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That Gut Feeling
PREBIOTICS & PROBIOTICS
Market Growth
Between 2007 and 2012, the number of adults taking probiotics and prebiotics more than quadrupled from 865,000 to approximately four million.
It is estimated that the global probiotics market exceeded $35 billion in 2015 and predicts that it will reach $66 billion by 2024.1
1”Do Probiotics Really Work?” — www.scientificamerican.com 2"The 19 Best Prebiotic Foods" — www.healthline.com
Prebiotics and probiotics are the essential ingredients for a healthy digestive system and strong immunity. Prebiotics and probiotics occur naturally in foods and are available in the forms of supplements and powders.
Prebiotics
These fermentable, soluble fibers are found in most fruits, vegetables and legumes. These high fiber foods promote our intestinal health.
• After prebiotic fibers progress from our stomachs to our intestines, they are consumed by probiotics
• Prebiotic foods include garlic, onions, leeks, asparagus, bananas, apples, barley, oats, flaxseed, chicory root and dandelion greens2
Probiotics
Probiotics are healthy bacteria that already exist in your gut and are helpful living organisms that serve to protect your bacterial balance.
• Probiotics may help many common ailments like IBS, yeast infections, and common side effects from antibiotics
• Probiotics foods include yogurt, sauerkraut, kombucha and fermented vegetables
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