Taking care of your gut flora lays the foundation for lasting well-being. At Soin-et-Nature, we’ve curated a carefully selected range of probiotics formulated to support digestive and immune balance. These live microorganisms, chosen for their effectiveness, work gently to strengthen your natural defenses, soothe digestive discomfort, and support your overall health, day after day.
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Probiotics are actually lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria. They survive the devastating effects of stomach acid, bile acids, and digestive enzymes, and have a beneficial effect on the small intestine, thereby playing a very important role. Lactobacilli settle in the small intestine, while bifidobacteria are found in the large intestine.
Probiotics are dietary supplements containing bacteria that are beneficial to the human body. In the food industry, lactic acid bacteria are often used because they are capable of converting sugars—including lactose—as well as other carbohydrates, into lactic acid. This gives foods a characteristic sour taste, which is found in yogurt. Yogurt lowers the pH and thus inhibits the growth of harmful microorganisms and helps prevent digestive infections.
Probiotics are also among the most widely used natural health solutions for strengthening the digestive system.
True allies of our health, probiotics are defined as live microorganisms (bacteria or yeasts) that are ingested.
Their main benefit is that they aid digestion:
Probiotics are also particularly recommended when taking antibiotics or when a medication disrupts the gut flora and bowel movements.
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when consumed in adequate amounts, provide health benefits to the host. The microorganisms in the gut flora thus make up the gut microbiota.
A microbiota is the collection of microorganisms inhabiting a microbiome—that is, a well-defined living environment. The gut microbiota consists of 100,000 billion living microorganisms.
All individuals harbor three major bacterial phyla (out of the 55 that exist), which account for 80 to 90% of the fecal bacterial species common to humankind: Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria; and one of lesser population significance: Proteobacteria; within these major phyla, six genera are found to be dominant: Eubacterium, Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Clostridium, Bacteroides, and Bifidobacterium.
The balance of the gut microbiota appears to be implicated in a wide range of diseases. The role of the microbiota is implicated, among other conditions, in neurodegenerative diseases.
Changes in the gut microbiota induced by an ultra-processed Western diet promote the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Alterations in the microbiota are observed in Parkinson’s disease, which may serve as a biomarker in the future: a decrease in Prevotellaceae and , conversely, an increase in Enterobacteriaceae, which is associated with more severe postural instability; an increase in Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Verrucomicrobiaceae, and Akkermansia, as well as a decrease in Faecalibacterium spp., Coprococcus spp., Blautia spp., Revotella spp., and Prevotellaceae.
In Parkinson’s disease, for example, intestinal dysbiosis has been observed. Similarly, changes in the microbiota have been observed in Alzheimer’s disease.
Soin-et-Nature offers a complete range of probiotic solutions to support your digestive health and strengthen your natural defenses. Here are the main categories available:
These probiotic products, available on Soin-et-Nature, help maintain intestinal balance, improve digestion, and strengthen the immune system for optimal daily well-being.
The use of probiotics leads to a marked improvement in the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (or functional bowel disorder).
The mechanism of action appears to result from immunoregulation between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Some probiotics produce antibacterial molecules (bacteriocins), while others increase the production of innate immune molecules in the mucosal barrier (mucins, defensins) or promote adaptive immune responses (secretory immunoglobulin A, regulatory T cells, interleukin-10); some probiotics activate receptors in the enteric nervous system, thereby promoting relief from visceral pain.
Zonulin, a protein synthesized by the intestinal mucosa, is the physiological modulator of tight junctions and plays a role in intestinal hyperpermeability (leaky gut syndrome), which is implicated in various pathologies (dysbiosis, bacteremia, inflammation, autoimmunity, cancer).
Gliadin in gluten induces increased intestinal permeability to macromolecules. Certain strains have anti-inflammatory properties: Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii.
Combining the effects of medicinal plant extracts oressential oils with probiotics may represent a new approach due to their complementary antimicrobial effects.
Soin-et-Nature offers a wide range of natural medicine products to address health and wellness needs in a gentle and effective way. Here are the main categories available:
These natural health products available on Soin-et-Nature allow you to take care of your health and well-being through natural, innovative solutions that respect your body’s natural balance.
