Probiotics and prebiotics are promising ways to harness microbial diversity to improve immunity and overall health. Dr Debojyoti Dhar, Co-founder and Director, Leucine Rich Bio, says, “The term “probiotics” refers to live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit to the host whereas prebiotics are defined as a substrate that is selectively utilized by the host …
Probiotics are a combination of 'good' bacteria and yeasts that exist in the body naturally. Probiotics perform many useful functions including digestion and fighting infection. The most important probiotics live in the lining of the gut, where they create an ecosystem of their own, called the microbiome. An imbalance between the quantity of good and bad bacteria in the microbiome …
