What’s a Probiotic

Probiotics are living micro-organisms (bacteria or yeasts) that do everything they can to optimize our general health and well-being. Their intake through food or food supplements contributes to the prevention and treatment of many disorders and diseases, some already recognized, others still to be discovered.

A controlled designation

A controlled designation

"Probiotics are living micro-organisms which, when ingested in sufficient quantities, provide the body with a health benefit".
This means that a non-living bacterium can under no circumstances be considered a probiotic. On the contrary, it must be in top form to carry out its important mission. Not only must probiotics be ingested alive, but they must also be capable of surviving the journey through the digestive tract, i.e. withstanding the many pitfalls that lie in wait, principally stomach acidity and aggression from bile salts or pancreatic secretions.
In addition, it is necessary to ingest a sufficient number of them to rebalance the flora correctly and guarantee their beneficial effect. The quantities required vary according to needs (prevention or treatment), the type of disorder and the strain used.

One probiotic is not another

One probiotic is not another

The probiotic family is vast, and each member contributes in its own way to maintaining good health. There are many different strains of probiotics, each with its own characteristics and effectiveness. For example, some probiotic strains are highly effective in the treatment and/or prevention of vaginitis and cystitis, while other strains are active in regulating intestinal transit when it is accelerated or slowed down, and still others help to strengthen our immune defenses, etc. What has been scientifically validated for one of these strains can in no way be extrapolated to another. It is therefore essential to identify each probiotic precisely so as not to confuse them. Each probiotic strain is given a three-level designation: a genus name, a species name and a strain name often the initials of those who discovered it).

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Not to be confused

Although they rhyme with each other, probiotics, prebiotics, symbiotics and antibiotics are terms that refer to very different things:

To date, probiotics have already proved their worth in a number of areas, including allergies, immunity, certain autoimmune diseases, stress, diarrhea or constipation, colon cancer and urogenital infections. And that's probably not all: it would not be surprising to find that probiotics have many more strings to their bow in the future.

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A job for professionals !

However small they may be, probiotics are capable of a great deal of performance. Their mechanisms of action, confirmed to date by scientific studies, are as follows:

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Beneficial for everyone

Probiotics can be used at any age, during pregnancy and breast-feeding, and in combination with any medication.

To be taken regularly

Ingested probiotics do not settle permanently in the intestine but colonize it temporarily, before being eliminated in the faeces. The length of this stay varies from one strain of probiotic to another and depends on whether or not they are able to bind to the intestinal wall. The beneficial effects of a given strain are only observed as long as it is present in the body, but it disappears in the days or weeks following cessation of its consumption, so it is useful to take probiotics regularly.

Quality criteria

The quality criteria that probiotics sold as dietary supplements should meet are as follows:

Let’s get straight to the point

Probiotics are food supplements containing a very large number of bacteria that are beneficial to our bodies through their contribution to a balanced intestinal and vaginal flora. Their intake helps to prevent and treat many disorders without any risk. Consuming them regularly is one of the keys to our well-being.