Probiotics
What are probiotics?
Probiotics are living microorganisms (especially lactic acid bacteria), which have the attribute to have a positive influence on the intestinal flora and therefore many healthy benefits.
Examples are:
Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacteria, Enterococci.
Probiotic bacteria must satisfy certain requirements:
- Harmless to health: non-pathogenic and non-toxic to humans
- Coming from the human intestine, therefore adapted to the ecosystem of the human intestine
- Tolerant against gastric juice and bile acid and sufficient resistance against digestive enzymes. Only these bacteria survive after the ingestion the stomach passage and reach the intestine in sufficient quantity.
- Proven healthy benefits
What can probiotics?
The following effects of probiotic bacteria are proven and will be discussed (see: De Vrese, Schrezenmeir: Probiotika, Praxishandbuch Functional Food, 1. Akt. Lfg. 03/2000):
- Reduced frequency and duration of different diarrhoea
- Support or preservation of an optimal intestinal flora
- Regulation of motility in case of constipation
- Immunomodulation
- Strengthening the immune system, prevention of infectious diseases, reduction of allergies and autoimmune diseases, fields of application as adjuvant.
- Reducing the cholesterol level, influence to the lipid metabolism
- Support the digestion of lactose in case of lactose malabsorption
- Flexible use at vaginitis
- Reducing the concentration of harmful metabolic products and cancer supporting enzymes in the colon
- Increasing mineral absorption, prevention of osteoporosis
Who needs probiotics?
A healthy intestine is one of the basic assumptions for health in general.
The sensitive ecosystem of the intestinal flora can be quickly unbalanced through our modern way of life.
- Unbalanced nutrition (for example too little dairy products and dietary fiber, fast food, too much sugar, fat or protein)
- Ingestion of drugs (for example antibiotics or long-term medication)
- Stress and tension
- Lack of physical activity
- Change in nutrition, for example during travelling
- Competitive sport
Then it is important to supplement the daily nutrition and to balance this deficit through the ingestion of probiotic bacteria for probiotik®pur or probiotik®sport.
In general, the ingestion of probiotics is suggested for all nutrition-conscious people.
For a healthy intestinal flora during antibiotic-therapy.
Antibiotics are used to control bacterial infections. They act by inhibiting cell division and by direct destruction of bacterial cells. Thereby it can not be distinguished between harmful and beneficial bacteria, so that even the healthy intestinal flora will be decimated. We will show you how you can rebalancing your intestinal flora through probiotik®protect.
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