Why Your Probiotic Probably Isn't Working and How to Fix It

About this episode

Dr. Terri discusses the importance of probiotics, their effectiveness, and how modern life affects gut health with guest Elizabeth.

You've heard that probiotics are important — but do you actually know what to take, why it matters, and whether what you're buying is doing anything at all? In this episode, Dr. Terri sits down with Elizabeth for a no-fluff breakdown of everything probiotics: what they are, why modern life is depleting them, and why strain specificity is the future of gut health. They cover the surprising reason you might be too clean for your own good, why rotating your probiotics matters more than chasing the highest CFU count, and how the gut microbiome connects to weight management, hormone health, insulin resistance, depression, cardiovascular disease, and more. You'll also hear how two targeted EVEXIAS formulations — the EVEXIAS GL Pro and the vaginal/bladder-specific probiotic — were designed with clinical research behind them, and why Akkermansia muciniphila may be the most depleted and most important strain in the American gut. Plus: the case for GI mapping, what conventional GI doctors are missing, and why the Japanese eating raw fish into their 100s might have something to teach us about the standard American diet. If you or someone you love is dealing with chronic inflammation…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Terri DeNeui

Guest: Elizabeth

Topics covered

• probiotics
• gut health
• microbiome
• chronic inflammation
• weight management
• hormone health

Keywords

• probiotics
• gut microbiome
• chronic inflammation
• weight management
• insulin resistance
• hormone health
• GI mapping

Mentioned in this episode

Products: EVEXIAS GL Pro, vaginal/bladder-specific probiotic

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