The scientific and health community has known for years that keeping our gut microbiome healthy can help us maintain a higher level of physical health. That’s because probiotics help our bodies digest food more easily, deliver important vitamins and other nutrients where they’re needed most, ward off infectious disease, and break down and absorb medications. More recent studies have linked the state of our gut health with our mental health and overall sense of happiness and wellbeing.
Why do Probiotics improve Mental Health?
How is that possible? According to an article from John Hopkins Medicine, hidden in the walls of your digestive system, is the “brain in your gut” which links digestion with mood, and can even alter the way you think. Researchers are finding evidence that irritation in the gastrointestinal system may send signals to the central nervous system that trigger mood changes. This gut-brain connection proves that the connection between these two very important organs is becoming a vital player in mental health. It shows how stress can take a toll on your digestion, and how digestive issues can make you unhappy. According to Jay Pasricha, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Neurogastroenterology, “These new findings may explain why a higher-than-normal percentage of people with IBS and functional bowel problems develop depression and anxiety.”
Probiotics can help you maintain a healthy gut
Harvard Medical School tells us that an estimated 100 trillion microorganisms representing more than 500 different species inhabit every normal, healthy bowel. A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that you can treat and even prevent some illnesses with foods and supplements containing certain kinds of live bacteria.
Because probiotics are a combination of naturally occurring live beneficial bacteria and yeasts, they can help provide the healthy bacteria your body needs for you to stay healthy, both physically and mentally.
North Coast Organic offers apple sauce with probiotics to help you maintain a healthier gut
We are proud to offer two delicious, healthy apple sauces with probiotics: regular probiotic apple sauce and strawberry probiotic apple sauce in convenient 3.2oz pouches. Our apple sauces allow you to enjoy a tasty treat, while improving your health. They are becoming so popular, we will soon be launching a 12-pack!
As with all North Coast Organic apple products, our probiotic apple sauce contains no added sugar, colorings or preservatives, and made only with 100% USA grown organic apples.
Where to buy our products
If you’d like to purchase our apple sauce with probiotics, we invite you to check out where North Coast Organic products are sold at markets and grocery stores near you.
North Coast Organic apple products are made in Sebastopol, CA from U.S. grown certified organic apples. They contain no added sugars, preservatives, colorings or flavorings.
