THE human gastrointestinal microbiota refers to the microorganisms that live within the digestive tracts of humans. Also known as gut microbiome, the state of a person’s gut microbiome is a relatively major indicator of how healthy their immune system is.
This is due to how the numerous microorganisms in the gut microbiome such as bacteria, archaea, yeast, mold, viruses and parasites play a vital function in the training and control of someone’s entire immune system.
Breaking down the gut microbiome yields two aspects of it; richness and diversity. The former entails the total number of bacterial species in the gut microbiome, while diversity is the amount of individual bacteria from each species that is currently present in a person’s gut microbiome.
Gastronomical Importance
The chronic illnesses associated with a low microbiome diversity includes obesity, high cholesterol, inflammation, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, Chrohn’s disease, Celiac disease and more. To simplify the situation, having low microbial diversity will make anyone sick in one or more ways.
Beneficial bacteria that would contribute to a larger and higher microbial diversity can be gotten even with a simple visit to a supermarket. Food items such as bananas, garlic and onion is loaded with prebiotics.
Prebiotics have been suggested to aid probiotics in carrying out their function. Also available in most supermarkets, food items such as kimchi and fermented vegetables are rich in probiotics. For those that would rather quickly consume something that is probiotic-rich, look no further than VITAGEN.
Quick, easy and potent
With a mission to educate Malaysians on their gut health, VITAGEN’s Good Gut Health Awareness Campaign advocates the importance and significance of good gut health to one’s overall wellbeing through on-ground activities.
Well known for its cultured milk drinks, every bottle of VITAGEN contains billions of probiotic cultures - Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus paracasei – that are clinically proven by local gut health experts to be beneficial for gut health.
In a 2017 clinical research performed at Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 165 healthy adults and adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who drank three bottles of VITAGEN a day, these results were collected:
> 96% of respondents saw improvement in constipation symptoms.
> 73% of respondents with IBS benefited from enhanced immunity and inflammation reduction.
> 45% of respondents spent less time in the toilet, under 10 minutes.
> 36% of respondents experienced less straining, pain and/or bleeding.
> Time taken in food digestion lessened by 33%, in five to 15 hours.
Enough to go around
VITAGEN’s live probiotic cultures are well-documented in aiding better digestion and building a stronger immune system.
All three variants of VITAGEN contain both strains, which is well-suited for different preferences:
> VITAGEN Regular: Made with wholesome milk and real fruit juice without preservatives, the regular version is a classic.
> VITAGEN Less Sugar: With lower sugar content, this variant is produced specifically for those looking to lower their sugar intake.
> VITAGEN Collagen Less Sugar: Infused with Marine Collagen peptides and prebiotics for a youthful, glowing skin.
For more information, visit www.vitagen.com.my
