1. The Microbiota: Your Invisible Army
Your gut houses billions of tiny living beings that work together with your body. It is a complex community of bacteria, yeasts, and fungi that regulate everything from digestion to the making of brain messengers like serotonin (the well-known "happiness hormone").
Key fact: 70% of our immune cells live in the gut, making the microbiota a key ally in the body's defense.
2. Microbiota and Immunity: Your Natural Shield
When the microbiota is balanced, it helps control swelling and trains immune cells to recognize and attack harmful invaders without overreacting (as happens in allergies or autoimmune illnesses).
Probiotics like Saccharomyces boulardii and kombucha can strengthen this barrier, protecting you against infections and helping a more effective immune response.
3. Microbiota and Mental Health: How Does It Affect Your Mood?
The gut and the brain are linked through the gut-brain pathway. An imbalance in the microbiota can increase stress, worry, and mental tiredness.
Some key ways:
- The microbiota makes brain messengers (serotonin, dopamine) that control mood.
- It controls body-wide swelling, which is linked to sadness and mental fog.
- It adjusts the making of cortisol, the stress hormone.
4. How to Strengthen Your Microbiota to Improve Immunity and Mental Well-being?
Including probiotics and prebiotics in your diet is key to caring for your microbiota and, with it, your overall health.
✔ Probiotics: Fermented foods like kombucha and helpful yeasts like Saccharomyces boulardii.
✔ Prebiotics: Soluble fiber from fruits, vegetables, and beans that feed the good bacteria.
✔ Foods rich in polyphenols: Cocoa, berries, green tea.
✔ Avoid ultra-processed foods and unnecessary antibiotics: To not harm the balance of your microbiota.
Conclusion: Your Gut Is the Center of Your Health
Taking care of your microbiota is taking care of your immunity, your mood, and your energy. Adding foods and supplements rich in probiotics and prebiotics can make a difference in your daily well-being.
At Yuït we know this, and that is why our meals contain kombucha and Saccharomyces boulardii, two perfect allies for your gut and your immunity.
The Reason for Our Choice: Saccharomyces Boulardii and Kombucha
When developing our formulas, we selected probiotics with scientific backing and complementary benefits. Saccharomyces boulardii is a non-colonizing probiotic yeast with high resistance to stomach acids and bile salts, which ensures its survival through the digestive tract. Unlike probiotic bacteria, it is not affected by antibiotics, making it an ideal choice to restore the microbiota after imbalance. Studies have shown that S. boulardii modulates the production of inflammation-causing proteins (TNF-α, IL-6) and increases the secretion of immunoglobulin A (IgA), strengthening gut immunity and reducing long-term swelling. Additionally, it has blocking effects against harmful germs such as Clostridium difficile, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella, promoting microbial balance.
On the other hand, kombucha is a symbiotic fermented drink rich in lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus, Acetobacter), helpful yeasts, and bioactive compounds. Its content of organic acids (acetic, glucuronic, lactic) helps regulate the gut’s acidity and acts as a barrier against harmful microorganisms. Also, the polyphenols from the tea have antioxidant and swelling-reducing properties that protect the gut lining and reduce oxidative stress.
The combined effect of S. boulardii and kombucha improves the stability and function of the probiotics in the formula, helping create a more resilient microbiota and better control of the gut-brain pathway. If you want to learn more about the benefits of combining these two probiotics, here is a detailed article.
