Mood Super Strains

[Small update: Have revised this many times over the weeks and even months since I found the product, and ended up not emphasizing the fact that this really does give me enough that I am investing in it finally.] The bottle I just received as a new subscriber: July 29, 2023. Have you found others that expire in 2023? The latest trend seems to be on lower quality products to print the date in palest yellow on white bottles, to accomplish ? .... we can speculate as to why supplement sellers chose to do this. This company prints in black on white. Both tell about the integrity of the company founders - just a small detail but telling is the printing. But the matter of the sole long expiration is just one of others to discover. More' for less ...for both digestion and mood. The low number (5 plus Rhamnosus GG) leaves room for more cfu per strain with these strains selected so carefully for effectiveness. Compare with other probiotics both mood and regular including for example from InnovixLabs and the Amazon best selling mega strain offerings that seem like such bargains....and try thinking in terms of high strain count or mega high coupled with not high enough cfu (up to you to determine that). You may find you want more percentage-wise of effective strains and fewer of them. It comes down to effectiveness knowing your strains and wanting more of the ones that work. Five species of bifido - and excellent ones - I received the exact strains from Sylvia when I asked and promised I wouldn't reveal - are helpful and bifido declines rather rapidly as the body gets older.

This is the ONLY histamine-free probiotic that works for me (only 1 other I found had 2 xtra ingred. that gave me issues). Nice that it is taken with/wo food! Very surprised at how effective it is without the typical intestinal die-off when killing bad bacteria. Realized my candida was out of control and causing me to binge eat carbs late at night-- within 3-4 days of taking this, ZERO carb cravings! However, don't make the mistake of only taking 1 or 2/day, as it requires 3-4/2x day! ALL probiotics need to be taken enough to reestablish good gut health (told to me by a reputable nutritionist). Once I started taking enough, my gut really changed! I do 1-2 caps 2x/day with food on a maintenance schedule. Or, if I'm having a gut issue, I take 1-2 between food for extra impact. At this point, there might be some die off. Pleasantly surprised at the decrease in head chatter and reduced anxiety. BONUS that It's histamine free, which is why I really bought it! All in all a quality product at a decent price. THIS histamine-free probiotic has worked wonders with helping to KEEP ME SANE DURING THE PANDEMIC!!! Seriously! I have maintained a pretty even keel in mood and anxiety levels living alone w/limited outside contact. THIS MOOD PROBIOTIC IS THAT GOOD! I cannot stress enough how important it is to keep histamines out of your probiotic if trying to heal your gut! It's an oxymoron trying to heal the gut with histamines in gut products.

This stuff is really powerful. I usually have no reaction to a probiotic, or sometimes a negative reaction, which is not always gastro! Highly recommended to experiment with these products by very gradually taking them and building up a full dose, noting symptoms, and comparing. This one helps my mood, lowers my reactivity to foods. I have constipation now and a bit more joint pain, but I was able to decrease an antidepressant dose by 75% over a couple of weeks! No rebound anxiety, no depression. I tried switching to the bifido blend and felt very different: worse mood, better energy, poor sleep, elevated heart rate.I have tried a lot of probiotics over the years and these are the first to have such strong effects on me. I really wish there were more of these blends because so far, each has a trade off between benefits and side effects. I still have the sbo one to try though! These are so powerful, and a good price for how much you get--I've paid far more for many probiotics that did nothing at all. Your reaction is going to be individual; it might take some patience and experimentation. I initially started with a half pill and that was too much! When I took a tiny bit and built up I was fine. The company is excellent and responsive with communication--Sylvia sent me a different bottle to try when I was first having issues.

