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Gastrointestinal (GI) tract —also called the digestive tract, the GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. It comprises of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. |
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Liver |
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Gallblader |
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Pancreas |
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The liver, pancreas and gallbladder are the organs of the digestive system, which helps the body digest food.
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Why is digestion important?
• Digestion is essential to break down the food and liquids we consume daily into nutrients, before our blood absorbs and carries them to cells throughout the body.
• Carbohydrates, protein, fats and vitamins are the nutrients we need to stay healthy!
• Carbohydrates, protein, fats and vitamins are the nutrients we need to stay healthy!
Apart from digestion, our digestive system also affects our immunity.
The immune system consists of a complex network of organs, cells and proteins.
Our gut walls contain 70 to 80% of cells that make up our immune system, which means that many seemingly unrelated diseases might be caused by gut problems.
It also depends on cells to kill invading organisms, harmful bacteria and viruses.
Innate immune responses do not require exposure to a pathogen to trigger them.
The digestive system depends on many innate immune responses, such as the lysozyme you secrete in saliva, and acid in the stomach.
The digestive tract helps the immune system to protect the rest of the body by preventing exposure to pathogens.
Acquired immunity requires you to be exposed to a pathogen.
Once you have been exposed, your cells recognise that pathogen as an invader and can fight it off.
Antibodies are a major component of acquired immune responses as your body builds these antibodies to the pathogens you have been exposed to.
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Bloating
Gas
Heartburn
Cramps
Constipation
Diarrhoea
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A cup of hot lemon water is soothing and helps stimulate the digestive tract.
Ginger aids digestion and helps ease throat and nose congestion.
Doing light to moderate exercises daily helps normalise your digestive system and improve efficiency of the digestive process.
Fibre improves your digestive health by moving things along the digestive tract.
Probiotics
Consuming probiotics with several different strains of healthy bacteria aids proper digestion, and can reduce uncomfortable symptoms.
Consuming probiotics with several different strains of healthy bacteria aids proper digestion, and can reduce uncomfortable symptoms.
Probiotics are "good bacteria" that support a healthy digestive system
by keeping growth of harmful bacteria at bay.
Due to the busy lives we lead, it is not an easy task to prepare and consume these foods daily. Moreover, our bodies may not be able to fully absorb the optimal amount of probiotics available in our daily diet. A convenient way to ensure that we are maintaining a healthy level of probiotics in our digestive system is to consume probiotics supplements.
When you choose a LAC Ultra Probiotic Complex, you are choosing a scientifically validated approach to support your digestive health.
1) Probiotics in Our Body
Outweigh our Brain
Outweigh our Brain
A human heart weighs 0.7 pounds, while a human brain weighs 3 pounds. A healthy human body has over 3.5 pounds of probiotic bacteria and organisms. That makes our probiotic bacteria one of the largest organs in our body!
2) There are 10 Times More
Probiotics Than Cells in Our Body
Probiotics Than Cells in Our Body
A healthy person has over 300 trillion probiotic bacteria and yeast, as compared to only 10 trillion cells in our body. If the bacteria in our body were laid end to end, they would encircle the globe 2.5 times.
3) Probiotics Live Throughout
our Entire Body (Not Just
our Stomach!)
our Entire Body (Not Just
our Stomach!)
The largest number of probiotics lives in the colon, but billions also live in the mouth, oral cavity, nasal cavity, oesophagus, in the pockets of our pleural cavity or lungs, and the list goes on.
4) Antibiotics Nuke our Body’s
Immune System
Immune System
Antibiotics kill both good and harmful bacteria. Since probiotics comprise 70-80% of our immune response, antibiotics can damage our immunity. A lack of probiotics in our body may trigger opportunistic parasites and pathogenic bacteria to fill the ecological void. This use of antibiotics will create drug resistant bacteria that cannot be defeated by antibiotics.
5) Probiotics in yogurt and
cultured milk
cultured milk
While yogurt and cultured milk are popular choices of probiotic-rich foods, most of them contain high amounts of sugars and syrups. In fact, some yogurt drinks have higher sugar content than a can of cola! For a healthier option, try yogurt made with natural ingredients instead.
6) 400 Strains Of Probiotics Live In
Our Bodies
Our Bodies
There are over 400 probiotic strains living in our bodies; some are permanent, while others are transient. Surprisingly, only 20 strains account for 75% of the bacteria that live in our bodies!
