Benefícios de probióticos caseiros Kefir e Kombuchá : uma revisão de literatura.

Abstract

Care and attention to food has been much discussed in recent years. Adequate nutrition means that imbalances can be mitigated and health re-established in many human beings. Functional foods, such as probiotics, are being widely used for physical balance, and some of these are being produced by consumers themselves, obtaining quality and familiar food. Aiming at this topic of great importance to the community, the objective of this study was to analyze the use of homemade probiotics, which can complement treatments and balance health. The study was characterized by a literature review, based on sixty studies and government websites from the last seventeen years, with more than half of the studies analyzed in the last five years.. The benefits of probiotics are numerous, and the diet is very important to maintain a good body balance, especially the intestinal microbiota that interferes a lot in health. Kefir and kombucha are two homemade probiotics, which have a low cost when compared to industrial probiotics. Its benefits are high, being cardiovascular, intestinal microbiota, improved immunity. Being able to conclude that the beneficial strains in the body, must be in greater quantity than the pathogens and with the accelerated studies, many health professionals already perceive and introduce the probiotics in treatments. With the greater knowledge and accessibility of homemade probiotics, these products are also spread in the communities bringing many benefits to the human beings that use them, mainly for producing something of quality for their consumption and the family, it ends up being an extra care.