It would be an injustice for probiotics, living microorganisms, to say that all bacteria do more harm than good.
Yes, horror stories about how bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus can enter the bones, joints, lungs and heart valves, and greatly affect health, make us suspicious of these microorganisms, but they are not all bad.
Probiotics: allies of human health
There are good bacteria that promote health instead of destroying it. These are called probiotics, from the Greek word pro, or promotion, and biotic, synonymous with life. A lot of research has shown that probiotics promote a good balance of intestinal bacteria that promote health.
Children in particular!
One of these studies focused on infants at high risk for asthma. The researchers wanted to know if probiotics could help reduce the incidence of asthma in babies. They studied intestinal microbiome maturation in one-year-old high-risk infants and studied whether giving them Lactobacillus probiotics would improve their health.
Stool samples of infants were collected and the supply of probiotics was random. Six months later, infants developed anti-inflammatory fatty acids that prevent asthma and the tendency to develop allergic reactions.
Lactobacillus has favored the production of fatty acids that fight inflammation. The new study also found that pregnant women who took these
probiotics could actually prevent the disease in themselves, and therefore in their unborn baby.
Natural sources of probiotics are: yoghurt , kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, pickles, traditional buttermilk or fermented milk drinks, and Natto, a fermented soybean product, is linked to increased bone mineral density and high vitamin K2 content.