by John Brisson | Aug 14, 2022 | Digestive Health, Prebiotics, Probiotics
Postbiotics is a recent buzzword being talked about in the news. Many people know about probiotics, fewer know about prebiotics, and almost no one has heard of postbiotics. Probiotics are supplements that contain hopefully beneficial microorganisms that colonize your...
by John Brisson | Aug 4, 2022 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Were you aware that newborns or infants need probiotics sometimes? Probiotics should be treated as medicine, and most people should not pick up any random probiotic supplement and start taking it whenever they have digestive issues. In addition, more scrutiny should...
by John Brisson | Jul 28, 2022 | Prebiotics, Probiotics, Upper gut
Do you feel bloated during or after a meal? Have you ballooned so severely that you needed to loosen your belt? Ever find yourself frequently belching after a meal? How embarrassing! Does your stomach burn some time or feel like you have swallowed a lump of hot coal?...
by John Brisson | Mar 10, 2021 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations
I recommend few probiotic supplements for people to use to help fix their gut, and Smidge is one that I recommend. For example, I am one of the few dissenting opinions regarding recommending HSO “probiotic” supplements. I do not recommend HSO “probiotic”...
by John Brisson | May 30, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations
I frequently discover new probiotic supplements that have a lot of slick marketing and hype associated with them. Often probiotic supplements that require a lot of marketing tend to be ones that I do not recommend. However, lately, I have been receiving many inquiries...
by John Brisson | Apr 24, 2019 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Vitamin C
I have read pseudoscience, incorrect advice from social media posts, and speculation lately that synthetic L-ascorbic acid, not natural sourced vitamin C harms your probiotic microbiome. Where did all this speculation orginate? My research has concluded that it...
