Should I be taking Probiotics?

The answer is almost always YES! 🙌🏽

In our intestines, we have naturally occurring gut bacteria and yeast that are essential for optimal health.

They ensure that we are digesting food and absorbing nutrients properly, reduce risk of infection in the gut, produce vitamin K that our bodies need for adequate clotting, and so much more!

The gut is also home to 90% of Serotonin receptors in the body! Our gut bacteria also makes Melatonin which helps us sleep and GABA which is related to anxiety.

High stress levels, too little sleep, eating processed and high-sugar foods, and taking antibiotics are all ways that we disturb our healthy gut bacteria.

Probiotic supplements are sometimes recommended to treat and prevent:

🌿Abdominal pain, gas and bloating

🌿Constipation, Diarrhea

🌿Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other intestinal concerns 

🌿Vaginal Yeast infections as they help the natural vaginal flora

🌿Bacterial Vaginosis 

🌿Mental health issues like anxiety and depression

You should also incorporate PROBIOTIC and PREBIOTIC foods in your diet.

Good sources of PRObiotics are many fermented foods, including yogurt, sauerkraut, tempeh, kefir and kimchi.

PREbiotics are a type of fiber that the human body cannot digest and serve as food for probiotics. Good sources include onions, garlic, artichokes, chicory, leek, asparagus, bananas, barley, oats, apples, konjac, flaxseed, seaweed, wheat bran.

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