04/10/2022
LATEST BLOG POST - PREBIOTIC FOODS FOR POSTBIOTIC ABUNDANCE
Aka, feeding the gut right, to get the best out of it ;-)
Following on from our blog post last year on the friendly commensal gut bacteria (We are what we eat - meet Commensal Gut Microbes), we touched on the importance of feeding specialised prebiotic fibres to feed those commensal bugs. This in turn stimulates the growth of the friendly gut biome colonies, producing the positive knock-on effect of maximising a plentiful production of beneficial metabolites - those hindgut fermentation by-products necessary for the body’s metabolism, aka postbiotics.
With new microbiome evidence hitting the headlines by the day, I think it’s fair to say that we all now pretty much know that a balanced and healthy gut microbiome is essential for optimal immune function, and that the intestinal microbial community - as well as their metabolites - impact the health of the host body system-wide. And when it comes to our horses, supporting those friendly commensal gut microbes via a diverse range of grass species' fibres and prebiotic foods will not only ensure a biome full of friendly bacteria, but also those fermentation by-products, postbiotics, that will guarantee nutritional, metabolic, and immune health benefits.
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