Look down at your arm. They are on you right now. Actually, they are everywhere: on your teeth, in your mouth, on your skin. Relax, I am talking about bacteria. Now you start thinking that bacteria must be bad, but this is not always true. Our body has good bacteria that you can’t live without. In fact, we have good bacteria more than bad bacteria! Your body is home to over 100 trillion good bacteria. The type of good bacteria we will talk about today lives within your gut. Yes, you guessed it right: probiotics. Probiotics are bacteria in your gut that offer many benefits, including healthy digestion and killing the bad bacteria. The probiotic supplement industry is a million-dollar industry. Therefore, this article will dissect probiotics and answer this question: Do we really need to supplement with probiotics? Probiotics vs. Prebiotics Before we dig into the great details, we...
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