Senior Moments - The Campbellford Seniors Club Newsletter Issue 25 | Page 29

Benefits of Probiotics
Did you know that 80 percent of your immune system
resides in your gastrointestinal tract
in the form of receptor cells.
Benefits of taking a probiotic include:
1. Give a large thriving population of friendly bacteria to boost your
immune and gut function.
2. Help digestion of nutrition and
absorbing of carbohydrates,
vitamins, minerals, plus waste
removal.
3. Body’s production of vitamin
K and B vitamins.
4. Affect body weight management
by helping to convert carbohydrates
into energy.
5. Skin health
6. Brain health, psychologically and neurologically.
Clearly they are essential for a multitude of bodily functions.
7. Heart burn
Important: Antibiotics kill bad and good bacteria. You must take a
probiotic to restore the good bacteria of being depleted.
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