Our body needs a healthy amount of good bacteria in our digestive tract for a healthy life. Yogurt contains lot of these active cultures or good bacteria. Yogurt is also rich in protein, calcium, vitamin B-6, B-12, potassium, and magnesium.
Yogurt is a nutritionally rich food and offers a wide array of health benefits, like:
- Prevent Osteoporosis: High calcium levels in yogurt helps prevent and relieve Osteoporosis.
- Digestive Health: Yogurt with active cultures promotes digestive health and helps relive constipation, diarrhea, and is good for gastrointestinal, colon and bowel health.
- Bone and Teeth Health: Since yogurt is rich in calcium it promotes bone and teeth health.
- Gum Health: The probiotics in yogurt helps promote gum health
- Boost Immunity: Improves natural defense and boosts the immune system
- Hypertension: Reduce the risk of high blood pressure
- Vaginal infections: Provides relief from vaginal infections. The good bacteria in yogurt prevents imbalances in body's yeast levels.
- Urinary tract infections: Yogurt with active cultures is also believed to help relieve urinary tract infections.
- Weight Loss: Consumption of low fat yogurt also encourages weight loss. The protein in yogurt also helps curb appetite and makes you feel full longer. Yogurt's rich calcium levels also helps you lose abdominal fat if you add it as a part of a low calorie diet.
Healthy Serving Ideas:
- Top with your favorite fruit and eat for breafast or a snack
- Add to smoothies
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