Aren't all Probiotics the same? Probiotics - Part 3

Ellerman says (& he names the researchers etc);

"many so-called probiotic species on the market actually stimulate bad bacteria, rather than suppress them which is what we want them to do."

When I saw him speak he also said that a lot of strains are dead before you buy them. So you must make sure that the one you take is a survivor!

"Lactobacillus acidophilus LAFTI strain L10 (good bacteria) has been shown to switch the immune system away from an inflammatory response and toward an increased resistance to infection, presumably by inhibiting and displacing bad bacteria.

The result is that asthma, hayfever and eczma can potentially be significantly reduced. The same strain has been shown to reduce the duration and severity of bouts of the common cold and to reverse chronic fatigue in athletes."

"......combinations of the resistant starch, Hi-maize 958 and Bifidobacterium lactis LAFTI strain B94, facilitate the deletion of cancer cells in the rat colon."

So probiotics are important for maintaining good health but they are not all the same and they are not all effective. So choose carefully.