#probiotics #kombucha #selfcare #food #healthyeating #digestion #digestivehealth #guthealthmatters #detox #ibs #fitness #supplements #probiotic #plantbased #healthyliving #fermentedfoods #glutenfree #healthygut #microbiome #fermentation #organic #healthyfood #wellness #prebiotics #nutrition #vegan #healthy #healthylifestyle #health #guthealth Some of the Ways Probiotics Keep Us Healthy Probiotics have the ability to hinder or kill pathogens by strain-specific processes such as: 1. “Crowding Out” Pathogens 2. When probiotics are taken in sufficient and therapeutic amounts they can do the work of crowding out pathogens and using the nutrients and space that would otherwise be used by the pathogens. 2. Secreting Beneficial Chemicals 3. Probiotics produce and secrete molecules like bacteriocins (a protein produced by bacteria of one strain that is active against those of a closely related strain), hydrogen peroxide, antibiotics and more, that control the growth and survival of ...