#1 PROBIOTICS EXPERT: Using Microbes To OPTIMIZE Your Health | Dr. Gregor Reid
Rich Roll
Jul 25, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Ensure five grams of prebiotics for effectiveness
For a prebiotic ingredient like inulin to be effective, you need to consume about five grams, making the small amounts added to many 'prebiotic' labeled products functionally useless.
Avoid home gut tests for microbial analysis
Sending your poop to a company for microbial analysis is generally not helpful, as we don't yet know what a 'healthy' microbial profile looks like for any given individual.
Define true probiotics for health benefits
A true probiotic must be a live microorganism administered in an adequate, proven amount to confer a specific, scientifically demonstrated health benefit on the host.
Recognize humans as a triad of skeleton, tissues, and microbes
We should view humans as being composed of three parts: a skeleton, the tissues that surround it, and microbes, with the microbial part being almost completely ignored by modern medicine.
Accelerate adoption of probiotics to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in infants
Specific probiotics have been shown to almost completely prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a fatal intestinal disease in premature infants, yet their adoption by hospitals is slow.
Utilize probiotics to protect honeybees from pesticides
Probiotic strains delivered in sugar patties or sprays can protect honeybees from the harmful effects of pesticides by bolstering their immune response, potentially saving critical pollinator populations.
Maintain consistent probiotic intake for transient benefits
Probiotics do not permanently colonize or take root in your gut; they pass through, exerting their beneficial effects transiently, which is why consistent intake is necessary.
Distinguish between fermented foods and probiotics for health benefits
Fermented foods like kombucha are not technically probiotics unless they contain specific, studied strains at a proven viable count that confers a health benefit.
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