Your gut is not just a digestive organ; it's your body's second brain. The health of your gut plays a significant role in your overall well-being, influencing everything from your mood to your metabolism. 

Taking care of your gut and paying attention to your "gut feel" can provide valuable clues to your health in two ways:

You are a gut defender if…

You believe that prevention is better than cure. You know your body well, you listen to its cues, and you are always on the lookout for ways to keep your health in tip-top shape.

You normally don’t have unexpected health issues, but when you find yourself in a different environment, you know your gut may start to bubble. However, with every new place, diet, or even schedule, you take the necessary steps to let your gut adjust to your surroundings.

You understand how a balanced diet is important to keep your body strong, and you find that adding probiotics to your routine can give your already healthy gut an extra boost.

You are a gut restorer if…

You have a spontaneous and adventurous spirit and prefer to live in the moment without constantly monitoring your body's signals. You know it's important to be proactive about your health, but sometimes you get distracted by the flurry of activity around you.

Stomach issues like indigestion, diarrhea, or bloating feel second nature to you, and you struggle with unexplained fatigue, sluggishness, or mood swings. You’re wary of antibiotics because you feel the effects of a weak immune system when taking them. In your more adventurous moments, you’re prone to suffer the consequences of poor eating habits or bad food preparation.

Once concerns about your digestive health arise, you are quick to look out for probiotics that can help restore the balance of your gut microbiome.  

The gut is home to a complex community of bacteria known as the microbiome. When the balance is disrupted regardless of age or disposition in life, unwanted bacteria may grow, potentially damaging the gut and affecting overall health.

Get your gut in tip-top shape at all times with Erceflora

Your lifestyle choices play a significant role in shaping your gut health, and being more attuned to your bodily needs or knowing when best to listen to your body are both helpful starting points for lifelong wellness.

This is why, Erceflora Kiddie relaunched into two new variants, Erceflora Gut Defense for regular support to enhance intestinal ecology, and Erceflora Gut Restore which helps enhance the body’s natural resistance to gut infections for when symptoms arise.

Through probiotics like Erceflora that contain billions of Bacillus clausii intelli-spores, you can reap not only the immediate benefits of a healthy gut microbiome, but its long term effects to overall health down the line as well.

You can purchase a box of Erceflora in your nearest drug store or pharmacy, or online through the Sanofi Official Store at LazMall, Shopee Mall, and Tiktok Mall. For more information, visit the Erceflora website here.   

To know more about the right Erceflora probiotic for you, take the gut assessment test here or scan the QR code below.  

During this time of year, many parts of the world welcome the relief from scorching summer heat. However, in the Philippines, where summer is felt year-round, the rainy season adds to the already stressful elements that trigger a downpour of illnesses, from the common cold to more serious diseases. The change in weather and increased humidity, combined with the heightened activity towards the end of the year, can wreak havoc on anyone’s health. 

With 70% of your body’s immunity coming from the gut, this is where probiotics come in – natural defenders in your gut, fortifying your immune system and providing essential support, especially during the rainy season and year-round.

Probiotics such as Erceflora delivers billions of Bacillus clausii spores into the digestive tract where they work to restore intestinal flora, leading to improved digestion, enhanced gut function, and strengthened immune response against harmful bacteria.

“In our quest to make more informed healthcare choices, it is important to take proactive steps early on to achieve lifelong wellness,” Rica Mateo, ASEA Erceflora Zone Brand Lead shared. “The sooner we start taking better care of our immune system through the gut, the healthier we can be.”

Amidst an already busy lifestyle, is it really worth the time and effort to ensure probiotics are introduced to one’s diet? According to the National Institutes of Health, yes! Probiotics are seen to improve one’s immune system and prevent or treat several health conditions such as diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The good news is that including probiotics into anyone’s diet at any age can be done in three easy ways:

1. Having a balanced diet

Since the gut performs a critical function of nutrient absorption and strengthening the immune system, it requires the support of proper and sufficient nutrition. The good news is there is no need for special foods or extraordinary preparation - introducing fiber rich foods such as fruits and vegetables to your diet is an easy and immediate first step towards healthy eating. A balanced diet requires no restrictions; eating whole and fresh foods can help support a healthy gut even if you indulge in treats every now and then.

2.Taking probiotic supplements regularly

Carefully tailoring your diet may take some time to adjust to. An easier and more immediate solution is to incorporate probiotic supplements to actively introduce beneficial bacteria to your gut. By taking probiotic drinks such as Erceflora Gut Defense, a probiotic drink that helps enhance the intestinal ecology, once or twice a day, you can support your immune system and promote a healthier gut microbiome overall.

3.Preparing to respond to moments of gut vulnerability

If you have ever been put in situations of bowel discomfort caused by consuming unsanitized meats or taking antibiotic treatments, you know how challenging dealing with that diarrhea can be. When your gut is already compromised, probiotic drinks like Erceflora Gut Restore can aid the enhancement of natural resistance to intestinal infection of children and adults.

During the rainy season, it's especially important to maintain a healthy gut microbiome, as it is the foundation of a healthy body and mind. Prioritizing your gut health by ensuring it receives the necessary good bacteria at all times is a step in the right direction for overall wellness, regardless of your age or circumstances in life.

“It's never too late to start nurturing your gut microbiome. By making small, sustainable changes to your lifestyle, you can cultivate a thriving ecosystem that supports your health in countless ways,” Mateo underscored.

You can purchase a box of Erceflora in your nearest drug store or pharmacy, or online through the Sanofi Official Store at LazMall, Shopee Mall, and Tiktok Mall. For more information, visit the Erceflora website here.   

To know more about the right Erceflora probiotic for you, take the gut assessment test here or scan the QR code below. 

