Facts Everyone Should Know About Probiotics And Gut Health

Probiotics Are Not A Fad Or Dietary Trend

Taking probiotics for health reasons has been practiced for centuries, with early humans, around the year 2000 BC, using various roots as a treatment for a healthy digestive system. In 1907, Russian scientist Elie Metchnikoff observed individuals who were living past one hundred years old in a region of Bulgaria were drinking a fermented yogurt drink on a daily basis. His studies found the bacteria Lactobacillus bulgaricus was highly beneficial to overall health and longevity and prompted Metchnikoff and other scientists to look into the micro-organism further. One of the scientists influenced by Metchnikoff was the Japanese scientist Minoru Shirota, who created his strain of the bacteria and probiotic drink that is still popular around the world today. Probiotics are not a new trend, but contemporary society seems to be warming to the positive effects of them and incorporating a probiotic into their diet.

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