Ep 358: Are Your Probiotics Actually Supporting Your Fertility and Optimal Health?

Do certain strains of probiotics actually deliver on their promised effects? Can you improve vaginal health by taking probiotics?  Does the microbiome really have a role in hormone balance?  How do you really know if the probiotics that you're taking are working?  Natasha Trenev, owner of Natren probiotics has been researching probiotic cultures for 40 years while her family has been in the business of making yogurt for over 750 years.  Since introducing Bulgarian style yogurt to North America in the 1980's Natasha, known as the mother of probiotics, has been on a mission to educate on benefits of beneficial bacteria. With so many companies selling probiotics Natasha is concerned about preserving standards and quality of the products.  In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Natasha Trenev on how probiotics work to prevent leaky gut and illness while harmonizing women's health. 

 

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• The 3 strains of probiotics that are the most effective and why
• Why each time your gut lining turns over there's a chance of microbiome imbalance
• Natasha's protocol for improving the vaginal microbiome
• How Lactobacillus acidophilus naturally produce hydrogen peroxide to keep the microbiome in balance
• How Bifidobacterium species stimulate other bacteria to stimulate substances to health the gut lining

 

Resources from the Show:

• Natasha Trenev's Probiotics - Natren Probiotics