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The health pundits just can’t say too much today about probiotics – and for once, nothing they say can quite pay tribute to the immense good these live organisms do for your gut. There’s nothing quite like a good gut feel factor. Today you find probiotics in a wide array of foods. Dairy and all its products happen to be the choice of delivery system but you also find them in other foods like juices, snacks, etc. Till now, you needed to go to the probiotic section in the store or you needed to peruse those labels closely in order to pick up a product that contained probiotics. Till now.

It’s great news to know that you can carry your probiotic punch around with you from now on. Let’s take a look at what the buzz about these bugs is about. A few months ago, Bevs Unistraw launched a patented product that is unique – a straw that is coated with HOWARU™ premium probiotics and Danisco was given the rights worldwide to market it. So look at the benefits it offers – you can have your favourite beverage with the daily recommended dose of probiotics without having to go looking for it – all you do is carry the probiotic-treated straws with you.

These straws have opened up an exciting range of possibilities. First and foremost, they deliver the recommended daily dose of probiotics in a dry, stable format and unlike the earlier delivery systems, these do not require chilled storage or transportation. What Unistraw has also done is to join forces with Tetra Pak, the international packaging giant to include this straw as an on-pack addition to a number of their beverages. With two great marketing names – Tetra Pak and Danisco being the wind beneath its sails, this new product is sure to be a global success. 

The power of probiotics is unmatched – just think about it – it’s like giving your body an army to fight with. The larger the army or the good bacteria, the better the chances of winning that gut war. And that victory is going to be reflected in your general health. Studies have shown that the presence of a sufficient number of good bacteria in the gut means fewer incidences of diarrhea, a better digestive system and because of that, a better immune system. So bring on those straws with probiotics and let’s wage a daily war against indigestion and disease!

If only weight loss were as easy as eating a serving of probiotic yogurt or a drink fortified with it – or a bowl of cottage cheese with probiotics added! Looking at the way probiotic products are selling off the shop shelves, who knows? This might just be the way to go!

Anyone who wants to desperately lose weight would love an easy road to get there. Would probiotics do the trick? So much is being written about the wonderful health benefits of probiotics today. Well, if weight loss is one of them, I guess a whole lot of us would want to go wallow for the rest of our lives in Probiotic Paradise!

Can a bunch of live organisms really make you all slim and shapely? It would be pushing your luck to only rely on probiotics perhaps. However, if you combine regular exercise with a daily serving of probiotics, it might just do the trick. Exercise like swimming or walking or cycling to get your muscles in shape and toned up… and probiotics to keep your gut healthy. Which means shooing that army of bad bacteria out. It means better digestion and therefore, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, better sugar levels in the blood. After all, your gut is responsible for 80% of your body’s immunity. Now if you take care to keep that part of you healthy, the rewards could be a-plenty.

And the weight loss? If what they say is true and studies seem to indicate that, then weight gain could just be because of a whole lot of bad bacteria. Go to war with them with billions of good bacteria – that’s what a serving of probiotics contains – and you might just have won the battle of the bulge. If only weight loss were this easy! Ah well, just gut feel – but could be on the right track!