Probiotics are not only good for a balanced intestinal flora, researchers from the French institute ETAP discovered that probiotics also help in the treatment of psychological disorders.
The French Institute found that probiotics reduce the feelings of anxiety decreased in rats. Afterwards, the test was done on human patients, with the patients psychologically examined after thirty days. became. What turned out? The probiotics relieve the symptoms of anxiety at the participants.
Probiotics?
A probiotic is a food containing live micro-organisms to which a health-promoting function is attributed. Usually, probiotics contain lactic acid bacteria (lactobacilli) and bifidobacteria. Both species inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms and therefore have a favorable influence on the balance of the intestinal flora † The probiotic strains used in the study were Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175.
Scientists have long suspected a link between the gut and the brain † This link has been confirmed with this study.
