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The origin of the probiotic concept goes back to the beginning of the 20th century. Elie Metchnikoff, Nobel Prize winner, issued the following hypothesis: "The longevity of the Bulgarians is linked to their large consumption of fermented milks and most particularly to the active cultures which they contain." |
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This is a fact, bacteria are everywhere! In the air we breathe, in the water, in the soil, even in our body... However, they do not have the same effect: a few are harmful but most of them are essential to health.
We have a real interior life; our body is inhabited by almost 100.000 billion bacteria. They live on our skin, in our mouth, our nose and in the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. They are most numerous in the small intestine and the colon, that we call the "intestinal flora".
The intestinal flora plays an important role in the body, as it :
- Assists food digestion,
- Synthesizes some vitamins,
- Protects against infections.
It is important to know that the intestinal flora is a delicate balance. Indeed, many factors such as diet, stress, antibiotics, ageing, lifestyle, infections... can easily disturb the flora, resulting in bloating, intestinal upsets, nutritional deficiences, constipation... |
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"Probiotics are living microorganisms which, when ingested or locally applied in sufficient numbers, have one or more specified demonstrated functional or beneficial effects on the health of the host" (FAO/WHO definition-2002). |
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Researches indicate that probiotics confer a variety of health benefits. Here are the main:
- Intestinal flora balance
- Intestinal functional disorder relief
- Gastric comfort
- Enhancement of the body's natural defences.
Institut Rosell has made numerous studies on probiotics on:
- Prevention and treatment of certain infections (stress-induced infection, H. pylori infection...),
- Ulcerative Colitis,
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
- Infant diarrhea,
- Lactose digestion,
- Transit/ Motility,
- Immunomodulatory effects,
- Intestinal well-being... |
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