The 7 Benefits of Probiotics

Did you know that your intestinal tract is home to over 100 trillion bacteria! that is more bacteria than cells you have in your entire body. The interesting thing about these bacteria (besides the vast number) is the profound effect thy can have on your health and wellbeing.One of my major focuses with my clients is to ensure every client works towards optimizing their gut bacteria. Here are 7 benefits to Probiotics and why I believe you should look at them.

1. Gut bacteria influence weight

This research that is just coming out is one of the most exciting and important developments in the area of fat loss. Studies have found that obese people have less diversity in their gut bacteria than lean people. The hypothesis at the moment is that the amount and type of bacteria in the gut will positively or negatively affect metabolism although the exact mechanism is still unknown.

2. Gut bacteria help detoxify heavy metals

Heavy metal toxicity can slow down a clients weight loss. A recent study has found that probiotics can help detoxify the body of heavy metals, free radicals and dangerous bacteria by enhancing our natural antioxidant status.

3. Improved immune health.

There has been recent research linking the bacteria in your digestive tract to the functioning and expression of your immune system. The higher the amounts of good bacteria in your immune system the better off your immune system will function.

4. Improved mood and reduced anxiety

In 2011 an interesting study was done on mice showing that the worse the mice's gut bacteria the worse the mood of the animals and higher levels of anxiety were also displayed. Although the implications are not clear in whether they apply to humans or not, we have seen decreases in anxiety with consumption of probiotics in the clinic

5. Improvement in Crohn's Disease and IBS

There have been some studies shown that probiotic supplementation may prevent relapse of Crohn's disease and relieve discomfort in IBS patients. As these are notoriously challenging illnesses to manage this is something that needs to be looked into further.

6. Reduced incidence of allergies

This is still in the preliminary research but some studies have found consumption of probiotics and a 30% reduction in seasonal allergies.

7. Reduce blood pressure

This is an interesting topic as studies have started to link gut health to cardiovascular health. It has been shown that probiotic consumption can reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol). Probiotics will also help reduce inflammation which helps reduce the bodies production of cholesterol.

As you can see Probiotics have very wide reaching benefits and may be of value to you and your health. Try them out and feel the benefits!

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