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Gut Health and Probiotics

The Science Behind the Hype

Jenny Tschiesche
Noting that the expression 'we are what we eat' has a great deal of basis in fact, Jenny Tschiesche offers a simplified explanation of both prebiotics – which provide food for the bacteria already present in the gut, and probiotics – which supply bacteria that weren't there before – outlining how their use can benefit a range of body systems from digestion to immunity.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: White Owl
  • Year: 2018
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 152pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 233x157mm
  • ISBN: 9781526720450
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.4kg
Product code:
537390
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A simplified explanation of probiotics and what they can do for and to the human body is long overdue. Despite the fact that people use the term probiotics a lot in the media as well as in everyday life there appears to be some confusion as to whether probiotics are something that occurs naturally in a healthy human gut or 'biome', something that is added to your yogurt or whether it's simply a pot of pills that you need to take when you're ill.

_Gut Health and Probiotics_ will take readers on a quest to understand what both probiotics and prebiotics can do for their long term gut health and how this might affect a broad range of body systems from skin health to mental health.

Along the way readers will discover how useful probiotics are in both preventing and curing specific ailments, as Jenny explains just how simple it is to feel great from the inside-out.
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