What Are Synbiotics? | GutDr Mini-Explainer

Synbiotics have been shown to provide real health benefits and are becoming increasingly popular. But what exactly is a synbiotic? Can you just mix probiotics and prebiotics together to make a synbiotic?

00:00 Introduction
00:25 The ISAPP definition of a synbiotic
01:29 What is a complementary synbiotic?
01:54 What is a synergistic synbiotic?
02:09 Testing of synbiotics & caveats
02:39 Applications of synbiotics
02:52 Breastmilk as a natural synbiotic

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I find your content easy to understand with animation. I recently watch your video about abdominal bloating and it is so clear. Hope you can explain more about ascites.

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Can GERD cause bad breath, even from the nose, that smells like feces when you also have chronic constipation/ intestinal blockage and hemorrhoids?

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