Garden of Life Probiotics for Men - Dr Formulated 50 Billion CFU Probiotic + Prebiotic Fiber for Men's Digestive & Immune Health, 15 Strains, Daily Constipation Relief, Gas & Bloating, 30 Capsules

Helps with anxiety and insomnia!

This probiotic is awesome! I've been using it off and on for about 2 years now, but had previously purchased it from a local vitamin store. I had started taking this 2 years ago to help with constipation & slow digestion issues. At the time, I was experiencing withdrawal symptoms after stopping long term use of an herbal supplement called valerian. The withdrawal symptoms I had were high heart rate, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and insomnia. When I first started taking this probiotic, I noticed it helped me feel more calm & helped me sleep better. I researched online and found that probiotics help calm the nervous system and that's definitely true with this probiotic. To help me with sleep, I find it helpful to take this with a glass of wine on an empty stomach in the evening before dinner. When I do that, I pretty much sleep straight through the night! Also I discovered it helps lower my high blood pressure. Normally I get white coat syndrome where my blood pressure goes up when I have a doctors appointment, even though I take blood pressure medicine. After using this probiotic, my blood pressure is lower & I have much more normal readings when I see my doctor. Also, one time at work I was already very busy & stressed out when I got some news that caused me to feel panicked and more stressed out and I started getting a headache. Luckily I had my bottle of this probiotic with me and took a pill. After about 1-2 hours, I started to feel more calm and my headache was alleviated! I'm so glad I found this probiotic and will continue to use it

109 persons found it helpful

This product cleared my eczema completely!!!

I have suffered with eczema on my hand and fingers for over 20 years, My Allergist recommend this brand and I started taking it and with in a month, my eczema started to clear up, After 3 months I no longer have any at all. I asked my allergist about it and she said it was because it supports your immune system. Thank you sooooo much Garden of life

68 persons found it helpful

A Great Probiotic Formulated by the Great Doctor David Pelmutter. It Works! Enjoy!

Years ago my son, a Physician Assistant for a Neurosurgeon recommended that I read a book by David Pelmutter, M.D. called Brain Maker. I took my son's advice and was so impressed that I read a couple more of the doctor's books and those of many others as well. Pelmutter is the Doctor behind this Garden of Life Probiotic. This best selling author is the only doctor in American who has the credentials of both a board certified neurologist and fellow of the American College of Nutrition. I am glad I listened to both my son and Dr. Pelmutter's advice and learned about what gut flora, probiotics, and prebiotics are and why I needed this product. This is the only product that I trust to help me keep my gut flora in balance. I have been taking this product for years and I feel so much better than I did before I started using them. There are a lot of products out there that make some wild claims, but I only believe this Doctor and this product. I recommend that you read the aforementioned book and look at the ingredients of this product as compared to others. This product works. My digestive system works much better since I started taking it. My wife is a nurse and she was so impressed with how this product helped me that she started taking the Garden of Life Probiotic recommended for women. I recommend this product without reservation to family, friends, and others who need to balance their gut bacteria. I also recommend that you read this product formulator's books. I am glad my son recommended Pelmutter's book, that I read it, that I understand the importance of balanced gut flora and that I began taking this product so many years ago. Enjoy

67 persons found it helpful

So Far So Good!

I usually have very uncomfortable stomach issues every single morning after I get out of bed. Not sure if I have IBS or not, but that's what it seems like. I went through several tests last year to rule out H-Pylori, and other things. All test results came back “within normal range”. Very frustrating. A coworker recommended these. So I took my first capsule this morning. It's been an hour, and my stomach doesn't have that bloated gassy feeling like it always does! I'll keep taking these every morning and will post an update. Gave it a 4 star rating right now. If they do the trick, I'll bump it up to a 5. I don't know why people are saying the capsules have a chemical smell. I don't notice any smell at all. Anyhow... onward! Hoping they work!!! Update one week later... I've been taking one capsule every morning. With the exception of one stomach episode, I've been feeling a lot better every day! I usually get very fatigued mid afternoon, but I've noticed my energy level is much better, and my mood doesn't feel so run down. These probiotics just might be working!

57 persons found it helpful

Needs no refrigeration, contains several strains and plenty CFU

I'm a big fan of the Garden of Life lineup, and this is no exception. I normally take their RAW probiotic, which has twice the CFUs as this, but this doesn't need refrigeration, thus is more convenient. At 50 million, this bottle contains a lot, and more than many others. However, one must remember that this is a supplement, and eating an ounce or two of sauerkraut probably contains significantly more CF

50 persons found it helpful

Less total farts and less smelly farts

My wife said to leave a review here saying it saved our marriage. Used to fart a lot and nasty style. Now much less frequent and less smog in the house

47 persons found it helpful

Too Much of a Good Thing

I took this for a year or two, thinking I was doing a good thing. It has tons of CFUs... 50 billion! More is better, right? I recently took a test from Viome and discovered that my gut diversity level was in the bottom 5%. I realize its largely because I took these... flooding my gut with a ton of just a few types of bacteria. You need lots and lots of different types, but taking the same probiotic in massive amounts makes just a few strands dominate and causes problems... imbalance! Perhaps you may say its just a coincidence, but consider this... you typically have similar gut conditions to the people you live with. My wife just got her results... top 95% of diversity... the total opposite. She doesn't take a probiotic. Also, I have not taken any antibiotics in over 15 years, so that's not a factor. I stopped taking this and switched to the custom probiotics that is made just for you by Viome. Far more expensive, but I've noticed results, quite dramatically. My anxiety is down significantly, despite massive work stress with my employee quitting and my boss getting fired and me having to cover all 3 positions. I think these could be good for a limited period... 1-3 months, but based on what I know now, if you are not going to take a custom probiotic, then perhaps a rotation of totally different varieties that have lower CFU counts would be better. Also, spend time outside in the dirt and eat foods that help... probiotic and prebiotic foods

33 persons found it helpful

Good product, wasteful packaging

I've upped my probiotic regime lately and these work great, for me at least. I like the container it comes in too, the pill bottle is unique but underutilized. The 30 capsules don't even take half of the room in the bottle. I would rather see these with 60 instead of 30 capsules in it, it would be less wasteful and could be a better deal for the customer as well since we'd just be buying one bottle in place of two

14 persons found it helpful

Has worked wonders for my son

I take the women's version & it has worked so well for me that I got some for my adult son who has had issues since his teens. This has helped him so much within just a few days of starting it. His hour long bathroom run has been cut down to 5-10 minutes

13 persons found it helpful

Helps with heartburn

My husband gets heartburn every day. He takes a prescription, pantoprozole, which helps but he still gets heartburn in the evening. I read that this helps with stomach issues including heartburn, so we tried it. I was very surprised that it does actually help. He usually drinks some alkaseltzer every night before bed, but after starting this probiotic it helped already on the second day. Now he occasionally drinks alkaseltzer but only about once a week. That is a big difference from every night

13 persons found it helpful