Short and sweet one for ya today, friends. This episode will serve as a living resource that gets right to the meat of answering the question, “Should you take probiotics for your immune system?” Erin breaks down probiotic misconceptions, how they work to affect our immune system and how to support your body when rebuilding a healthy gut microbiome.

In this episode:

-Why you shouldn’t wait until you’re feeling sick to work on your immune system [2:18]

-The common misconception about probiotics [4:07]

-Colonization resistance: what this is, what it does and why Erin relates this to the Great Woods parking lot [5:02]

-How probiotics help to create an unfavorable environment for the growth of gut pathogens [7:20]

-The connection between probiotics and Treg cells, and how this helps make our immune system efficient and healthy [8:12]

-The probiotic Erin recommends for most people, and why [11:09]

-The two most common questions Erin gets about probiotics [13:55]

-The three Ps to remember when rebuilding your gut microbiome [16:07]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Bio-kult Boosted probiotic (enter code FUNK20 for 20% off!) https://www.bio-kult.com/bio-kult-boosted/p9

Organifi Immune support powder (enter code FUNK for 15% off!) https://www.organifi.com/FUNK

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