About Gut Health
Health starts in the gut, and extends through every system
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The Gut-Health Cascade:
Why Staying Well Starts in the Microbiota
Maintaining a diverse gut microbiota does more than just avoiding illness; it is the mitigation of a downward spiral. Meaning, we are less likely to need antibiotics, which, while lifesaving when necessary, are also among the most powerful disruptors of gut microbial diversity.
When gut microbiota diversity decreases, it becomes more susceptible to dysbiosis, secondary infections, and inflammatory conditions, often taking a long time to recover. A weakened gut microbiota makes the body less resilient, creating a cycle of illness, further antibiotic use, and greater microbial loss.
Avoiding this downward spiral also reduces the risk of hospitalization, where exposure to pathogens (some antibiotic-resistant) and stressful environments can heighten vulnerability even further.
Enter Binding Proteins
From the very start of life, nature understood the importance of building resilience.
Packed with IgGs, a mother’s first milk shows us the blueprint: resilience starts in the gut.
Binding Proteins build on this natural principle.
They are a new class of functional food ingredients derived from IgGs, retaining only the precision binding part that neutralizes disruptive metabolites from unhealthy microbes, supporting the gut’s protective functions without disturbing its beneficial community.
With a vegan-friendly profile and efficacy at low daily intake, they offer a targeted, evidence-based way to reinforce gut and immune function.
Nutrition That Seeds a Healthy Gut Microbiota
As healthcare moves from a reactive to proactive model, bioactive ingredients are gaining momentum. Found in functional foods, beverages, and supplements, these compounds are designed to interact with the body’s systems, especially the gut microbiota.
Among the most promising bioactive ingredients are the “-biotics”, which influence the gut ecosystem in distinct but complementary ways.
Prebiotics: non-digestible fibers that feed and support healthy microbes
Probiotics: live healthy microbes that add beneficial species to the gut
Postbiotics: healthy metabolites produced by microbes that support gut and immune function
Binding Proteins complement these by selectively neutralizing unhealthy metabolites, helping safeguard the healthy community they aim to build.
Together, these form a science-based foundation for a resilient gut ecosystem.
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