B. Infantis Benefits

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The probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) is the largest population of beneficial bacteria mainly found in babies that are breast fed that holds many anti-inflammatory properties. Although it decreases as we age but remains a beneficial part of our microflora with many useful applications for teens and adult’s colon and women since it is found in the vagina. According to PowerofProBiotics.com “The B. infantis probiotic is more precisely suited to the intestinal environment of breast-fed infants because it prefers to consume the prebiotic human milk oligosaccharides (HMO’s) found in human breast milk over other sources of energy.” The bacterium can also apply glucose, fructose and other carbohydrates commonly found in a whole-foods