Cobiotics
Cobiotics, unlike prebiotics, are food nutrients that are utilized by us as well as by our probiotic flora. Eating a proper diet and taking a good multi-enzyme supplement can release cobiotic nutrients within the intestinal tract where they can effectively stimulate probiotics. Since probiotics are always in the minority in total numbers compared to other intestinal flora, helping them survive and prosper deep within our G.I. tract is important to maintaining a healthy condition. When probiotics are fully active and doing their job there is less bloating and gas, less indigestion, less intestinal discomfort and REGULARITY and ENERGY are rapidly restored.
Good examples of cobiotics are essential amino acids like lysine and methionine and short chain peptides that are released from proteins during digestion with protein digesting enzymes called proteases. Two good examples of organic-source protease enzymes are papain from papaya and bormelain from pineapple – look for these in the enzyme supplement you are considering! Another example of cobiotics would be simple sugars such as galactose (released from lactose by the enzyme lactase) and glucose (released from starches by the enzyme glucoamylase) and less known carbohydrates released by the enzyme alpha-galactosidase – so also look for these in the enzyme product you are considering. Your multi-enzyme supplement should be selected with two thoughts in mind: 1) To help you better digest your meals and 2) To help your probiotic flora work better.
Prebiotics are generally not utilized (or digested) by the human digestive process and consequently are available only to probiotics. Prebiotics are mostly medium to long chain carbohydrates called oligosaccharides (also known as soluble fiber). The human body can’t digest them but most probiotic strains can. They feed probiotics and give them a competitive advantage over undesirable and pathogenic bacteria. Fiber digesting enzymes such as cellulase, hemicellulase, pectinase and xylanase are important components of a good multi-enzyme supplement since they both release and modify dietary fiber so it becomes more bioavailable to probiotics. This is called prebiotic conditioning. Look for these enzymes in the enzyme or fiber supplement you are considering. You have taken a big step to intestinal health by taking probiotics – now take the next step and give them the nutrition they need to really help you – feed them cobiotics and prebiotics. Do this by selecting the right multi-enzyme and soluble fiber supplement and make a real difference in getting the most out of your probiotics!
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