Probiotics for the Whole Family

Most family members benefit from the various advantages of probiotics at all stages of life. Infants receive essential probiotic strains from their mothers during birth and through breast milk. During this stage of life, they help lay the foundation for babies' gut health.
By Health First
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Probiotiques pour toute la famille

Most family members benefit from the varied advantages of probiotics at all stages of life. Infants receive essential probiotic strains from their mother during birth and through breast milk. During this stage of life, they help lay the foundation for babies' gut health.

No matter how hard you try to avoid it, toddlers and children (and some adults) tend to get messy and can pick up less than favorable bugs along the way. This group can benefit from consuming fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut, yogurt, and kefir for their potential probiotic effect. Adding a probiotic supplement may be necessary for less diversified diets, when greater digestive support is required, and when there is frequent exposure to these bad bugs.

Probiotics are good bacteria that offer many benefits for both adults and children:

  1. They promote healthy gut flora and good digestion.
  2. They offer support for immune health. Probiotics can increase the number of protective immune cells that help our bodies fight foreign invaders and even help create a seal in the intestinal wall to prevent pathogens from entering the bloodstream.
  3. The use of probiotics can improve the absorption and metabolization of nutrients in the large intestine, meaning that the absorption of vitamins and minerals can be improved with an adequate presence of probiotics!
  4. Probiotics can help prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Often, probiotics are recommended when taking antibiotics to help maintain good gut flora. Just be sure to take your probiotic a few hours apart from taking the antibiotic.

When choosing a probiotic that is suitable for the whole family, look for a variety of strains from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria families. This ensures that both the small and large intestines are supported while offering the best digestive support. It is also important that these varieties are compatible with each other, meaning they will not fight for real estate in the gut! Compatible strains will also adhere more easily to the intestinal walls. Finally, make sure you can read all the non-medicinal ingredients. Some probiotics contain a long list of fillers, which no one in the family needs.

Family First ProBio Plus D from Health First offers a research-backed blend of human-origin strains from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria families to support the entire intestinal tract. The strains are shelf-stable and compatible with each other to settle well in the gut. They have excellent survival capabilities, so they can easily pass through the stomach and get to where they need to go! 400 IU of vitamin D are included as immune and bone benefits for all family members aged 3 and up! As a bonus, ProBio Plus D comes in a delicious grape-flavored chewable tablet sweetened with monk fruit extract instead of any added sugar or fillers.