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<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPhoto: Shaurya Sagar, Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Most of the time, people tend to gravitate to what\u2019s simple, straightforward, and obvious. <\/p>\n Eat right, exercise, \u2026 Done. <\/p>\n If there\u2019s anything we\u2019ve found-out at HT it\u2019s that details, sometimes weird ones, really do matter. <\/p>\n They can be so hard to believe because they either seem inconsequential, or out-of-left field.<\/p>\n So the Health & Wellness space\u2019s back-and-forth saga of \u201cAre probiotics<\/a> magic or snake oil?\u201d is getting another tiny swing at-bat. <\/p>\n And you might brace yourself for the Yoga+Activia crowd to come rushing-in and throw a little street-party\u2026<\/p>\n Read on to find out the details\u2026<\/p>\n The science on probiotics is at least a little mixed. <\/p>\n Some studies show they might not do much, or can even be slightly-detrimental. <\/p>\n In my own experience, it is possible to take too many and end up feeling low-energy, tired and even anxious<\/a>. <\/p>\n On the other hand, they\u2019ve also been sporadically-amazing as well.<\/p>\n So it\u2019s fair to say they\u2019re not all good, all the time.<\/p>\n BUT, to put some more SCIENCE! to it, Leiden University researchers set to do another study.<\/p>\n In 1 month, they tested almost 90 young people, divided into 2 groups.<\/p>\n They were also filtered for anything that could ruin the results like antibiotics, weight, drug use, serious health problems, etc.<\/p>\n Over the course of that time, they were given Winclove probiotics 1x\/day and tested on a few factors. <\/p>\n These included standard Psych questions, computer tasks, and the most-effective: simple mood-reports. <\/p>\n And as soon as two weeks, the results came in. <\/p>\n Subjects taking the gut-boosters started having significant reduction in negative feelings in that short time!<\/p>\n -Which is pretty impressive!<\/p>\n Because anti-depressants can take 2-4 weeks to kick-in, with the full effects out near 6 months in some cases. <\/p>\n But in the case of those drugs like SSRIs, they clamp-down on ALL feelings, not just the negative ones. <\/p>\n What\u2019s even more impressive is that not only can probiotics start relieving negative emotion and maybe expand the scope of your life as a result<\/em>, <\/p>\n They might even take it further and affect things like productivity, because the authors stated one of the most-obvious groups to benefit would be risk-averse\/avoidant people<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Another way to word that is of course, Anxiety<\/a>!<\/p>\n Now that being said, the authors were careful not to over-reach and stated that for people who really need anti-depressant\/anti-anxiety medication, they should keep taking it. <\/p>\n But since so many positive activities like Exercise can help Anxiety & Depression,<\/p>\n Then if you\u2019re feeling at least mildly anxious or depressed, maybe probiotics can be a tool in the arsenal as well? <\/p>\n For example, inflammation is implicated in Depression<\/a>. <\/p>\n Well, when you take Cipro and it kills all your gut microbes<\/a>, guess what happens? \u2013You get joint pains<\/strong>!<\/p>\n Why, because some bugs make an anti-inflammatory called Butyrate!<\/p>\n So what if probiotics can also make anti-inflammatories \u2026 for your Brain<\/strong><\/em>!!!<\/p>\n -BOOM!<\/p>\n Okay, so if you wanted to nerd-out on a few specifics, here are a few details you won\u2019t find in any summary article except here. <\/p>\n The different strains of good microbes they used were as-follows: <\/p>\n 1)<\/strong> B. bifidum 23 Now the even better news is that after looking at a few bottles, I can tell you that any fairly-complete probiotic should have all of these. <\/p>\n I know that Vitamin Shoppe\u2019s Ultimate 10+<\/a> is just one example.<\/p>\n But wait!,<\/p>\n -Because there\u2019s even better news!<\/p>\n You can also get this stuff from a bunch of non-yogurt natural sources as well. <\/p>\n Natural, minimally processed foods that may have all kinds of great probiotics in them also include: <\/p>\n 1)<\/strong> Kefir (10+ strains) So you have at least a few choices depending on what you might like.<\/p>\n And if you head over and check out one of the first +\/- \u201csuperposts\u201d we did<\/a>,<\/p>\n You\u2019ll find that gut microbes are responsible for making 50% of all the neurotransmitters your body & brain need, <\/p>\n And there is a high-speed, two way connection between your gut and your brain that runs all the time.<\/p>\n So your brain REALLY knows what\u2019s going on there. <\/p>\n So much so, that your gut has recently been called, \u201cThe Second Brain<\/a>\u201c. <\/p>\n Not only that, but several of those neurotransmitters are linked to calmness and adventurousness.<\/p>\n And, drumroll please, so are some probiotic strains, like Rhamnosus which was not in the Leiden study.<\/p>\n So not only is this Leiden work one of the few to get such clear results, so soon, <\/p>\n +AND to find that simple mood-reports work better for clear answers than a lot of standardized psych questionnaires, <\/p>\n But it\u2019s another one that shows, despite the naysayers, that probiotics really can work. <\/p>\n You just have to give them enough time (and maybe get the right strains). <\/p>\n So if the sleep guys want to tell you, \u201cChange your sleep, change your life.\u201d<\/p>\n Maybe the same goes for your gut microbes as well!<\/p>\n Now go out and get yourself some Kefir, wait two weeks, and then get at it!<\/p>\n \u2022 Source: U.Leiden<\/a> Photo: Shaurya Sagar, Unsplash Billions Of Tiny Warriors Help You Create The Future Through Action!: Most of the time, people tend to gravitate to what\u2019s simple, straightforward, and obvious. 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2)<\/strong> B. lactis 51,52
3)<\/strong> L. acidophilus 37
4)<\/strong> L. brevis 63
5)<\/strong> L. casei 56
6)<\/strong> L. salivarius 24
7)<\/strong> L. lactis 19, 58<\/p>\n
2)<\/strong> Kombucha
3)<\/strong> Tempeh
4)<\/strong> Kimchi \u2013 the most amazing cole-slaw ever invented by human hands
5)<\/strong> Unpasteurized Sauerkraut
6)<\/strong> Unpasteurized Fermented Pickles (like Bubbie\u2019s)<\/p>\n
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