Probiotics - 8 Facts You Should Know
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Probiotics - 8 Facts You Should Know
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- 70% of our immune system resides in our gut.
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- Probiotics in our body outweigh our brain. The typical human brain weighs about 3 pounds, and a healthy human body will have over three point five pounds of probiotic bacteria and organisms.
- Between sixty and seventy million Americans are affected by digestive issues.
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- Americans invested more than $2 billion on digestive health supplements in 2014.
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- 8 out of 10 adults reported having a digestive issue for which they purchased a product.
- Our digestive system is home to 500 plus different types of microorganisms. The majority of these contribute positively to human health and are called “probiotics".
- Up to 10% of an individual's daily energy needs can be derived from the byproducts of the good bacteria in our gut.
- There are 10x more intestinal microorganisms than human cells in the body (10 trillion microorganisms vs. 10 billion human cells).
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