Should I take Prebiotics, Probiotics or Both?
Both prebiotics and probiotics bring digestive, and overall health benefits. Each plays a role in the proper time and place. We find it helpful to think of a lawn in answering this. If you want a lush, green lawn free of excessive weeds, there are several elements needed. Specifically grass seed, water and fertilizer of some sort. In that context Probiotics are like grass seed while Prebiotics are like water and fertilizer. If your lawn is already in good condition, you probably need just water and fertilizer (prebiotics) to maintain it, perhaps overseeding (probiotics) once in a while – maybe yearly. This is the situation with the generally healthy person. Someone who has occasionally irregularity or irritation, but does not have an active digestive disease or hasn’t experienced a “colon changing event” (see next item). However if drought, contruction, etc. have damaged your lawn, you should definitely seed PLUS add fertilizer and water too. This is not unlike a situation where a colo
