What are the benefits of taking probiotics?

The latest research in probiotics suggests that live-active cultures of friendly bacteria that dwell in our intestinal tracts can help to prevent and treat a whole range of problems. They can ward off against infections and boost immune systems. They have been found very helpful with women's health problems.

Let’s find out some benefits of probiotic supplements

Probiotic has its origin in the Greek language and means promoting life. The World Health Organization defines a probiotic as any living microorganism that has a health benefit when ingested.

Boosting Digestive Health

We have 1000 different types of healthy bacteria in our digestive tracts that break down food and help in nutrient absorption. When you take antibiotics that kill harmful microorganisms inside the body, these healthy bacteria are also affected.

Probiotic Supplements like Validus Total Energy help in repopulation through essential bacterial strains like B. lacits and L. acidophilus. Recent researches have also shown that probiotics can help with ailments like IBS and its symptoms like cramps, abdominal pain, bloating and constipation.

Boosting Urinary Health

Regular probiotic intake prevents bad bacteria from affecting the urinary tract my maintaining a healthy population of essential microbes on adherence sites. Urinary infections are quite common in middle-aged women. Antibiotics do help, but 30-40% cases resurface. This could be alleviated through probiotic supplements.

Vaginal Health

Probiotics can protect against uncomfortable infections like bacterial vaginosis and yeast deposits. Strains of Probiotic microbes like L. Acidophilus can prevent the infection.

Protection against allergies

Although still in preliminary stages, research showed that women who took probiotics during pregnancies had offspring with 30% reduced instances of childhood eczema, which is an early sign of allergies in infants.

Boosting Immunity

Healthful bacteria inside the body have another major function apart from digestion and absorption. It is to stimulate an immune response in case of a health hazard. Probiotic implicitly helps this entire process.

Control over obesity

Probiotics may not help with weight reduction but they certainly can with weight management. Research has shown that they help obese people maintain their weight after a reduction or liposuction.

Validus Nutrition provides different probiotic supplements rich with strains like B. lacits and L. acidophilus along with a high dosage of CFUs. However, we always suggest incorporating foods that aid probiotic population in your body like yoghurt, kefir, miso, kimchi and organic pickles.