In this fast-paced world, our minds are often consumed by the demands of our daily lives, be it work deadlines or financial woes, leaving little room for a key aspect in our overall well-being: gut health. This is why the most-prescribed probiotic brand Erceflora is evolving to meet the needs of Filipinos of all ages, offering probiotic solutions that are fit for every gut need.

While many of us associate probiotics with diarrhea relief, the billions of Bacillus Clausii intelli-spores found in Erceflora can support us beyond just bowel discomfort. These spores have the power to reach the gut alive, multiply, and restore the gut to its natural balance, supporting our overall digestion, immunity, and even mental health.

Now available in drugstores and pharmacies nationwide, Erceflora Kiddie has relaunched into two new variants, Erceflora Gut Defense for regular support to enhance intestinal ecology, and Erceflora Gut Restore, which helps enhance the body’s natural resistance to gut infections for when symptoms arise.

Erceflora Gut Defense: your everyday gut care companion

The world’s #1 probiotic Erceflora Gut Defense is designed to be your regular source of immune support, proactively protecting your gut from moments of potential gut vulnerabilities. It helps you maintain a strong gut flora and keep your gut well-balanced with a healthy amount of good and bad bacteria.

Meant to be taken regularly, Erceflora Gut Defense gives you the immunity and energy you need to function better whatever your plans are — whether it’s just a slow day at home, a busy day at school or at work, or a fun-filled day on vacation.

Erceflora Gut Restore: your answer to moments of gut imbalance

Meanwhile, the doctor-recommended Erceflora Gut Restore is your solution to scenarios where your gut has been compromised, acting as a rapid relief supplement to alleviate symptoms of gastrointestinal distress and restoring your gut flora to its natural balance.

Best taken as soon as symptoms arise, Erceflora Gut Restore can fight bacteria that often leave you feeling sick in the stomach, like when you have irregular bowel caused by antibiotic treatments, improperly cooked meats, and contaminated water.

Be worry-free with a healthy gut

As humans, we have an exhaustive list of tasks we have to worry about on a daily basis, and the intricate “how’s” of properly caring for our gut should not be one of them.

Erceflora, through its comprehensive new variants, makes it so that we never have to lose sleep over symptoms of gut imbalance again. Its 4-strain combination of Bacillius Clausii supports our bodies in numerous ways, ultimately helping us achieve lifelong wellness down the line.

You can purchase a box of Erceflora in your nearest drug store or pharmacy, or online through the Sanofi Official Store at LazMall, Shopee Mall, and Tiktok Mall. For more information, visit the Erceflora website here. 

To know more about the right Erceflora probiotic for you, take the gut assessment test here or scan the QR code below.

MAHALAGANG PAALALA: ANG ERCEFLORA GUT DEFENSE AND ERCEFLORA GUT RESTORE AY HINDI GAMOT AT HINDI DAPAT GAMITING PANGGAMOT SA ANUMANG URI NG SAKIT. 

Consistent with its mission to continuously provide the most quality and family-friendly health and wellness products, PascualLab launches its newest pedia product ProBio7 Kids.* ProBio7 Kids is a probiotic food supplement powder with 7 probiotic strains, that goes beyond improving digestive health¹ — it also helps augment the body’s immune system.

With the pandemic still looming over our heads, everyone, including children, continue to be susceptible to attacks from COVID-19 and its new variants, as well as other viruses that can cause infections.

Given this uncertainty, the question that begs to be answered is: how strong are children’s immune systems? Enter PascualLab’s newest product offering ProBio7 Kids, which helps boost immunity by fighting off infection with its 7 Probiotic strains: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactococcus lactis​, Bifidobacterium longum, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis​.

While probiotic strains are more widely known to aid gut health by increasing a child’s probiotic diversity, ¹ they also help the body’s response against viruses and bacteria.² Studies show that children who take probiotics are less likely to get colds and flu, thereby reducing their absences from school.³

Moreover, some studies also show that probiotics even help boost the growth of children as it aids digestion of nutrients, ⁴ especially of lactose. ⁵

ProBio7 Kids, is the latest addition to PascualLab’s family of pedia health products including Poten-Cee Plus and Boostavit.

ProBio7 Kids can be administered directly or mixed with food or water. It comes in Grape flavor and is available in sachet format in boxes of 30s at select drugstores and supermarkets nationwide, or online via PascualLab‘s official flagship store in Lazada and Shopee. Suggested retail price is Php 1,140.00.

*MAHALAGANG PAALALA: ANG PROBIO7 KIDS AY HINDI GAMOT AT HINDI DAPAT GAMITING PANGGAMOT SA ANUMANG URI NG SAKIT.

References:
¹Probiotics and Prebiotics. World Gastroentorology Organisation Practice Guideline. May 2008
²Mirzaei, Rasoul. The emerging role of probiotics as a mitigation strategy against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). National Library of Medicine In https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33745067/ Accessed March 2021
³ Leyer GJ, Li S, Mubasher ME, Reifer C, Ouwehand AC. Probiotic effects on cold and influenza-like symptom incidence and duration in children. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug;124(2):e172-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2666. Epub 2009 Jul 27. PMID: 19651563 Accessed from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19651563/
⁴Ojochenemi J Onubi, et al . Effects of probiotics on child growth: a systematic review In https://jhpn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41043-015-0010-4#:~:text=Probiotics%20may%20improve%20child%20growth,risk%20of%20anaemia%20%5B16%5D. Accessed April 2021
⁵Rosaura Lei. Effects of Prebiotic and Probiotic Supplementation on Lactase Deficiency and Lactose Intolerance: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials. MDPI. May 2020.