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Healthy Immune System
To many, health and wellness means not getting sick during cold and flu season. And there are many things we all do to try and boost immune system functioning—from taking herbs to just making sure we get adequate rest and exercise. Yet, did you know that 70% of your immune is in your digestive tract? That's just one reason why it's important to maintain a healthy digestive system.
Boosting Immune System - How the digestive system and probiotics benefit your immune system
Think of your digestive system as a barrier between you and the outside world. There are three different ways that the digestive system and probiotics help build your immunity.
- 1) In your digestive system there is a community of flora, or naturally occurring bacteria, that it's important to keep in balance. Probiotics help maintain an optimal balance of the good flora in your digestive system. They also help out-compete the bad bacteria that may cause harm, and they secrete chemicals that kill off some bad bacteria. When good bacteria beat bad bacteria, it helps you stay healthier.
- 2) Probiotics help stimulate the production of the protective mucus layer in your digestive system and can also line the mucus layer to add an extra level of defense.
- 3) 70% of your body's immune cells are found in the intestinal immune system. The intestines have an incredibly large surface area. If stretched out, the area is equal to the size of a football field! The surface area is necessary for nutrient absorption, but it presents a defensive challenge – that large area needs to be policed to keep bad things out of your body. Immune cells in your intestinal immune system are constantly on guard, testing all the things that enter your body to decide whether they are good (let them in) or bad (keep them out). Probiotics help stimulate and exercise the immune cells by going through a sampling and screening process that acts just like a fire drill. So, probiotics help prepare your immune cells to fight off any bad bacteria that come their way.
So, to boost immunity, try probiotics!
Probiotic Products
Attune offers a new food form in which to get probiotics into your diet on a daily basis. Other probiotic products are primarily probiotic drinks and some yogurts.
Probiotic supplements are also available to get your daily probiotic. Yet, one must be careful to purchase one from a credible supplier. Many probiotic supplements only claim to have probiotics at a level at time of manufacture vs. time of purchase or use. Really, one must be sure to have the required amount of probiotics at the time you eat the productÑnot just when the product was made—to ensure a health benefit.
We believe that incorporating a probiotic food into your diet is more enjoyable and a great tasting way to eat for a healthier you. So, get the probiotic advantage with Attune!
