Add Probiotics into your life ASAP
If you’ve come into one of our locations, then you have heard me talking about probiotics; I love what probiotics can do you for your gut health, thus your overall health; Have you heard about the gut/brain connection? Have you heard that wellness starts in your gut? Well, it does! And the connection to your brain health is because there is a nerve that runs from your stomach to your brain and back again; when your tummy is happy, your brain is happy and can function at its best; fascinating reading here about the vagus nerve and its interconnection between gut and brain!! Reasons I love probiotics:
- balance your gut bacteria: the good bacteria in probiotics fight off the bad bacteria that cause viruses and illness; want to reduce how often you get colds and stomach viruses? take a daily probiotic!
- help create regular bowel movements; everyone loves this reason :); this also contributes to weight loss because the digestibility of food is enhanced
- when you make one good decision (taking probiotics), it gets easier to make your next good health decision.. for example, eating vegetables for breakfast or drinking lemon water upon rising :)!
A couple things to note: there are so many varieties and strains of probiotics; it is a good idea to change it around every few months so that you are adding in different strains of bacteria; You can take probiotics that are geared towards certain health conditions… brain fog, stomach disorders, eczema, etc…. Garden of Life offers a huge brilliant line of products sold at many health food stores (we carry a general men’s and women’s version); Most importantly, start with a trusted brand name, and note how it makes you feel better within days of taking; Onward in the constant journey to wellness! Michelle