The live
probiotic bacterial culture is very beneficial for digestive health.
Not exact matches
However, commercial yogurt doesn't have as many
bacterial strains as a good
probiotic or purchased
culture.
In addition to
bacterial starter
cultures,
probiotics (live bacteria) may be added to yoghurt for health benefits.
«
Probiotics» is now a household word — but we're just beginning to discover the potential these
bacterial cultures have to make our guts and our skin stronger and healthier.
Probiotic supplements are expensive, but natural sources include tempeh, kimchi, keffir, sauerkraut, and yogurt (make sure the
bacterial cultures in your yogurt are «live»).
Consuming
probiotic rich foods, which contain live and active
bacterial cultures, is a great way to contribute to the health of your microbiome.
Whereas the
bacterial cultures found in yogurt are relatively small and «transient,» kefir can have two to three times the amount of
cultures, while milk kefir can have up to 20 different types of
probiotics.
Not only do people tend to consume too few
probiotic - rich foods — yogurt, kefir, raw
cultured vegetables — but many common lifestyle habits destroy our vital intestinal
bacterial ecosystem, such as the consumption of sugars and refined foods, use of oral antibiotics or ingesting them second - hand through animal products, and the intake of pesticides and other chemicals found in our foods and water supply.
In addition to this nutrient diversity, yogurts with a sufficient number of live
bacterial cultures («
probiotic» yogurts) can provide us with an even greater nutritional diversity because their bacteria can continue to metabolize food and transform nutrients after the yogurt has been consumed.