Yoghurt - Good For You or Bad For You?
I am particularly interested in digestive health, where the majority of our immune system lives. While keeping up with the latest research on many nutrients, I have been closely following all the hoo-haa on digestive-boosting yoghurts.
The digestive-boosting nutrient is called probiotics or "friendly bacteria." It plays a crucial role in promoting absorption of the maximum amount of nutrients from food in your stomach. What's more, many studies have been done to confirm that probiotics lower the risk of diarrhea associated with the use of antibiotic drugs.
Friendly bacteria should make up about 85% of the bacteria in your gut; however, several studies report that with aging, the population of friendly bacteria becomes significantly reduced. That means people in an older age group may be at risk of occasional bathroom frustrations such as:
Numerous studies show that probiotics could actually support a healthy immune system. A 2010 study by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests that introducing probiotics into the gut may help maintain immune system activity.
For these reasons and more, people have been indulging on store-bought yogurt. Food manufacturers would like you to believe that this is an excellent source of probiotics, but the sad truth is that most yogurt products may be a waste of your hard-earned money.
Unfortunately, most commercial yogurts are loaded with sugar and other additives, and often are heat processed or pasteurized, which may destroy some of their live bacterial cultures. Additionally, many people have problems digesting dairy products, and the pasteurization process may kill the lactase enzyme, which would have made the dairy product more easily digestible.
This is why I use 100% Natural Greek Yoghurt in many of my recipes.
Try out this recipe:-
The digestive-boosting nutrient is called probiotics or "friendly bacteria." It plays a crucial role in promoting absorption of the maximum amount of nutrients from food in your stomach. What's more, many studies have been done to confirm that probiotics lower the risk of diarrhea associated with the use of antibiotic drugs.
Friendly bacteria should make up about 85% of the bacteria in your gut; however, several studies report that with aging, the population of friendly bacteria becomes significantly reduced. That means people in an older age group may be at risk of occasional bathroom frustrations such as:
✓ Constipation
✓ Diarrhea
✓ Irregular bowel movements
✓ Gas or bloating
✓ Abdominal discomfort
For these reasons and more, people have been indulging on store-bought yogurt. Food manufacturers would like you to believe that this is an excellent source of probiotics, but the sad truth is that most yogurt products may be a waste of your hard-earned money.
Unfortunately, most commercial yogurts are loaded with sugar and other additives, and often are heat processed or pasteurized, which may destroy some of their live bacterial cultures. Additionally, many people have problems digesting dairy products, and the pasteurization process may kill the lactase enzyme, which would have made the dairy product more easily digestible.
This is why I use 100% Natural Greek Yoghurt in many of my recipes.
Try out this recipe:-
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