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This episode is brought to you by Gut Food, Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, and InsideTracker.\n\xa0\nProbiotics are critical to protecting and rebuilding the gut. They compete with bad gut bugs and yeast, modulate intestinal function, and are essential to changing and improving immune function. They are also anti-inflammatory, they help us break down food, and they build nutrients. In this episode of my Masterclass series, the second in a series on gut health, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host, Dhru Purohit, about how probiotics work in the gut, the best fermented foods to eat, and much more.\n\xa0\nDhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top 50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.\n\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by Gut Food, Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, and InsideTracker.\n\xa0\nCheck out Gut Food at gutfood.com.\n\xa0\nCheck out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.\n\xa0\nWhen you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.\n\xa0\nInsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.\n\xa0\nIn this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nWhy we need probiotics (5:32 / 1:52)\n\nTop insults to our gut (7:04 /\xa0 3:25)\n\nEvaluating store-bought probiotics, including kombucha (8:08 / 4:26)\n\nWhat probiotics do (10:06 / 6:28)\xa0\n\nDifferent strains for different symptoms (14:43 / 10:50)\xa0\n\nThe top fermented foods (18:34 / 14:46)\n\nBacteria in the gut and your immune system (24:05 / 18:51)\n\nWho shouldn\u2019t eat fermented foods (26:25 / 20:18)\n\nSteps to shape up our guts (28:48 / 23:46)\xa0\n\nThe downside of antibiotics and supporting the gut (34:15 / 28:57)\n\n\xa0\nProducts and Research Studies Mentioned in This Episode\n\xa0\nDisclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. This podcast is not a substitute for professional care by a doctor or other qualified medical professional. You should always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal, or homeopathic supplement, or adopting any treatment for a health problem. The use of Gut Food or any other products or services purchased by you as a result of this podcast does not create a doctor-patient relationship between you and any of the physicians affiliated with this podcast. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices