Fetch error
Hmmm there seems to be a problem fetching this series right now. Last successful fetch was on December 05, 2025 00:57 ()
What now? This series will be checked again in the next day. If you believe it should be working, please verify the publisher's feed link below is valid and includes actual episode links. You can contact support to request the feed be immediately fetched.
Manage episode 522211109 series 2945692
Many people take probiotics in the hopes that it will help reduce gastrointestinal struggles with excessive gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation and other common complaints. Sometimes they help, sometimes they don’t. But why? Just what are probiotics and how are they created?
In this episode of the Defiant Health podcast, let’s discuss the ups and downs of commercial probiotics, why they are really little more than haphazard collections of microbes assembled without rhyme or reason. Then let’s discuss how you can do better than taking some random commercial probiotic off the shelf.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamDavisMD
Blog: WilliamDavisMD.com
Membership website for two-way Zoom group meetings: InnerCircle.DrDavisInfiniteHealth.com
Books:
Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight
Chapters
1. What's better than probiotics? (00:00:00)
2. The Problem With Probiotics (00:00:06)
3. What Probiotics Really Are (00:00:52)
4. Dose Matters More Than Labels (00:02:44)
5. The Myth Of Mixed Microbe Formulas (00:05:15)
6. Risks, Gimmicks, And Marketing Hype (00:06:35)
7. A Better Path: Fermented Microbes (00:09:32)
8. Targeting SIBO With Specific Strains (00:12:13)
9. Fermented Foods As Microbe Catalysts (00:15:08)
10. Feed The Microbiome With Smart Fibers (00:17:24)
147 episodes