If you’ve been following the #guthealth trend for some time now and are well acquainted with the ever-growing pool of information on the good bugs that live within us, you will likely be well acquainted with probiotics and prebiotics - a.k.a our health-giving good bugs and their favourite foods. Combined, probiotics & prebiotics help to nourish the inner microbial rainforest that lives inside our gastrointestinal tract - the human gut microbiome.
For those of you who have only just stumbled on this microbial rabbit hole - welcome to the world of gut health, microbes, and a new way of supporting your health and the health of your loved one from the inside out.
Born into the world somewhat sterile, the human gut microbiome takes 2-3 years to fully develop. According to science, we have the foundations of our adult microbiome by the age of 3. These foundations develop through the ingestion of breast milk, specialised baby milk formulas, and our food intake in our earliest years of life.
Why are these important?
Our setup during this early stage appears to increase or decrease an infant's risk of developing allergies, eczema, hay fever, acquired developmental issues, and other immunological dysfunctions. Studies have shown that the development of the human microbiome can be correlated with an infant's risk of eczema, asthma, and hay fever.
Breastmilk is the perfect food for growing humans!
We call it food but breast milk is so much more than calories, vitamins, and minerals - Human breast milk provides a new infant with important sources of probiotics and prebiotics that contribute to the establishment of their gut microbiota and several substances that are vital to their health and development of an infant.
Breast milk is so special that it even has a special type of prebiotic called human milk oligosaccharides (HMO’s). These large, structurally diverse, and complex non-digestible sugars are unique to breast milk and encourage the growth of good gut bacteria in an infant's gut. HMO’s have been shown to shape the development of an infant’s gut microbiome and protect it from invading pathogens and infections. The HMO’s in breast milk are so crucial to an infant's development that they are added to several baby milk formulas.
The special prebiotics and probiotics in breast milk are part of the way that breastfeeding mums support the health and immune system of their baby as they journey through their first year of life. The unique prebiotics and probiotics in breast milk set down the foundations of our health and provide health-giving benefits that reach far beyond our infantile years. Giving your child the best start to life should include a daily source of probiotics and prebiotics from either breast milk, baby formula, or a quality probiotic like BePure Kids Daily Probiotic.
BePure Kids Daily Probiotics is a targeted and broad-spectrum probiotic and prebiotic blend designed to support your child's gut health, immune system, eczema, digestion, antibiotic recovery, and healthy growth and development. BePure Kids Daily Probiotic also contains a targeted dose of L. Rhamnosus HN001 to promote itchy-free skin for you, your baby, and anyone struggling with allergies and itchy skin. It’s easy to use - just add ⅓ tsp of the neutral-tasting powder to any cold food or drink.
If you would like support with giving your little one the best set up during this early stage please book in for a free clinic discovery call.
