What are Probiotics and what are its Health Benefits

In simple English, probiotics are a type of living bacteria that actually benefit your health, when taken in the right amounts. These friendly/good bacteria reside in your stomach and come in a variety of forms (the most common forms of intestinal probiotics are acidophilus and Bifidobacteria bifidum).

These gut bacteria (Acidophilus and other probiotics) help stimulate the natural enzymes and processes in our digestive system, and maintains the overall gastrointestinal health, thus eliminating most common-day chronic ailments of the digestive system.

Signs that you need more probiotics:

• Having antibiotics for the past few years
• Food poisoning
• Digestive disturbances
• Mood disorders (probiotics can help increase the serotonin level – makes you happy)
• Weak immunity

These are the signs that indicate you probably need a probiotic.

Now that you know the health benefits of probiotics, you should also try to take advantage of their health benefits.

There are a couple of ways in which you can keep these live bacteria healthy (so that you can be healthy):

1. Eat probiotic foods
2. Take probiotic supplements

The best way is to go in for a combination of both – probiotic supplements and probiotic foods.

Recipe for a Probiotic Rich Green Juice

This will cleanse you from the inside out and replace some of those probiotics and prebiotics in your gut. Its great for all seasons.

Here are the ingredients –

• One cucumber
• Two pieces of celery
• Handful of Cilantro
• 1 Lime
• 2 Knucles of ginger
• 1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar

This is the gut health fixing juice recipe that you will love.