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PremiumPrebiotics are fermentable food components—often fibers—that nourish gut microbes and help sustain a healthy microbiota. They occur in vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, oats, quinoa, and breast milk, whose human milk oligosaccharides are distinctive indigestible sugars…
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Smoothie #2: Prebiotics, Phytochemicals, "Anti-Nutrients" & Hydrolyzed Collagen
“Some of these compounds include: polyphenols, flavanols, and phytonutrients. She also talks about fermentable fiber and other prebiotics that feed beneficial bacteria in the gut that are present in the vegetables and fruits.”
Breast milk and breastfeeding
“Critical to establishing a healthy gut are the prebiotic and probiotic components of breast milk. Prebiotic factors Some of the more unique components of breast milk are complex, indigestible sugars called human milk oligosaccharides, or HMOs.”
Lactobacillus reuteri
“Listen to Dr. Rhonda Patrick discuss how gut microbiomes communicate with immune cells in this video. Explore more on the topics of probiotics and prebiotic fibers in human breast milk in our overview article on breast milk and breastfeeding.”
Prebiotics may help restore circadian rhythms.
“Findings from a new study suggest that prebiotics can help restore the body's natural rhythms. Prebiotics are food components that support the maintenance of a healthy microbiota and create an environment that is conducive to its survival.”
Coffee
“Consequently, coffee functions effectively as a prebiotic, optimizing gut health and offering protective benefits against various metabolic and inflammatory conditions. Just how profound is coffee's effect?”
Prebiotics improve sleep. Rats that were given prebiotics had improved REM and non-REM sleep.
“Prebiotics are a type of fermentable fiber that is found in vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, oats, quinoa, etc. Fermentable fiber feeds the microbiome which in turn produces molecules such as short chain fatty acids that regulate the immune system and brain function.”
Consumption of probiotics and prebiotics has beneficial effects on the gut-brain axis and mental health.
“Prebiotics are food components that support the maintenance of a healthy microbiota and create an environment that is conducive to its survival. Prebiotic fermentation by gut microbiota produces short-chain fatty acids, including lactic acid, butyric acid, and propionic acid.”
A prebiotic supplement containing inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides boosts cognitive performance in older adults, indicating beneficial effects via the gut-brain axis.
“Key elements of this pathway are the tens of trillions of microbes that comprise the intestinal microbiota. A recent study found that taking a prebiotic supplement altered the gut microbiota, improving cognitive performance in older adults.”
A standard American-like diet caused osteoarthritis in mice by changing the composition of the gut microbiome which was reversed by a prebiotic.
“Just reducing inflammation with the prebiotic was enough to protect joint cartilage from degeneration, supporting the idea that inflammation and not just biomechanical forces drive osteoarthritis and joint degeneration.”
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