{"id":565692,"date":"2021-02-05t14:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-05t19:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.digitopmedia.com\/?p=565692"},"modified":"2022-01-04t07:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04t12:58:13","slug":"postbiotics-health-well-being-and-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.digitopmedia.com\/postbiotics-health-well-being-and-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"postbiotics: health, well-being and weight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

the -biotics family includes metabolites, nutrients, microbes, and food components that affect gut health – and their newest member is postbiotics, or otherwise known as paraprobiotics.<\/p>\n

while there is still much confusion with consumers and some health providers about the term, we\u2019re here to help you understand paraprobiotics and how they relate to probiotics and prebiotics. we will tell you where to find paraprobiotics, how they\u2019re made, what they do, and the benefits they have. also, we\u2019re going to look at some of the future uses that are being studied.<\/p>\n

as is commonplace in research and scientific circles, we will be using the term postbiotics and the term paraprobiotics interchangeably. right now, researchers are using them both to mean the same microbes.<\/p>\n

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what are paraprobiotics?<\/h2>\n

researchers and scientists have known about the postbiotic process for years, even if there isn\u2019t a formal definition set yet for what it is. while fermented foods or the fermentation process of probiotics in the gut result in postbiotic benefits, they also incorporate inactivated microbial strains.<\/p>\n

postbiotics are at times known as paraprobiotics, which are \u201cnon-viable microbial cells (intact or broken) or crude cell extracts (i.e., with complex chemical composition), which, when administered (orally or topically) in adequate amounts, confer a benefit on the human or animal consumer,\u201d according to nutrients<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"postbiotics<\/p>\n

when prebiotics feed probiotics in your gut, there is fermentation. this fermentation process produces paraprobiotics as a byproduct or as \u2018waste.\u2019<\/p>\n

these waste product paraprobiotics include carbon substrates, enzymes, and organic acids that help regulate the microbiome composition. while it is considered a waste product, it provides very beneficial results in the body.<\/p>\n

the differences between gut bacteria types will create varying kinds of paraprobiotics. over 800 different types are known right now, and they include enzymes for metabolism, amino acids, and short-chain fatty acids for optimal gut health. the more diverse that the probiotic bacteria are, the better the gut health will be.<\/p>\n

paraprobiotics are naturally created in the body, but they can be added through external means too. additionally, there is a very tight bond between prebiotics, probiotics, and paraprobiotics and how they interact to create a balanced gut flora to keep your body healthy.<\/p>\n

some of the other key positives to postbiotics include:<\/p>\n