Do You Need To Take Probiotics?

This episode is brought to you by Gut Food, Rupa Health, Athletic
Greens, and InsideTracker.   Probiotics are critical to
protecting and rebuilding the gut. They compete with bad gut bugs
and yeast, modulate intestinal function, and are essential to
changing and improving immune function. They are also
anti-inflammatory, they help us break down food, and they build
nutrients. In this episode of my Masterclass series, the second in
a series on gut health, I am interviewed by my good friend and
podcast host, Dhru Purohit, about how probiotics work in the gut,
the best fermented foods to eat, and much more.   Dhru Purohit
is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health
and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a
top 50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads.
His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the
body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and
mindset.   This episode is brought to you by Gut Food, Rupa
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community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.   In this
episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Why
we need probiotics (5:32 / 1:52) Top insults to our gut (7:04
/  3:25) Evaluating store-bought probiotics, including
kombucha (8:08 / 4:26) What probiotics do (10:06 / 6:28) 
Different strains for different symptoms (14:43 / 10:50)  The
top fermented foods (18:34 / 14:46) Bacteria in the gut and your
immune system (24:05 / 18:51) Who shouldn’t eat fermented foods
(26:25 / 20:18) Steps to shape up our guts (28:48 / 23:46) 
The downside of antibiotics and supporting the gut (34:15 / 28:57)
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