Initially the thought of thousands of microscopic life forms living on every surface of our bodies both inside and out may seem a little scary, but when you look into how essential to human life they really are, you soon realise how happy, healthy flora can benefit you!
In recent years, people have been learning more and more about how useful friendly bacteria is. And having an awareness of the important role of the human microbiome can help you understand how fundamental they are in maintaining overall well-being and enabling us to live healthy lives.
What are Microbiome?
The term friendly bacteria is on the appears a lot these days, but did you ever wonder what are the microbiome and how important can they really be?
In the 1600’s the first microbes were described and by the 1800s the connection between microbes and diseases had been made. The human microbiome is a collective term for all the micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses and fungi) that live on and in our bodies. The human body is in fact a walking ecosystem of these thousands of colonies which survive within us. Animals and microbes mutually benefit each other, as, while we provide a nutrient rich home in which they can thrive, the microbes give us and benefits of their genes in helping maintain a healthy system.
The bacterial community survives throughout our digestive tract and is made up of over 800 different species. A poor diet, antibiotics and stress can lead to an imbalance between “friendly” and “unfriendly” microflora – it’s this disruption of the colony that can lead to disease.
Topping your body up with friendly microflora can help address this problem, because, like any other living organism, the microbiome need fuel to survive and this can be found in some foods we eat, such as bananas, tomatoes, onions and garlic. This ‘fuel’ is available as a stand alone preparation such as fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), inulin and galacto-oligosaccharides, or it can come as a symbiotic preparation with added friendly microflora. The addition of FOS encourages the best possible conditions in which our friendly flora can thrive.
We stock a comprehensive range!
Encouraging the health of the friendly bacteria that exist within your body can help you to digest food better and regulate and restore digestive balance. But the mircobial populations vary depending on lifestyle, diet, environment, and what stages of life you’re at. For instance, when we are first born, our guts are completely sterile and we rely on the friendly bacteria passed from our mothers to enable us to begin forming our own microbiome colonies. Our microbial profiles then change and grow with us, depending on our surroundings, diet and lifestyle, this is why, when you’re looking into topping up your healthy bacteria, it’s important to get the right formula for you.
At Health interlink, we stock a comprehensive range of healthy, happy Flora to cover different needs, including age, diet and gender – We even have products that are suitable for babies and pets.
When using friendly bacteria, also bear in mind how to store the product in order for it to stay at its best, as some products should be kept in the fridge, others at room temperature.
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