Episode Details

Are you totally confused by probiotics or not sure which one to choose? Want to ensure you are getting the best bang for your buck and that your probiotic is actually doing something? Curious about how to pulse your probiotics based on symptoms and season? Tune in to hear Ali and Becki go down the rabbit hole on strain-specific research and discuss what to look for in a probiotic, best formulas for desired clinical outcomes, and how to tell if a probiotic is good quality. 

In this episode, Ali and Becki go into detail on some of the most widely researched probiotic strains, from lactobacillus to bifidobacterium to saccharomyces boulardii and beyond. Learn about promising clinical outcomes from reduction of IBS and IBD pain, regulation of bowels post antibiotic, prevention of candida overgrowth, and yeast infection and UTI treatment. Plus we discuss thoughts on probiotics formulated with prebiotics as well as some of the new spore-based probiotics and share our current favorite cultured foods to get a daily dose of probiotics!

Also in this episode:

• 12 Week Virtual Ketosis Program - Only $99 through 9/1! 
• Episode 230: Dysbiosis through Disconnection
• Episode 198: So You’re On an Antibiotic
• Episode 174: The Dysbiosis Disease Connection and Ali’s Cleanse
• Episode 60: Dysbiosis and the Microbiome
• Episode 68: Supporting Your Immune System Naturally (Deep dive on ear infections & antibiotic use in kids)
• Episode 87: The Gut Brain Axis
• Episode 131: Candida and SIBO Deep Dive
• What is the Microbiome?
• The Role of Probiotics
• Probiotics and Immune Health 
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