Don’t just trust your gut – nurture it

You often hear about trusting your gut - but how often do you think about nurturing your gut health? A starting point is your diet and lifestyle, and a common feature of a healthy gut is the diversity of its bacteria.

Probiotics are live micro-organisms that you consume and have beneficial effects in your body. Probiotics exert a myriad of actions, including positively supporting your immune system, metabolism (they can help synthesise nutrients and produce energy), and your nervous system (aiding with the production of neurotransmitters).

Probiotic strains interact with your gut microbiome and can work to support the growth of good bacteria a which crowd out of harmful bacteria. Probiotics can provide good support for times of stress, travelling, when your immunity is low, when taking antibiotics, and in the lead up to a competition or event.

On the other hand, a prebiotic is a type of fibre from plantbased foods that you can’t digest, and feeds the bacteria and yeast in your microbiome – prebiotics are food for probiotics. Prebiotics are known to support Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria growth (the major species of your gut microbiome), protein digestion, calcium absorption, and immune response.*

Why is it recommended to take probiotics when on antibiotics?

Antibiotics are a necessary tool for eliminating the presence of harmful bacteria. However, they do bring with them some unintended side effects that can compromise your gut microbiome and your gut flora balance. Probiotics are particularly helpful at supporting and restoring beneficial gut flora during and after antibiotic use.**

To ensure your gut remains resilient in times of stress and to support on-going health, the combination of probiotics and nutrients to support the gut lining is recommended to support gut comfort and healthy digestion. Nutra-Life ProBiotica® 50 Billion is a broad-spectrum probiotic solution packed with 50 billion ‘live’ bacteria to support digestive balance, restore beneficial bacteria, and help replenish gut microflora. It is formulated with scientifically-researched strains that have been specially selected for their ability to survive your gastrointestinal tract and colonise your gut with healthy bacteria.

Nutrients to support your gut lining and ensure its robustness are also important, and it is well understood that dietary factors can help the intestinal lining against stress-related factors. This is where Nutra-Life Gut Health can lend a helping hand in supporting healthy digestion and the pathway back to a healthy gut.

It contains prebiotics acacia and pectin, glutamine to nourish the cells in your gut lining, Meriva® curcumin to provide digestive comfort, and slippery elm to support the integrity of your intestinal lining and bowel regularity.

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Available while stocks last. Always read the label and take as directed. If symptoms persist, consult your healthcare professional. Meriva® is a registered trademark of Indena S.p.A., Italy. Vitaco Health (NZ) Ltd., Auckland. *https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041804/ **https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473309906704959

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