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Review: GutPro Probiotics And Enzymes

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Do you need ZERO good reasons to keep reading? Well schooch on up, I’ve got them right here!

Sometimes, what gets left out of a product is just as exciting as what goes in. For those of you avoiding dairy, corn, soy, maltodextrin and other ingredients, this custom blend probiotic has an “Other Ingredient” list I think you’ll be very interested in. Are you ready to see what’s on it?

Zip. Zilch. Nada.

We are talking zero corn, dairy, soy, gluten, maltodextrin, cellulose, inulin, magnesium stearate, or other flow agents/fillers. What it does have, however, is a custom probiotic formulated after gathering extensive research from communities with a vested interest in improving gut health, such as those working with:

  • the GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome)
  • Body Ecology Diet
  • Gluten Free / Casein Free / Soy Free (GFCFSF)
  • Autism / PDD-NOS
  • PANDAS, PANS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections)

For those of you who might be wondering about the D-lactate/neurotoxicity issue I wrote about earlier this week, here’s something worth mentioning:  My research on the subject was sparked by a conversation with Organic 3, Inc. President Dan Corrigan, who helped to formulate GUTPro. We met at the Wise Traditions Conference last year and have chatted a few times since then. Based on our conversations and my own research, I believe GUTPro strikes a good balance between L-lactate and D-lactate.

Where to buy GutPro

You can buy GutPro here. They have a baby version as well, which I’ve used with my littles.

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  8. Gwen B.

    My family and I have really been struggling with getting healthy. My daughter started feeling ill after a week on probiotics and after reading your article I’m wondering if the problem could have been serious. I’m scared to quit the probiotics. I believe she needs some gut healing and I’m scared to continue them as well! It would be such a relief to have something safer to giver her. Thanks for the info. and chance.

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  93. Mrs. Crunchy Castro

    I need this for my husband so bad. I just read your most recent post about probiotics. We follow a WAPF diet to the T. I took my husband to see our naturopath this past week, she said he is having trouble with dairy, and even has candida in his stomach, and dairy is the reason why he hasnt been able to lose the weight. He has to avoid dairy for three months, which I’m fine with making replacements for that with Almond milk, coconut milk etc…But I’m at a lost for probiotics and lactofermentation. I would love to have this for him and give it a try to help him heal.

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  253. Mark Alman

    On GutPro

    Last year I made an attempt to discover what specific strains are being used in GutPro®. I came up against the same diversionary response you probably encountered, “They’re proprietary”. A response like this implies the company is trying to protect their bottom line…or something. But what is it they’re really trying to do? Do they have my best interests in mind with a response like that?

    What I seek in a probiotic is (clinical) EFFICACY. Regarding GutPro®, it begs the question, what specific efficacy has GutPro® demonstrated? The company has done no clinical research on their ingredients and the formulation(s). The ingredients appear to be readily available off-the-library shelf ingredients. In fact, they have zero published studies for their GutPro® product(s). Not even small-sample (biased) studies. It appears they have no financial investment in documenting GutPro’s efficacy. So, what are they trying to protect by deflecting my inquiry?

    By listing the specific strains used on their products the manufacturer could offer me, the consumer, proof that their ingredients, in fact, have clinically relevant strains that I can then research and make an informed decision about. But this manufacturer chooses not to do that. Do you think it’s because there is no viable and ethical clinical research behind the efficacy of the off-the shelf wholesale ingredients they use? There are plenty of innocuous generic strains of species that I can buy and consume that are safe for “sensitives” like me (to ingest). But only a precious few have any clinical effect on my biology.

    I want to purchase and consume a probiotic formula or strain that works (for me). In order to do that I need to make informed decisions about what I’m buying. I need accurate label information in order to inform my decisions. Unfortunately, the makers of GutPro® would prefer to keep me in the dark. Does that sound like a company that has my best interests in mind? Instead of facts, GutPro® touts nebulous ideas like, “quality” and”pure” and “high standards” and “guaranteed potency”. That’s well and good but, “does your product work?”. To me, “guaranteed potency” means the product has been formulated and equipped to deliver a specific biological effect. Lots of something that hasn’t been documented to work is meaningless to me. I want to know if the company is using ingredients that have been (ethically) proven to have a biological effect; and what that effect was. Because even within a species, different strains within a species have been proven to have different effects.

    GutPro® touts that it uses ingredients that, “have been thoroughly researched, documented, and banked in recognized microbial culture collections”. That means nothing in the context of clinical efficacy.Their ingredients came from the same wholesalers everyone buys their raw materials from. The overwhelming majority of the ingredients in those culture collections/libraries are clinically irrelevant and impotent. I want access to the histamine-degrading or histamine-neutral strains that are clinically relevant and proven to generate a specific biological effect. A precious handful have any biological effect whatsoever. In order to make informed decisions I need to know the strain being used in the product. Most commercial probiotic makers would have you believe that’s not important. I believe it is the most important consideration.

    I would refer you to the work of Dr. Jason Hawrelak:

    The Importance of Strain

    https://www.probioticadvisor.com/probiotic-essentials-1/the-importance-of-strain/#.Wz6R4dJKhPb

    The GutPro people are smart enough to know that, “Certain strains found in (other) commercial probiotic formulas can cause acidosis, histamine and other adverse reactions.” And they’re also smart enough to qualify what claims they do make with their disclaimer, (* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.) Perhaps that’s why they refuse to reveal what strains they use in their products. Because they know what informed consumers of probiotics know. The strains they use are clinically impotent.

    For me, I’ll stick with probiotic products that have identified exactly what strain(s) they contain so I can make smart decisions for my microbiome. I’ll stick with the strains that have scientifically and ethically (without bias) been proven to generate specific biological effects. GutPro isn’t one of them.

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    • Organic 3

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts. As you know, all probiotics used in Organic 3’s formulations, including GutPro, have been thoroughly researched, documented and banked in recognized microbial culture collections; and the reason we don’t list the specific strains is because the formula is proprietary. We’re not doing this to misrepresent the product or to be unethical… We put a lot of time and energy into researching and developing this product, which has been on the market for close to a decade now. It has worked for many, many people and therefore, is tried and true.

      If you’re a potential buyer who is seeking out a certain strain to address a specific symptom or health condition, then GutPro may not be the probiotic for you.

      We at Organic 3 believe in getting the body in a place to where it can heal itself holistically. That’s why we designed GutPro, a probiotic to optimize gut health and therefore, overall health.

      We thank you again for your feedback and wish you well.

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