Here are 3 probiotic products that work amazingly well for me. In order to get full benefits from your probiotic, you’ll need to follow a few rules listed in a previous blog post.
Top 3 Favorite Probiotic Products:
I got into Yakult when I lived in Japan for the month of September in 2019. I was staying in a small countryside town called Miyama, which fell under the Fukuoka prefecture.
I was definitely balling on a budget at this time of my life, so I needed a great probiotic product that would be effective but not too costly on my wallet. I went to the local store and found several Japanese folk walking around with Yakult probiotic in their grocery carts. I figured I’d give the product a try.
I didn’t get a single stomach ache while staying in Japan, and while that might have to do with staunch Japanese laws surrounding GMOs, I think a lot of it had to do with taking Yakult everyday. A bottle or two was giving me 10/20 billion probiotics and this is what’s most economically easiest for people. I used 2 because sometimes I feel like my body needs more. Yakult is the absolute best way to start your day! I down a couple of bottles first thing in the morning everyday.
#1 Effectiveness: Plexus ProBio5
Plexus Probio5 is the most expensive probiotic product I’ve ever taken, but incidentally has been the most effective probioitic product I’ve ever taken. As part of a Triplex Plexus Combo, which I’ll rave about in another blog post, where do I even begin with this miracle all-natural formula?
Probio5 is vacuum frozen and shelf-stable, meaning that refrigeration won’t be necessary and makes it easier for travel. It has been proven that freezing bacterial cultures doesn’t kill the bacteria but that the bacteria cultures remain dormant. This means that while they’re frozen they won’t be active, but once the Probio5 is ingested and reaches warmer temperatures inside your stomach, the probiotic activates and gets to work! How amazing is that?
Probio5 boasts only 2 billion strains of probiotics, however the real money is in the concoction of digestive enzymes inside the supplement. The chitinase enzyme in this concentrated form helps fight and remove bacterial and fungal overgrowth, thus restoring gut flora balance within the gastrointestinal microbiota.
The herxheimer reaction, which is basically a fancy word of saying detox symptoms, is very strong with the Probio5, so beware. When Probio5 is taken on its own it can cause great fatigue, which is why I recommend taking ProBio5 with Plexus’ BioCleanse and Slim Tea as part of the Triplex combo.
It is said that 90 days of consistent use of the Triplex combo can restore gut flora balance. This is the product that fixed me after the Rio 2016 Olympics when I was experiencing extreme gut health issues and I truly believe that Plexus is a god send, which truly changed my life.
Full disclosure: I’m a salesperson for Plexus and if you’d like to place an order, use my member ID 900152367 — I get a small commission that goes toward funding my Olympic campaign and you’ll get a healthier gut! Contact me here for more details.
#1 Mental Health: Garden of Life: Mood Plus
Garden of Life has concocted the perfect probioitic product with Mood Plus to help regulate mood and promote emotional well-being & relaxation. While there aren’t any digestive enzymes in this probiotic product, the product contains 350mg of organic ashwagandha, which helps settle the stomach in those suffering with nervousness or anxiety. The organic Alaskan blueberries in the pill are also a great anti-inflammatory addition for oxidative stress.
I did notice myself dealing with stress a lot more level-headed and with much more clarity. There’s something about The Garden of Life: Mood that allows for a much less stressful existence. I’d highly recommend this product if you’re not looking to make a big investment yet in the improving of your gut health, but want to see if there’s any truth to this gut-brain axis that research is showing.
Garden of Life: Mood Plus worked amazingly well for my mental health and made me feel much more adept to handling the stress of day-to-day life.
Conclusion
Take your pick of any one of these products, or maybe try multiple of them! But please know that if you’re in the NZ area, Yakult can be found at any Asian foods store like Tai-Ping in Balmoral, Plexus delivers to your door, and the Garden of Life Mood Probiotics can be found at The Health Post store in New Lynn.