It’s hard to get through a day of commercial TV watching without hearing the word “probiotic.” In fact, it shows up in so many ads about a healthy digestive system, that you may assume taking a probiotic is a slam dunk.
Guess what? There is absolutely zero standardized testing that proves probiotics are beneficial. Say what? Compounding that, because probiotics are not regulated by the FDA, there not even a guarantee that your probiotic even contains what the label says it contains. Say double what?
Research is ongoing, so there may be some hard evidence to back up the claims made by Team Pro-Probiotics. Until then, many health care pros urge you to stick with foods high in natural probiotics which include yogurt, sauerkraut & kimchi. Besides, those taste better than a pill/
