Billions of health-promoting friendly bacteria naturally reside in our intestinal tract, or gut. These friendly bacteria are known as probiotics - meaning “for life” - and are essential for our digestive health and natural immune systems.
Pictured here are some microscopic images of the bacterial species Bacillus subtilis, Lactococcus lactis and Bifidobacterium breve.
Probiotics maintain digestive health and comfort by digesting particular substances in the diet and by enabling efficient nutrient and mineral absorption.
Probiotics support immunity by stimulating the body’s natural defences and by lining the intestines with a protective layer of friendly bacteria that bars pathogenic substances in the gut from harming the body.
A healthy gut has a good balance of friendly probiotic bacteria over bad pathogenic bacteria; however, this balance is fragile and disruptions are common, particularly by factors such as stress, dietary habits, environment, medication (e.g. antibiotics) and ageing.
Disruptions to the balance of friendly bacteria in our gut can compromise the digestive and protective roles they play and lead to poor digestion, lowered natural immunity and conditions such as diarrhoea, constipation, excessive gas, bloating and yeast infections such as thrush (generally cause by Candida overgrowth).
Medical studies show that replenishing the gut with probiotics is a natural way towards a healthy lifestyle.
OptiBac Probiotics and their benefits
OptiBac Probiotics offer a range of formulations tailored to support specific health conditions. Each formulation contains specific probiotic strains that have undergone significant research and testing; all of them are natural, free from sugar and preservatives, and shelf-stable.
For more information on why OptiBac Probiotics are the best available, see Why OptiBac?
