In the past year or two you have heard me talk about gut health and probiotics a lot more frequently. That is because it becomes more and more clear how pivotal a good microbiome is for human health.
It has in recent years been shown that the intestinal flora plays an important role in nutrient absorption, immunity, obesity, preventing autoimmune conditions, and a host of other important aspects.
New research now suggests that a healthy microbiome also improves absorption of proteins, which helps deliver improvements of athletic performance and recovery, staves of loss of muscle mass with aging, and helps with weight control. http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Probiotics-flex-their-muscles-to-enhance-protein-efficacy/
If you had to boil it down to its essence, you could say that it is a good idea to have a healthy gut flora. But what is a healthy gut flora? My personal belief is that the best way to stay healthy is to be true to the origins. What kind of gut flora did the early humans have? Because they drank water from creeks and ate fruit and vegetables from the ground, but consumed little to no dairy, it would be soil based microorganisms. That is why I recommend Royal Flora, a soil based probiotic.