What is the role of probiotics for our health? Probiotics are called microorganisms that, due to their activity, have a positive effect on our well-being. To date, scientists are actively researching lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. There is a mass of microorganisms strains in each of the mentioned groups. All these bacteria work for the benefit of the health of our body, improve digestive processes, help the absorption of nutrients, produce some vitamins and, in general, have a positive effect on the immune system. How can probiotics get into our body? These compounds are present in various types of food products, as well as in special pharmaceutical preparations. The most useful probiotics present in fermented foods (sauerkraut, kefir, yogurt, various pickles without the use of vinegar, Kimchi). In order for a product to be called a probiotic, it must meet a number of requirements, for example, it includes a sufficient amount of live lacto and bifidobacteria that can reach the intestines unchanged. The fact is that not all beneficial bacteria survive in the hydrochloric acid of the stomach. You can eat yogurt every day without feeling the effects of the bacteria in it. In turn, prebiotics are substances that are food for bacteria. That is why it is so important to have prebiotics in our body, which allow bacteria to multiply better and subsequently function for the benefit of our health.