you've heard you should take probiotics but what's the point if you're making the common
mistakes that kill the probiotics before you can even reap the benefits that they offer
probiotics are important for your brain health your gut health and
even weight loss and hormone balance so if you want to get the most out of your
probiotics and stop wasting them then you'll want to pay attention closely
you have between 100 and 200 trillion bacteria living inside you it's truly fascinating most
of it lives within your digestive tract and it has such a grave responsibility when it comes to your
overall metabolic health that it's referred to as the forgotten organ now this colony of bacteria
known as the forgotten organ can cause a lot of health problems for you if it
becomes unhealthy it can lead to issues such as obesity heart disease type 2 diabetes colon cancer
alzheimer's and even depression and this is why it's critically important that you seriously
consider these factors before taking a probiotic now the first thing that we want to consider
is when is the best time to take a probiotic according to some manufacturers you should take it
on an empty stomach and according to others well you should take it with food so which one is it
hard to tell but let's take a look at the research and see what it has to say according to a study in
beneficial microbes a great method that not only helped the probiotics survive but also helped them
flourish was to take them 30 minutes prior to a meal so this is why clinically i always recommend
that you take your probiotics on an empty stomach 30 minutes prior to eating and you might
be wondering is there a particular food that has been shown to support the probiotics you're taking
and the answer is absolutely yes see the foods that you're consuming are either associated with
positively or negatively influencing the gut bacteria let me give you an example
if you consume a diet that's high in refined carbohydrates and sugar what you'll do is
negatively influence the bad bacteria to flourish out of control and it's linked to problems like
obesity and type 2 diabetes and on the flip side of that if you're following a diet that's rich
with green leafy vegetables and high in good quality fats then you're going to help the
good bacteria flourish so if you're someone who's on a diet that is high fat moderate protein low
carb then you're already doing the right things in order to help your gut bacteria thrive but
there are specific foods that are beneficial for the healthy bacteria the probiotics these
foods are known as prebiotics prebiotics feed the healthy gut bacteria and it helps them produce
nutrients for the colon cells so it makes your whole digestive system healthier as a whole now
these prebiotic foods are foods such as onions garlic asparagus berries bananas beans and peas
according to the research so whenever you take your probiotics if you can incorporate some of
these foods in certainly do so so it's important to remember that the foods we eat will either
positively influence the gut microbiome or send it way off in the wrong direction
and that's why it's critical you know this information before taking probiotics but let's say
that you're taking probiotics and you're seeing no results at all really frustrating well let's take
a look at the four top reasons this would happen the first on our list would be well the probiotics
you got weren't refrigerated and by the time you got them they didn't work well we could take a
moment of silence for the hundreds of thousands of bottles of probiotics sold on amazon that were
held in a high temperature facility where they had no temperature control and by the time the end
user got them they were garbage happens all the time and that's why it's important to make sure
that you understand who you're buying probiotics from it's that simple now number two on our list
is that well you took the probiotics but you didn't take them long enough this is very common
because a lot of people will look at probiotics as if they're taking a medication that's not what
it is it's not a medication at all according to the research you need to take probiotics day in
and day out for months in order to see positive influence over a period of time i can tell you
i've taken probiotics for years on a regular basis at this point the next big reason that
your probiotics aren't working for you is because you're taking the wrong strains of probiotics
this is very common too and what happens is as you look at probiotics each probiotic strain has
a very unique benefit that it offers and sometimes you need certain ones and sometimes you don't in
the question of course well how in the heck do i know which probiotic strains that i need the best
way to do this without making it complicated and seeing a doctor and getting a bunch of tests done
the easiest way to do it is just to cycle out probiotics that have a huge diversity of different
strains what i'll do is i'll put a link in the description to a probiotic guide that i've made
and i show you exactly which probiotics which two probiotics i use in order to cycle out
one month after the other in order to do this for me now number four on our list
as to why your probiotics may not be working is because you took a probiotic with a prebiotic
in them now wait a minute i thought prebiotics were supposed to be a good thing well they
are but not necessarily and this is where it gets a little bit confusing
because depending on you as an individual and maybe a condition that you're facing you could
actually have some really negative side effects from a probiotic combined with a prebiotic let me
give you an example if you have ibs it could cause you to have an upset stomach or if you're somebody
who has small intestinal bacterial overgrowth it actually would cause the bad bacteria to flourish
and as a result you would get gas and bloating and a lot of discomfort so what i always recommend to
people is just take a probiotic without a prebiotic in it right get your prebiotics
from your food but don't combine it don't take it within the capsule of the probiotic itself and the
ones that i recommend never use prebiotics just so that we could avoid those issues now there's
something else you should know before taking a probiotic and that is what in the world do you
do if you start getting some negative symptoms so let's troubleshoot a few common ones together i
had a patient one time that was terrified to take probiotics she asked me questions like what kind
of negative side effects should i expect from these should you expect i thought wow and then
she even asked questions like will these cause me to run to the bathroom all day well of course
the answer to that was no here's the thing is that probiotics are wildly safe and it's very rare that
anybody has any negative symptoms from taking a probiotic but let's say that you started taking
them and you did have a negative side effect once again very rare but let's say you did what you
could do is just half the dose of the probiotic and then increase the dose back to its normal
dosing at a later time now in my experience clinically i find that some people can be a
little bit more sensitive to taking a probiotic on an empty stomach than others at the beginning
of this video i recommended you take a probiotic 30 minutes prior to eating your meal so if you
fall into that category we're a little bit more sensitive taking the probiotic on an empty stomach
simply take the probiotic at the beginning of your meal this in no way decreases the efficacy
of the probiotic now what if you can't swallow the capsule of probiotics well that's not a big deal
that's very common that some people have a hard time with this but what you can do to get around
this is simply open up the capsule of probiotics and mix it in with some yogurt it's completely
flavorless and you won't even know it's there in fact i actually do this for my kids all the time
according to the research probiotics have some incredible benefits they've been shown to reduce
inflammation fight off depression and anxiety support healthy cholesterol also even help you
moderate your blood pressure it's been shown to boost immune function and i can't think of a
more important time to boost your immune function it's been shown to improve your skin health and
also promote anti-aging and this is why i believe wholeheartedly that probiotics should be part of
everybody's daily health routine as always it's been an absolute pleasure on educating you
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