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It really depends on what you need. I would be careful around soil based species, and avoid D-lactic acid producers (which eliminates a whole lot of probiotics)
by manmal 9y ago
It really depends on what you need. I would be careful around soil based species, and avoid D-lactic acid producers (which eliminates a whole lot of probiotics), but apart from that you can just get what you need. E.g. if you have a problem with histamine intolerance you could go for strains that eat/reduce histamine. If you want better mood, you could try L Plantarum 299v or Bifidobacterium Longum or L casei shirota.
- throwawy81717 9y agoIf you want to lose weight, Christensenella minuta is worth examining. The research[1,2] is preliminary, and I wouldn't trust any commercial preparations without validation, but it is compelling. 1. http://www.ctl.cornell.edu/events/celebration15/posters/Waters.pdf http://www.ctl.cornell.edu/events/celebration15/posters/Wate... 2. http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(14)01241-0 http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(14)01241-0
- rednerrus 9y agoIs there somewhere this is commercially available?
- manmal 9y agoI'm intrigued by what mechanism this happens. Would be great if it changed the "fat set point" in the hypothalamus by reducing inflammation there (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14932541 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14932541). Last time I tried a strain from the clostridia family (butyricum) I had an adverse reaction, so I might not be able to use this. But, everybody's different.
- Havoc 9y agoMy point was rather that how do I know the bacteria aren't 100% dead? Thanks for the details on strains though. :)
- heurist 9y agoCould you suggest some reliable sources of information on finding/comparing probiotics?