As I am sure you well know, supplements are a huge industry. Go to any pharmacy, grocery store or health food store and there is a dizzying array said to cure or treat pretty much everything.
Some are amazing, many are okay, and many more are totally bogus. I don't take many compared to a lot of people I know. Just Vitamin D, CoQ10, and probiotics. I don't need antioxidants or calcium or a multi, not when I get about 300 servings of fruits and veggies every day, as well as whole grains, beans, soy, eggs, dairy and poultry. My diet is sufficiently healthy and varied, so I chose to save my pennies where I can.
But probiotics I am a big fan of. There is actually research behind their utility, and that matters a shitload to me. I have tried various brands and some definitely are better than others.
One critique I've heard is that our digestive juices may break them down when consumed in supplement form, before they have time to fully work. So some people recommend eating things like yogurt instead. Unfortunately, analyses of various consumer food products claiming to contain probiotics found that many of them contain much less than advertised or not enough to have any therapeutic value.
In any case, as someone with a history of IBS, I am all about finding the best probiotics out there so had no problem agreeing to review hyperbiotics PRO-15.
The claim is that they are formulated to bypass stomach acids so they reach your intestinal tract providing greater efficacy. They also don't need to be refrigerated, unlike many other brands of probiotic supplements.
There are also a bunch of different varieties to target different needs, from general digestive health, to dental health, to one just for kids.
According to their own lab research, their supplements are supposedly 15 times more effective than standard probiotic capsules. Since they don't provide the raw data in their literature nor on their website, and since the results have not been peer reviewed, its hard to know how accurate this is.
So what's my view on them? I have been taking them now for 2 weeks, and, honestly, my tummy has felt noticeably better. But my anecdotal experience is not scientific evidence. I do love that they don't have to be refrigerated since our fridge is always too full anyways, and it means you can take them when you travel. They are reasonably priced too, compared to other probiotic brands.
My only complaint is that because the pearls are round, they roll off the breakfast table. I guess you just have to pop them in your mouth directly from the bottle.
So, overall, I am quite happy with them and will definitely be switching to them as my go-to brand. They are available online and with free shipping for Canadians as www.amazon.ca .
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