Not all bacteria are bad. We now know that the bugs that live in our gut are good for us and help us to maintain our digestive function, and immune resilience and promote hormonal balance.
Probiotics and prebiotics can aid good bacteria to help fight against illness, maintain a healthy immune system and protect against allergy, particularly in infants and young children.
What are the health benefits of good bacteria?
Our guts are littered with bacteria, some bad but the majority of which are very good for our health and the health of growing bodies. These “good” bug help boost your child’s immune system and protects them from infections, germs, and viruses.
Prebiotics vs Probiotics
Probiotics and prebiotics are thought to restore the balance of bacteria in your child’s digestive tract and prevent not-so-friendly bacteria from taking over and wreaking havoc with your kid's health.
Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that, when consumed, stimulate the growth and function of “good” bacteria in the gut. Think of them as food for good bacteria that promotes their growth and the production of the health-giving byproducts they make when they eat “good food”.
Probiotics, on the other hand, are the actual good bacteria themselves. When your child consumes foods that contain probiotics, she increases her gut’s ratio of good bacteria to bad.
Restoring bacteria levels after antibiotics
While antibiotics are sometimes necessary and life-saving, they are also known to wipe out many of the good bacteria in the process of killing off the bad. You can help restore your child’s bacteria balance after a course of antibiotic treatment by giving them foods that contain friendly bacteria and prebiotics.
One of our favourite combinations is coconut yoghurt with a lady banana finger. Prebiotics and probiotics can be easily included in everyday meals through the following foods:
- Bananas
- Berries
- Soybeans / edamame
- Tempeh
- Whole barley
- Raw oats
- Asparagus
- Tomatoes
- Garlic
- Onions & shallots
- Coconut yoghurt
If that feels a little bit too hard, we have you covered - introducing BePure Kids Daily Probiotic. 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 at any age. It’s easy to use - just add ⅓ tsp of the neutral-tasting powder to any cold food or drink.
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