Functional Nutrition Blog

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD If you started taking a probiotic because you wanted better digestion… but suddenly you're more bloated, gassy, having diarrhea, or just feeling worse, you might be wondering: Is this normal? Or is my probiotic actually making things worse? And this is where probiotics can get confusing. Because probiotics can be helpful for gut health, especially if you are taking a strain that has research showing it to be helpful for the iss

Author's Bio: Ashley Oswald, RDN, IFNCP, CLT, LD Your gut contains trillions of microorganisms. And according to the internet, apparently those microorganisms are now something you need to maxx. Because we’ve had looksmaxxing, sleepmaxxing, proteinmaxxing, fibermaxxing… And now, naturally, we have gutmaxxing. [Video Transcript Below Video - it is the same information] What Is Gutmaxxing? The basic promise sounds incredible. Improve your gut microbiome, and supposedly you coul