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What is probiotics?

Probiotics? What do you mean by the heavy-sounding term probiotics? Well, probiotics is a type of good bacteria which destroys the harmful bacteria. There are almost 400 to 500 species of bacteria living in your Gastro Intestinal Tract. They do not harm you until certain bacteria increase uncontrollably and causes health issues like diarrhoea. In order to keep these bacteria in control, we need to have probiotics in your diet. Sour foods and fermented foods are the best natural probiotics. This probiotic is known to boost your immune system, relieve you of your stress and help in the process of digestion. What basically probiotics does is it helps the body absorb all the basic nutrients like vitamin, calcium, and iron from the diet. You can also take probiotics supplements if you cannot manage to get from your diet. Let us have a look at how you can increase your intake of probiotics.

Why probiotics?

Well, in the world of science and technology and with the advancement of medical science, whenever there is any kind of severe infection in your body, doctors do recommend antibiotics, isn’t it? So these antibiotics kill those bacteria causing the infection. In this process, some good bacteria are eliminated too causing an imbalance in the digestive tract in your body. This imbalance, on the other hand, obstructs in building a strong immune system or may weaken a strong immune system and hence you would be required to intake probiotics so that the balance is maintained. Probiotics help in treating allergies and cold. It takes care of your oral health such as bad breath. It is also known to treat diseases like diarrhoea.

• Apple cider vinegar

It’s easy! Apple cider vinegar is one item we can find easily and can be used with a number of the dishes. Add it to your soup or your curry; in your lunch or dinner, it has the same effect, which is to boost the level of probiotics in our body. For better digestion of food, you can mix the apple cider with water before your meal. Other than having the ability to supply the body with probiotics, apple cider vinegar also helps in losing your weight, controlling your blood pressure levels and checking on diabetes.

• Yogurt

The best known is yogurt. It is rich in probiotics as it is a fermented version of milk. The probiotics in yogurt are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. In some cases, more probiotics are added, though. As known it helps in digestion and also boosts your immune system. Yogurt is a must add in your diet. And the best part of adding yogurt to your diet is that it does not add to your weight.

• Probiotics supplements

If need be, you can always resort to organic probiotics supplements. Though consulting a physician before doing is advisable. These supplements help in supplying the body with probiotics which are otherwise lacking and creating an imbalance in the body.

So, there you are! Now you know why you should increase on your intake of probiotics. It sounds terrifying, right that I am asking you to increase on some bacteria but if it can help so much then why not. Click here for some more of probiotics.