The Real Living Gut Soda

The short answer: yes. 

The long answer: crafted with only clean, natural ingredients, no sugar or sweeteners (or any other nasties that are bad for you), each can of FHIRST contains 2 billion of living probiotic cultures (the good bactoria), 5 grams of prebiotic fibre (the food for the good bacteria) and zinc, which benefits your gut, immune, brain and digestive health. So if you ask us it is the healthiest soda on the market.

It all comes down to choosing the right ingredients. Our fresh juices give FHIRST a delicious flavour, and our infusion of sweetleaves gives our sodas a natural touch of sweetness.

Each can of FHIRST contains only 5 to 6 calories per 100ml, which come from the natural juices that give our drink its flavour and sweetness without adding sugar. 

Yes, yes and yes! Not only do we get a sweet, natural taste from our plant-based ingredients, but we also avoid the acidic / bitter taste of many fermented gut friendly drinks – all without compromising on the healthy gut benefits. Yes, yes and yes! Not only do we get a sweet, natural taste from our plant-based ingredients, but we also avoid the acidic / bitter taste of many fermented gut friendly drinks – all without compromising on the healthy gut benefits. 

Anyway, don’t just take our word for it - as Abbie kindly testified on our website "Amazing taste and with an extra added bonus of being super healthy!"

Kombucha is a sweet, slightly sparkling drink made from fermenting tea and sugar. As it ferments the added sugar, it produces living cultures that are good for your gut health.

However, to feed the bacteria, most kombucha has significant amounts of added sugar, which makes it less healthy and can cause sugar crashes. Plus, the fact that it is fermented gives it a highly acidic taste, which is certainly an acquired taste.

By contrast, FHIRST is an all natural, zero sugar soda containing both healthy probiotic bacteria and prebiotic fibre. FHIRST is not fermented so it lacks the acidic/bitter taste. This means it's not only delicious, but good for you too, without the added sugar of most other drinks.

Unlike other gut healthy sodas on the market, FHIRST is scientifically proven to actually reach your gut alive. That means our living cultures are absorbed and colonised in your gut. Which means it actually makes a difference and you can reap the benefits of our active ingredients.

How does this benefit you? Well, a thriving gut (referred to as the microbiome) is where different key hormones and vitamins are produced that are vital to your health and mental health. This is what you need to know: a healthy microbiome:

1) promotes better DIGESTION: a microbiome with lots of diverse bacteria produces thousands of chemicals known as metabolites, which help support your digestive function and reduce occasional astrointestinal discomfort, like bloating, gas, or constipation.

2) aids your IMMUNE system:  70% of your immune system is in your digestive tract. The microorganisms in your gut work with activated B cells, which produce antibodies using information provided by your microbiome. This helps develop a huge immune knowledge bank, so your body is ready to fight off illness.

and 3) supports your MENTAL health: an imbalanced gut microbiome is associated with many diseases and mood disorders. By focusing on feeding your microbiome, you can restore normal microbial balance, and therefore have a potential role in regulating your mental health.

Probiotics are the "good" bacteria, that help with digestion and keep your bad bacteria in check. Whereas prebiotics are non-digestible fibre that help the good bacteria grow. Think of them as a food source for probiotics. In short, probiotics boost the growth of good bacteria, and prebiotics are good for probiotics and help them live longer. When you combine the two, it's a perfect symbiosis.