When I was looking to balance my gut flora and kept trying about a dozen different probiotics over many years, I had no earthly idea there were strains specifically designed for improving mood and were also histamine free. I happened to start reading reviews on this product and decided to try my first bottle...I had never heard of the concept of histamine free probiotics although I have tried other formulas specifically for mood that didn't seem to do anything positive for me at all. I started on this formula (I'm now buying bottle #3) a few months ago...and noticed it took about a month for my mood to feel altered. I realized that when I woke up one day and was NOT in the dumps although my level of anxiety is still not fully under control yet and that explains my 4 stars and not 5... Some other probiotics I tried felt better for my gut than this formula...At first I was constipated on this formula... but slowly my bowels loosened up to where I was almost having diarrhea...It took many weeks for me to feel more balanced... Perhaps my irritability all along was related to probiotics that aggravated allergies and left me feeling agitated... and probably didn't help at all because maybe the wrong formula contributed to excessive histamine production especially during allergy season. This Spring with everyone around me overreacting to their environmental allergens; molds, pollens and grass (I am usually one of those people), I am able to literally breathing outdoor air with zero negative response..And I feel more upbeat...I haven't fully conquered my anxious (but random) moments but that's a whole lot to ask from a probiotic that has at least lifted my spirits. I am trying to eat better and avoid high histamine foods...I am paying attention to my intake of caffeine and sweets...so hopefully, anxiety will lessen and help me balance further...My digestive system is about the same as it always was....I still deal with slight irritable bowel issues...Some foods are just irritating...but that wouldn't have anything to do with a probiotic...I am purchasing my third bottle after I write this review so that speaks volumes about my satisfaction. Only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is that the bottle says it's for anxiety and I still have quite a bit of anxious moments..Still hopeful though...

Updated review: In 2020, after a medical diet, I found out I had “histamine intolerance”. The doctor recommended a probiotic, and after a careful search, this looked like my best choice. This probiotic has worked really well for me, and I’m doing much better; I’m on my 5th bottle. I was advised to at first take small partial doses of my chosen probiotic, and gradually work up to the full dose; I did that, and I had no problems. Also, after just the first partial dose, I got the best sleep I’d had in months, and that benefit continued with each dose. As an added bonus, I felt a more positive mood; I assumed it was because I was getting better sleep, and was feeling better physically. The features that made this probiotic most useful to me were that it contains histamine lowering strains only, and nothing added that could aggravate SIBO, which I may have had. Since it doesn’t have to be refrigerated, I also felt confident of the potency. The price was very reasonable compared to others I researched, and for what it does, it’s worth every penny. I can easily recommend this product; it has helped a lot with my histamine intolerance.

After I had surgery I was treated with multiple rounds of antibiotics and NSAIDs. Ever since, I've battled several digestive problems, including SIBO, histamine reactivity, skin rashes, and candida, plus sudden and unexplained bouts of anxiety. Thankfully, I found these specialized probiotics -- which came to my attention while I was looking for histamine-free supplements. Over the past several weeks, I've tried three probiotics from this company, and each one seems to have benefits for me. I have felt significant improvements in mood and gut health -- with only a couple of days of minor die-off issues. I also read that one of the strains included in this one is very helpful for lowering blood pressure, too, which is another selling point for me. I had no idea -- until I tried these -- that gut health influenced SO MANY other health conditions. Customer service for these products is also wonderful, and I'm very pleased with this product.

Dead on arrival. I've made my own yogurt for decades and have used probiotic pills before to do so. Even with two capsules my quart of milk didn't ferment. The powder is inert and useless as a probiotic. Highly disappointed as these were more affordable and had a strain I'd been missing feom other ferments.

I put 3 stars because they do not make me sick or my HIT worse, but they have not improved it either. I am not sure how people can say that they "feel" something just after a couple of days (good or bad). After getting sick with the big "C" my body started making histamine like crazy. I have to be on a low hist diet and take a truckload of meds and supplements to keep my bucket under control. These seemed like a good option to try and help my dysbiosis. I am on my second bottle and have tried taking it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Tried taking it with food. I am going to finish the bottle, but I am not sure if I will buy more after this. Read some studies that found that when people quit taking probiotics they suffer dysbiosis all over again...up to 5 months. So I may start taking these every other day to wing myself off. From my readings...the best thing you can do is to eat healthily, trash junk food and processed refined carbs, and up your fiber. The science is still out on probiotics so I will wait and see if progress has been made in this area of gut health.