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How Probiotics Can Be Healthy For Your Brain

Here is why you must add probiotic yoghurt to your diet more often!

The brain is the 'central processing unit' of the human system, the human system is as good as dead, if the brain doesn't function.

Without the brain giving signals to the rest of the organs to function right, it is impossible for these organs to survive on their own.

So, it is safe to say that the brain is one of the most important organs of a human system.

Probiotics Can Be Healthy For Your Brain

Having a healthy brain means, your ability to concentrate, think rationally, memorise events, plan, learn, etc are normal.

If these functions are not normal, due to some deficiencies or malfunctioning in the brain, then it could lead to severe health complications that hamper your daily life!

The health of a human brain tends to deteriorate with age, especially if proper care is not taken.

So, it is crucial that one leads a healthy lifestyle and take certain measures to ensure that their brain remains well-nourished, active and healthy!

Now, we know that probiotics are healthy; did you also know that they are good for the brain? Find out why, here.

What Are Probiotics?

Probiotics Can Be Healthy For Your Brain

There are billions of bacteria living in the human body, which is a fact. Some of them are healthy; some of them can cause diseases.

Now, the healthy bacteria aid various functions of the body, such as digestion, maintain the pH levels in certain organs, etc.

Probiotics are microorganisms that are infused in certain foods, which when consumed increase the production of the healthy bacteria in our body, thus improving their functions.

Probiotics And The Brain

Probiotics Can Be Healthy For Your Brain

Probiotics improve the production of healthy bacteria in the intestines. And the brain and the intestine are connected biochemically.

So, if your intestines are healthy, your brain tends to remain healthy too, because, one of the types of healthy bacteria found in your gut can produce neurotransmitters and amino acids that can nourish brain cells.

So, consuming probiotics on a regular basis is not only healthy for the gut, but also for the brain.

Story first published: Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 21:03 [IST]
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