Our microbiome is an integral part of our overall health. They are composed of many microorganisms like bacteria and viruses, which are important factors in many other systems within our body. Keeping these bacteria happy and healthy is important so our microbiome can flourish!

Probiotics supplements are the key to unlocking the full potential of your microbiome. Just like adults, kids can benefit from taking probiotics. Since your microbiome needs time to develop complexity and diversity, which is the most important factor of a healthy microbiome, kids microbiomes aren’t nearly as developed as adults.

By adding a probiotic to your child’s routine, you can jumpstart their gut health, which can also positively impact other factors of their health!

With so many products on the market, how can a parent ensure they’re choosing the best product for their child? There are a few things you can look for as parents to ensure your kids are getting just what they need in a probiotic:

1. Canadian Product with an NPN. This ensures that Health Canada has approved this product for its efficacy and safety. You can feel good about what you’re giving your kids!
2. Strains that are clinically researched and have been studied in kids. You want to choose products that are formulated based on research, so you’re confident it will do what it says it does!
3. Multi-strain formula. We know that diversity in the gut is key to keeping it happy and healthy, so by choosing a multi-strain formula, you’ll be providing your child’s gut with what it needs to flourish!

Genuine Health’s Kids Chewable Probiotic is an excellent option for your kids to balance and support their gut and immune health. At 5 billion CFU from 7 balanced strains, this product is a great way to introduce probiotics into your child’s routine. In an easy to chew tablet that tastes like delicious lemonade, so your kids will want to take their probiotics daily!

The Genuine Health team of product developers have carefully chosen strains that are studied in children, so you can be sure this probiotic will be safe and efficacious for your little ones! In particular, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG has been well studied in children for its benefits in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children and reducing repeated episodes of rotavirus diarrhea.^1,2,3 They included 1 billion CFU of this well-studied, trusted strain into the formula to ensure your child gets the support their gut needs!

Choose Genuine Health’s Kids Chewable Probiotic to build, support and replenish your child’s gut microbiota to help them develop, grow, and be their healthiest self!

References:
1. Korpela, K. et al. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Intake Modifies Preschool Children’s Intestinal Microbiota, Alleviates Penicillin-Associated Changes, and Reduces Antibiotic Use. PLOS One 2016 April;11(4).
2. Szajewska, H. et al. Systemic review with meta-analysis: Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children and adults. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2015 August;42:1149-1157.
3. Sindhu, K. N. C. et al. Immune Response and Intestinal Permeability in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Treated With Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014;58(8):1107-15.

About the Author: Genuine Health Team

Genuine Health is a Canadian company that makes all natural, non-GMO supplements and is one of the original vendors to partner with HFN back in 1999. Genuine Health has a history of firsts, including: First superfood formula and first to launch a superfood designed for the gut, First with fermented supplements and the first complete fermented protein, and the First natural health supplement company to become a B Corporation worldwide.