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Are you spending hundreds of dollars a year on multivitamins? If so, you may want to reconsider.
If you eat a well-rounded diet and have a healthy lifestyle, multivitamins are generally unnecessary. And if your body isn’t absorbing vitamins and minerals from food effectively, it can’t absorb them from multivitamin supplements either.
But there is a way to get more nutrients out of everything you eat… and create the foundation for lifelong wellness.
So if you’re going to take one supplement for better health, a high-quality probiotic gives you the biggest benefit for your buck.
Millions Spend Billions on Multivitamins
Around 59 million Americans spend about $45 billion a year on dietary supplements, mainly multivitamins.[1] That comes to an average $510 per person annually, with some people spending even more. Globally, the supplement market is expected to grow to $402.20 billion by 2034.
Adults of all ages buy multivitamins, and the purchases increase with age (according to YouGov.com):[2]
- 48% of Gen Z
- 56% of Millennials
- 58% of Gen X
- 64% of Baby Boomers
According to the CDC, the most commonly used vitamins include multivitamin-mineral supplements, vitamin D, vitamin C, and calcium. And more than 35.1% of adults take more than one dietary supplement every day.[3]
But most scientists agree that vitamin and mineral supplements add no value for people who eat a healthy diet.[4] And the research backs that up.
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Science Shows No Benefit from Multivitamins
Millions of people count on multivitamins to improve their health. But the research simply doesn’t support that. Rather, many large studies have found that supplementing with vitamins and minerals doesn’t lower the risk of disease or improve health outcomes for most people.
A study that included 489,640 participants found that taking multivitamins did not reduce the risk of developing most forms of cancer.[5]
A prospective study that included three cohort studies and a total of 390,124 healthy participants showed that multivitamin use did not reduce the risk of premature death from any cause and that mortality risk was actually 4% higher among multivitamin users.[6]
A 12-year study that included 5,947 male physicians found that long-term daily use of multivitamins provided no cognitive benefit or protection.[7]
Of course, you still need sufficient nutrients to stay healthy. It’s just that you get more health benefits from consuming whole foods like fruits and vegetables than you can get from taking vitamin and mineral supplements.[8]
...As long as you have a healthy gut to process all of those nutrients.
You Need a Healthy Gut to Get All the Nutrients You Need
Your gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria in your gut, plays a starring role in nutrient absorption and utilization. A healthy gut microbiome works as an “effective bioreactor” that transforms the compounds in your food into absorbable nutrients that your body can use.[9]
In a healthy gut, beneficial probiotic bacteria dominate leaving practically no room for pathogens. And those probiotic bacteria make it possible for you to reap all available nutrients and beneficial compounds from your food.
Probiotics help unlock vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fats to increase their absorption. Many probiotic bacteria also create micronutrients, like certain vitamins, for your body to use.[10]
Research shows that probiotics:
- Convert nutrients into their bioactive forms and break down macronutrients (like fats and proteins) to make them digestible[11]
- Increase bioavailability and absorption of vitamins and minerals to help maintain healthy levels[12,13]
- Produce B vitamins including folate which can be destroyed in the cooking process[12]
- Increase nutrient levels including vitamin B12, folate, selenium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, and iron[14,15]
- Produce short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that are crucial for optimal wellness[16]
- Transforms polyphenols, beneficial plant chemicals, into their usable forms for optimal bioavailability[17]
In addition to being critical for nutrient absorption, a gut microbiome full of probiotic bacteria also contributes to your overall health in many other ways…
Probiotics Are Foundational for Health and Wellness
Beneficial probiotic bacteria set the foundation for your overall wellness. Your gut microbiome is the centerpiece of your health, connected to every system in your body and crucial for proper function.
Stacks of scientific evidence show that probiotic bacteria:
- Help defend the body against pathogens by producing antimicrobial substances[16,18,19,20]
- Support optimal immune function[18]
- Stimulate antibody production and activate immune cells[16]
- Promote metabolic health[18]
- Protect and strengthen the intestinal mucosal barrier[19]
- Positively affect mental health and support a balanced mood[11]
- Help maintain cardiovascular health[22]
- Support healthy inflammatory responses[23]
All of this activity takes place in a well-balanced gut microbiome full of a diverse population of probiotic bacteria. But when the gut falls out of balance, your overall health and nutrition status can take a significant hit.
Dysbiosis Leads to Nutrient Deficiencies
Sometimes the gut microbiome slips out of balance. Pathogens grow and multiply out of control, outnumbering probiotic bacteria in the gut. This condition is called dysbiosis, and it can have a negative impact on digestion and nutrient absorption.
Dysbiosis can cause nutrient deficiencies in several critical ways:
- Pathogens compete for essential nutrients, basically stealing them from probiotic gut bacteria and from you.[24]
- Dysbiosis interferes with digestion, reducing nutrient breakdown and absorption.[25]
- Damage to the intestinal mucosal barrier, causing leaky gut.[26]
- It can lead to specific nutrient deficiencies including vitamin D[27] and vitamin K[28].
- Dysbiosis can cause symptoms like diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain that can lead to malabsorption.[19]
Balancing your gut microbiome to conquer dysbiosis can promote optimal digestion and nutrient absorption. And it takes the right kind of probiotic support to get that job done.
The Spore Probiotic Advantage
Maintaining a well-balanced gut microbiome can be tricky. A round of antibiotics, exposure to pollution and pesticides, stress, and many other things can knock your gut out of balance and into a state of dysbiosis. And your gut needs strong support to overcome dysbiosis and keep your good bacteria in control.
The best way to maintain a well-balanced gut microbiome? Spore probiotics. Because probiotics have to arrive in your gut alive to have any effect at all. That’s why spore probiotics work more effectively than probiotic foods or the majority of probiotic supplements that die before they get to your gut. Only spore probiotics make it to your gut 100% alive every time.
Spore probiotics have a protective endospore shell that allows them to survive through manufacture, shipping, and storage. It helps them withstand your stomach acids and digestive enzymes, tolerate extreme heat and freezing cold, and other hazards that kill off other probiotics.
Once they reach your gut microbiome, spore probiotics emerge from their protective shells and start clearing out unwanted bacteria, creating a positive environment that can support a diverse population of beneficial bacteria. Spore probiotics foster a healthy, well-balanced gut microbiome that promotes proper nutrient absorption and total wellness.
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That’s just one reason that a healthy, well-balanced gut microbiome is foundational for your overall health. Providing support for your digestion, immune system, metabolism, mental health, heart health, and so much more.
Maintaining a balanced gut microbiome full of probiotic bacteria is the best thing you can do for your lifelong wellness. And the best way to keep your gut in healthy balance is with proven spore probiotics.
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