What you need to remember:
- Probiotics are essential for maintaining an optimal balance of the intestinal microbiota.
- Providing good probiotics will help support the digestive, immune and metabolic systems.
- In order to choose the best probiotics, it is important to identify your needs in order to choose the most suitable strains among lactobacillus and bifidobacterium.
- To ensure optimal digestive transit, lactobacillus acidophilus, plantarum, rhamnosus and bifidobacterium bifidus, infantis and longum are the most beneficial.
What are probiotics used for?
Probiotics refer to the good bacteria present in the intestinal microbiota , this intestinal flora and ecosystem essential to the proper functioning of the body. Located throughout the digestive tract, and particularly in the small intestine and colon, these probiotic bacteria allow the proper maintenance of the digestive, immune, cerebral and metabolic systems . Indeed, these bacteria will facilitate intestinal transit by activating digestion and facilitating the path of the food bolus, promote good production of immune compounds, allow good neuronal communication between the brain and the intestinal machinery and support the metabolic and hormonal pathways of the body.
How to provide probiotics to the intestinal flora?
Probiotic bacteria are naturally present in our body, however we tend to alter them because of our sometimes unbalanced lifestyles. Indeed, pollution, industrial food, stress , lack of physical activity and many others can cause a loss of this type of bacteria and create inflammation causing an alteration of the intestinal wall, on which the bacteria rest.
To restore a good balance of the intestinal flora, providing probiotics is essential. This can be done through diet by adding fermented products (yogurts, kimchi, pickles, lacto-fermented vegetables, sourdough bread, cheeses, etc.) or through supplementation. Indeed, the latter has the advantage of providing a much greater quantity of probiotics than that found in food and thus promoting a lasting balance. Scientific studies recommend, at a minimum, an intake of 5 to 10 billion CFU per day to observe profound and lasting benefits on the intestinal flora.
Why choose your probiotics?
For an optimal balance of the intestinal microbiota, it is essential to use the best probiotics. To do this, it is important to choose probiotic strains adapted to your problem(s) and check their origin as well as their dosage.
The different probiotic strains
There are different strains of probiotics with different characteristics and each with its own effectiveness. Some will have a more targeted action on the regulation of intestinal transit while others will more easily regulate the immune system , the hormonal system or the intimate flora .
The main beneficial strains are called bifidobacteria or bifidobacterium and lactobacillus . To choose your probiotics, it is therefore essential to find these types of strains.
To preserve the benefits of these bacteria, it is important to use supplements based on gastro-resistant capsules. This will prevent stomach acid from altering these living organisms.
The best probiotics to balance intestinal flora
In order to choose the best strains of probiotics for the intestinal flora, it is important to identify its problems.
What comes to mind when we talk about probiotics is the well-being of the digestive system. Indeed, due to their location, certain probiotics will have powerful virtues to ensure optimal digestive transit. Many studies have highlighted the importance of certain strains of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium for maintaining this system. Lactobacillus Rhamnosus and Plantarum are the most studied strains for this type of problem and have proven their effectiveness in numerous clinical studies. In addition, Lactobacillus Rhamnosus probiotics have demonstrated real effectiveness on the balance of the vaginal flora by preventing the development of harmful bacteria within this flora. Indeed, bacterial vaginosis is due to an imbalance of this intimate flora and certain strains, in particular lactobacillus, will thus facilitate the fight against these pathogens.
Some bifidobacterium including Bifidobacterium bifidum, infantis and longum have also shown real benefits in improving digestion as well as increasing digestive defenses. Indeed, they facilitate the production of immune compounds and act as a shield thus protecting against the entry of pathogens.
Take care of your intestinal flora with DIJO probiotics
Due to our current lifestyles, we regularly miss the strains mentioned that have benefits for intestinal health. This is why we have developed a complete formula bringing together the best probiotic strains that have proven their effectiveness on the balance of the intestinal flora. The essential probiotics is therefore the essential supplement to ensure optimal intestinal transit. It contains 8 different strains and has an optimal concentration of 28 billion CFU. To strengthen the intestinal microbiota and observe lasting benefits, it is recommended to adopt a minimum 2 to 3 month treatment. Similarly, and in addition, in order to balance the vaginal flora, we have developed an optimal formula called Vaginal Flora Probiotics to prevent intimate discomfort and thus avoid as much as possible the occurrence of cystitis or mycoses.
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