How Prebiotics Work

The concept of prebiotics is pretty simple. Prebiotics are very special fibers that are the food for the good bacteria that live in your digestive system. It nourishes them and helps them grow.

To learn more about prebiotics, digestion and how this crucial nutritional element impacts our health, follow the links below.

The Gut Bacteria Factory

Prebiotics play a critical role in your nutritional health. New, revolutionary, medical research techniques have clearly shown that the large bowel or colon and its enormous bacterial content provide many health benefits, but only if it is properly nourished. Read more…

Benefits of Prebiotics

The colon, instead of being the waste organ, which is what was taught in medical school, is instead a robust major health organ. It is powered by the thriving bacteria factory which itself is nourished by the prebiotic fibers that we ingest. Read more . . .

Inulin and Oligofructose

There are two main prebiotics that are distributed widely in plant material throughout the world. Undoubtedly, these have been very important for the health of plant-eating animals over thousands of years. Read more . . .

Prebiotic Differences

Inulin and oligofructose are the two most natural and beneficial prebiotics we know. As a supplement, they are both available as a pure white powder which has a slight natural, sweet taste and dissolves readily in any fluid. However, inulin and oligofructose (FOS) are different. Read more . . .

Prebiotics and Probiotics

Prebiotics are not probiotics. Probiotics are live bacteria in yogurt, other dairy products and pills. Prebiotics are specialized plant fibers that beneficially nourish the good bacteria already in the large bowel or colon.
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