The Pro Approach to Probiotics

[View this email in your browser]( The Pro Approach to Probiotics Probiotics are pros at helping you maintain your health, from head to toe. Trillions of these beneficial microbes (bacteria mostly, but also viruses, and fungi and parasites) live in your intestinal tract and help you maintain healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels, protect your liver, help build immune system strength, and help protect your bones, heart and brain from inflammatory damage. Probiotics also help counter the effect of harmful gut microbes, such as E. coli, that can trigger infection, as well as gastrointestinal upset. Getting Probiotics from Food and Supplements Foods that deliver a good dose of probiotics to your guts include fermented sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir miso, yogurt, kombucha, tempeh, and sourdough bread. The fermentation helps create enzymes, B vitamins, and omega-3 fatty acids, as well as a variety of good bacteria—all of which help you maintain a healthy gut. For a recipe to make dairy-free cashew yogurt, check out the iHerb blog [here]( and for a turmeric sauerkraut recipe, click [here](. [Probiotic supplements]( contain various combinations of beneficial microbes. Favorites include a combination of [Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria]( strains that are found naturally in the intestinal tract. Prebiotics—What Probiotics Have for Lunch Probiotics depend on being fed prebiotic nutrients in order to thrive. The three most common forms of prebiotics, found in high-fiber foods, are resistant starches, inulin, and pectin. - You can get resistant starches by eating green bananas, barley, rice, oats and beans and legumes. - Inulin is found in asparagus, garlic, leeks, onions, Jerusalem artichokes, and soybeans. - Pectin shows up in apples, apricots, carrots, green beans, peaches, raspberries, tomatoes and potatoes. You can also get [prebiotics from fiber supplements](. As a bonus, while prebiotics help probiotics live long and prosper, they also help provide energy to your cells body-wide, help protect the lining of the intestines (to keep bad guys from getting into your bloodstream), and help control inflammation while they boost immunity. To help ease gastrointestinal distress, boost your overall wellbeing and gain the healthy benefits of pre- and probiotics, start each day with a commitment to eat more of the foods that deliver them and take supplements as needed and your doctor recommends. Raw Broccoli Salad with Sweet Soy Vinaigrette This Raw Broccoli Salad with Sweet Soy Vinaigrette gets dressed up with a handful of fresh herbs and Honey-Turmeric Walnuts (add a pinch of smoked chile flakes while they toast if you’re feeling spicy)! Working in raw cruciferous veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc) is helpful for their many health benefits — high fiber, incredible cell-protective antioxidants like sulforaphane, the list goes on and on! And did you know that the broccoli stem is truly the most underrated and delicious part of the vegetable? Enjoy! [Get the Recipe]( This newsletter is not a substitute for your physician’s advice and the claims have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to treat, cure or prevent any disease. Know someone who might be interested in this newsletter? Please share it with them! First time reading? [Sign up here.]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Copyright © 2024 ZoCo Productions LLC, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up for a ZoCo Productions newsletter. Our mailing address is: ZoCo Productions LLC 555 W 57th St.New York, NY 10019 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.