss, even though you may have heard rumors. It is possible, however the evidence is not there to support the claims.

So, what is the deal with probiotics? I am sure that some, well probably most of you have heard the term, many of you know what probiotics are. Names such as Bio X4, Perfect Biotics and others, are very popular online.

These relatively new type of supplements contain bacteria, living microorganisms called probiotic bacteria which can promote a healthy gut or a healthy microbiome and offer different health benefits, such as helping you digest foods and helping your immune system.

You find these bacteria in foods and if we're talking about bacteria in general, there are many of them in the enviroment that you live in. There are bacteria in water, in the ground/dirt, on your skin, you can get bacteria from animals, etc. Who even knows how many of them there are, it's definitely a number composed of many, many figures. What we do know with a bit more precision is that there are several tens, potentially hundreds of trillions of bacteria living in the human body.

Probiotics in particular which are the healthy ones, are found especially in fermented products like yogurt, kefir, cheese or milk fermented of course, miso, wine, etc. These bacteria produce natural antibiotics that can inhibit other, potentially harmful strains of bacteria.

The microbiome, a term that I mentioned in the beginning of the article, is the name that describes this community of bacteria in your body, composed of trillions of microorganisms. Probiotic supplements are most helpful when a person suffers from dysbacteriosis or dysbiosis which is a term used to describe an imbalance in the gut microbiome, an impared microbiota.

What does this mean, more specifically? Well basically it means that you're losing probiotics, they die, for instance they get killed by antibiotics which you are taking, by birth control pills, etc. Losing too many can produce problems, such as diarrhea, indigestion, constipation, you can become more susceptible to infection, etc.

The main role of probiotics is to re-colonize your microbiome with these healthy bacteria and promote greater numbers in your body so that you have a healthy, safe enviroment in there. Definitely check out Bio X4 on Nucific website. It is one of the most popular probiotic supplements online and also has digestive enzymes like bromelain or amylase.

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