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Research Summary: Strains for Gut Symptoms

Research Summary: Strains for Gut Symptoms

If you want help with gut symptoms, the strain name matters more than the species name. From the studies covered here, one named 8-strain formula showed short-term changes in stool...

Research Summary: Strains for Gut Symptoms

If you want help with gut symptoms, the strain name matters more than the species name. From the studies covered here, one named 8-strain formula showed short-term changes in stool...

Bifidobacterium longum and Viral Airway Defense

Bifidobacterium longum and Viral Airway Defense

Bottom line: I can’t say Bifidobacterium longum prevents or treats viral airway infections in people. What I can say is that some strains may support normal immune function through the...

Bifidobacterium longum and Viral Airway Defense

Bottom line: I can’t say Bifidobacterium longum prevents or treats viral airway infections in people. What I can say is that some strains may support normal immune function through the...

Metabolomic Profiling in Postbiotic Development

Metabolomic Profiling in Postbiotic Development

If you want to build a postbiotic product that works the way you expect, you need to track its chemistry - not just its strain name. In this article, I’d...

Metabolomic Profiling in Postbiotic Development

If you want to build a postbiotic product that works the way you expect, you need to track its chemistry - not just its strain name. In this article, I’d...

How Stress Alters Gut Microbiome in IBS

How Stress Alters Gut Microbiome in IBS

Stress can change your IBS symptoms in more than one way at once. It can shift gut bacteria, weaken the gut lining, change how fast your bowels move, and make...

How Stress Alters Gut Microbiome in IBS

Stress can change your IBS symptoms in more than one way at once. It can shift gut bacteria, weaken the gut lining, change how fast your bowels move, and make...

B. longum 1714 and Sleep: Clinical Data Review

B. longum 1714 and Sleep: Clinical Data Review

Here’s the short answer: B. longum 1714 may help some people feel like they sleep better, but the human data is still small and the effects look modest. If I...

B. longum 1714 and Sleep: Clinical Data Review

Here’s the short answer: B. longum 1714 may help some people feel like they sleep better, but the human data is still small and the effects look modest. If I...

How Gut Microbes Train Immune Tolerance

How Gut Microbes Train Immune Tolerance

Your gut microbes help teach your immune system when to stay calm and when to fight. When this system works well, your body is less likely to overreact to food,...

How Gut Microbes Train Immune Tolerance

Your gut microbes help teach your immune system when to stay calm and when to fight. When this system works well, your body is less likely to overreact to food,...