When I was in my thirties, I began to feel the effects of the foods that I ate. And it was not just the spicy or bad foods it was the combination of many foods. Grapes that had been treated with sulfites, foods with additives to keep them ‘fresh looking’, GMO foods (genetically modified) stayed with me for days and I felt bloated. These unnaturally altered foods, in addition to my normal allergy foods, created havoc in my tummy! I started with antacids, then prescription drugs. I was then diagnosed with IBS – at that time there was ‘no cure’ just vigilance in what you ate. Speed forward to 2025. We now know certain chemicals that treat fruits and vegetables as well as ‘ultra processed’ foods (pretty much all packaged foods) – do not go down well with me! We've also learned that a major microbiome that affects not just our tummy but our brain is in the tummy, so what we eat truly becomes who we are! Probiotic and Prebiotics have been around a while but how they truly help us is not clearly understood. A Prebiotic is a source of ‘feeding’ in your tummy to allow good bacteria to flourish and move nutrients to the colon – simple, but once they get to the colon – what then? A Probiotic is then released (normally enteric coated or protected from the stomach acid) and that helps again to flourish the good bacteria and create balance! Because we are not machines, and we eat randomly according to tastes and likes, we don’t necessarily put the right foods in our body - hence the pre and probiotics helping good bacteria to flourish!
Sounds simple? Choosing the right formula is harder. For the past 7 years my husband and I have taken seed.com Pre and Probiotic in a simple pill (the outer portion is made from green bananas which the stomach feeds on and the inner pill makes its way to the colon). Seed.com is a European company which follows stringent rules regarding how they test for probiotic value – just saying that yogurt or fermented foods provide you with the necessary tools to break down or balance bacteria is not good enough! In addition to that I recommend another probiotic: Dissolve-It-All by Blushield. I found this product accidentally while researching their EMF products (for another blog). My interest was piqued that they use Nattokinase (known for reducing fat in the blood) and Serrapeptase, which is known to help airway issues and reduce inflammation. The two together have been found to reduce fibrous scar tissue! Impressive duo along with the other enzymes!
Here are the links to these products, using the code BestBodyLV on both products will allow you a discount on your first order!
www.Blushield.com - Dissolve-it-All
www.seed.com - DS-01 Daily Synbiotic
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