What are Probiotics?

Probiotics are good bacteria that help with food digestion, immunity, and gut health. Our GI tract is the home of trillions of microbes that collectively forms the microbiome. Whatever we eat, passes through the GI tract every day, and our diets affect our microbiome to a greater extent. This is where comes the role of probiotics.

Probiotics may have been gaining popularity in recent years—but believe it or not, they have been around since the early 19th and 20th centuries in some fashion or another.

Bacillus coagulans is a well-known ingredient in pharmaceuticals, food, and the chemical industry. It is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria and is naturally encapsulated with a hard layer of organic spore coating. This coating helps B. coagulans withstand the extreme environment of gastric and bile acid, making it the probiotic of choice.¹ The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have found B. coagulans to be safe for human consumption. The product is included in the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) and Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) list.²

Recent evidence shows Bacillus coagulans to be beneficial in intestinal conditions, such as acute diarrhea, antibiotic-related diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and colitis. Several clinical observations and toxicological experiments showed that Bacillus coagulans have no undesirable toxic effects, such as mutagenicity, teratogenicity, or genotoxicity.³

Use of NanoVeda Probiotics Strips has been found to:

• Promote digestive health
• Restore good bacteria
• Promote strong immunity
• Facilitate fuller nutrition

References

1. Mandel, D.R., Eichas, K. & Holmes, J. (2010). Bacillus coagulans: a viable adjunct therapy for relieving symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis according to a randomized, controlled trial. BMC Complement Altern Med 10, 1.
2. GözdeKonuray, G., &Erginkaya, Z. (2018). Potential Use of Bacillus coagulans in the Food Industry. Foods, 7(6), 92.
3. Mu, Y., & Cong, Y. (2019). Bacillus coagulans and its applications in medicine. Beneficial microbes, 10(6), 679–688.