The human intestine is more than just a system for processing the nutrients that you give your body through your diet. Sayings such as “butterflies in your stomach”, “listen to your gut feeling” or “that’s hard to digest” show that the middle of the body is often perceived as the seat of emotions and intuition. In fact, your Intestine plays a key role in your general well-being . Your digestive system contains a large proportion of the defense cells and antibodies that fight disease-causing viruses, bacteria and fungi on a daily basis.

So-called probiotics are foods that contain these bacteria as viable microorganisms and supply them to your body. Prebiotic foods, in turn, serve as food for these bacteria. Prebiotic foods usually contain indigestible carbohydrates that can only be broken down in the intestine with the support of the health-promoting bacteria. A popular prebiotic, for example, is the carbohydrate inulin. Nobilin Probiotic Cultures combines probiotics and prebiotics for optimal effect.

B vitamins also support your intestinal function because they are involved in the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

Nobilin Probiotic Cultures supplies your intestines with important microorganisms to improve its flora. Each capsule contains 500 million colony-forming units of bifidobacteria and the lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus. Both fight off unwanted bacteria and pathogens. Other ingredients include vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12 to stimulate the metabolism in the intestines, as well as the fructan inulin, which has a prebiotic effect. This means that it stimulates the growth of the body's own bifidobacteria and serves as food for them.

Support your intestinal flora and thus your immune system and healthy digestion through the combination of probiotic and prebiotic properties in the active ingredients of Nobilin Probiotic Cultures.

Good to know : Especially if you have difficulty or cannot tolerate lactose, supplementing your diet with microorganisms such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacteria can be useful.

The intestine plays an outstanding role in the defense of the entire organism. Over 70 percent of all defense cells are located in it, and 90 percent of all antibodies are formed in the digestive system. Billions of bacteria live in our Colon – ten times more microorganisms than we have body cells. An intact intestinal flora promotes health, because a healthy intestinal flora can help with the absorption of vital substances. A balanced and sufficiently "acidic" diet is crucial to promoting a healthy intestinal flora. This includes above all fresh fruit and vegetables, but also whole grain products, fish and poultry. Regular exercise and enough sleep are also important for an intact intestine.

Probiotics (from the Latin pro = for and the Greek bios = life) are foods that contain viable microorganisms. These bacterial strains usually consist of lactic acid and bifidobacteria and can contribute to a healthy, strong intestinal flora, for example by fighting off unwanted bacteria. However, they require food of their own. This is where prebiotics come into play: Prebiotic foods usually contain indigestible carbohydrates that can only be broken down in the intestine with the support of the health-promoting bacteria. A prebiotic such as the carbohydrate inulin is contained in significant quantities in chicory, artichokes, salsify, Jerusalem artichokes and parsnips, for example. In order to keep the intestine in a healthy balance, especially in times of stress or during and after taking antibiotics, a conscious intake of pro- and prebiotic foods is recommended. There are also so-called synbiotics that offer a combination of pro- and prebiotics, i.e. bacterial strains and their "food". Nobilin Probiotic Cultures is one such synbiotic. Its high-quality probiotics provide both colony-forming units of bifidobacteria and the same units of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

It is known that diet changes the intestinal flora and that bacteria play a central role in this. The most important components of the intestinal flora include bifidobacteria, predominantly anaerobic rod bacteria that lower the pH value in the large intestine and thus keep unwanted intestinal bacteria and pathogens away. In addition, bifidobacteria produce the toxin bifidin, which prevents the growth and proliferation of harmful bacteria in the intestine.

Bifidobacteria are not only indispensable helpers in the fight against salmonella, colic and putrefactive bacteria - they also strengthen the immune system by stimulating the production of antibodies and the growth of immune cells. They also produce vitamins that enter the metabolism via the intestinal mucosa.

In adults, the proportion of bifidobacteria in the intestinal flora is around 25 percent, in newborns it is up to 95 percent. A healthy intestinal flora enables the smooth and comprehensive absorption of nutrients and is essential for health and well-being.

Lactobacillus is a genus of mostly rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid through fermentation and are therefore also classified as lactic acid bacteria. Lactobacillus plays an important role in the production of dairy products or beer specialties such as Berliner Weisse. Above all, however, certain lactic acid bacteria in humans ensure an "acidic environment", i.e. one with a pH value of less than 7. In the large intestine and vagina, such an environment helps to build resistance to possible pathogens. A sufficient number of lactobacilli is also necessary to limit the proliferation of putrefactive bacteria (coli bacteria) and thus keep the intestinal flora in balance. The coli bacteria Escherichia coli functions as a vitamin producer (particularly vitamin K), but this species also includes pathogenic strains that are among the most common causes of infectious diseases.

The best known and most important lactic acid bacterium is Lactobacillus acidophilus. The non-pathogenic Lactobacillus produces not only lactic acid but also acetic acid, digestive enzymes and vitamins. If there are not enough of these helpful bacteria in the intestine, the food consumed cannot be digested sufficiently and forms harmful residues in the body that limit well-being and increase susceptibility to disease.

Lactobacillus is also important for a healthy vaginal flora. Stress, poor nutrition (lots of white flour and refined sugar), taking antibiotics, and excessive hygiene can cause the pH value of the vaginal flora to rise too much, which can lead to fungal infections in particular. To prevent this, it can be useful to take additional lactic acid bacteria in the form of dietary supplements.