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Dosing Your Probiotics
Name | Dose | Times/Day | w/Food |
Lacto-Bifido Probiotic Blend | 1/4 tsp. OR 4 pills | 1-2 | N |
Saccharomyces Boulardii Probiotic | 2-4 pills | 1-2 | N |
Soil-Based Probiotic | 1-2 pills | 1-2 | Y |
Each probiotic has a dose range. Anywhere in the range is fine, more isn’t better. Some like to start at the lower dose, wait a few days and then try the higher dose. Others like to go right to the high dose. Do whatever appeals to you.
How Do Probiotics Help You?
The Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology[1] and the journal Trends in Microbiology[2] offer insights regarding how probiotics make you healthier.
Probiotics can:
Quality Matters
Quality assurance practices do matter. Probiotic manufacturing is not highly regulated and some labels claims do not stand up to scrutiny. Consider the results of these investigations into probiotic quality:
- Of 26 commercial probiotics assessed in this study, none fully supported label claims, and some of them contained unacceptable microorganisms [10].
- One study found only half of the probiotics examined had the specific strain listed on the label [11].
- Another study found 43% of the probiotics assessed contained less than half the amount of probiotic listed on their labels [12].
What to Look for in a Quality Probiotic Supplement
If a company follows quality assurance practices, a probiotic supplement will meet its label claims and not contain potentially harmful organisms.