Supplements are very popular for gut health but without a balanced diet they can do more harm than good.
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Stop Wasting Your Money On These 7 USELESS Supplements! | Dr. Steven Gundry
Gut health isn’t just about good digestion. A healthy gut microbiome the colony of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in your intestines is also important for immune health heart health brain health and more. The foods you eat can have a significant impact on the makeup of your gut microbiota for better or worse. But what role do supplements play in gut health?
Many supplements promise to heal your gut but research doesn’t back up many of these claims. We spoke to nutrition experts to find out what you should and shouldn’t do for your gut health. Registered dietitians encourage a food-based approach instead of relying on expensive unregulated supplements. Read on to see which supplements they say you should skip.
Probiotic supplements often claim to improve health by restoring healthy gut bacteria. While some research suggests that probiotics may help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) “for probiotics to be effective you need to take the right strain at the right dosage for your condition. Probiotics can worsen symptoms in many people with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)” Kerry Conlon MS RD tells EatingWell.
