Can Probiotics Help You Lose Weight?

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Dr. Eric Bakker, Naturopath from New Zealand here. Thanks for coming back. Let's talk about probiotics, and let's talk about obesity. In 2013, studies were conducted that found that there was definitely a link between the microbiome and how big a person was. They found that the larger a person was, the more disordered their gut function was, in terms of the bacterial content. They found that healthier, leaner people tend to have a more stable microbiome than people who were obese, who tended to have a mixed mash of different species.

It's very, very, very important that you've got a good microbiome, okay? It's more important than having a big bank account, to be honest, okay? You could have $1 billion in the bank, but if you've got a really crappy digestive system, you're not going to last the week out. So all that money's going to buy you what? You can buy Greenland, you can buy anything you want, but you can't buy a good gut. You've got to develop that gut with your lifestyle and your diet.

Ample studies now show that there is definitely a link between the microbiome, our bacteria in here, and obesity. We can't say it's the cause, but we can definitely see there's an association between the two, okay? For example, we can't say that a fire truck causes a fire, but we can definitely say there's association. Every time we see a fire, we see a fire track. There's something going on there. Those two guys get on well together. Well, we see the same with the disordered bowel and dysbiosis and obesity, okay? We can't say that it caused the obesity, but the association is strong. And over the years, will come out more and more and more.

For example, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, one of my favorite, Lactobacillus, has definitely been linked now with several smaller studies. I think it's even published in the British Journal of Nutrition. It's actually published there that it aids in weight loss. So it's one of the reasons also why I like Lactobacillus rhamnosus because it stabilizes the gut. It powerfully improves the immune response in the gut, helps to drive down many different species of bad bacteria and yeasts. I put that one in my Candida restore for that reason because I looked at the research behind Lactobacillus rhamnosus, so I know it's a good one.

There's no doubt about it. The feedback I get from people who remain on probiotics, particularly women... Women tend to lose a little bit more weight, I find, faster on a probiotic than a male does. Don't know why, but I've just noticed that association, and the studies also back that up. Maybe it's because women take the supplements more regularly, or women aren't downing a can of beer in front of football five or six nights a week or whatever, but there'll be some kind of reason going on there. I'm sounding really sexist now, am I? I'd better stop. But the association is certainly there, okay?

The question is, can probiotics help you lose weight? I think they can. But, remember, the four things that they also discovered interesting. When a person went from lean to obese, they found these four key factors to be very, very interesting. Increased caloric value of the diet. So a person just ate more food, basically. The inclusion of artificial sweeteners in the diet, which is also now linked to increased incidence of stroke and obesity. If you're drinking... If you're having artificials in your sugar, if you're having artificial sugars in your diet, you need beating around the head with a soft object, okay? Like a pillow over something. So the artificial sweeteners, the higher calories, and the other one was a disrupted diurnal rhythm. A person who's not sleeping properly, or they're shift working. These sorts of people have a big problem often maintaining a good body weight. If you have got a body issue, a size issue, and you're a shift worker, it's probably time that you got rid of that job because it could be slowly killing you, all right?

So take a probiotic. If you've got a weight issue, make sure that you take a probiotic on a regular basis because it could make a big difference. Make sure you get sleep, okay? Get plenty of sleep, cut the high fat diet down. You don't want lots of fat in your diet, coconut fat or crap like that. Small amounts are good all right? And also reduce your food intake. It's basic stuff.

The last thing I'll leave you with is to complement the probiotic is the prebiotic foods in your diet, which I've spoken about many times on this channel. Just do a search for prebiotic foods. Thanks for tuning in. Don't forget to click on the link if you want my free paper. Thank you.

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[Fred]

Nurse practitioner gave me Nystatin and I started taking probiotics and I found myself eating less and loosing inches though i haven't hit a scale yet

[bogomilstoynov]

Hello Eric, I believe you've talked abou how good coconut oil is, especially with candida, have you changed your mind or were you referring to an overconsumption of that fat like on KETO. If so, what daily amount should I consume roughly?

Thank you for your work, loyal fan right here!

[olcia]

Hi, is oral thrush a symptom of a candida die off? My doctor told me to just get off the probiotics but he didn't seem like he knew much at all about probiotics, he was even surprised it helped with my bloating issues I've had. I've been on antibiotics on and off for years since I was young, at least once or twice a year, every year. My diet wasn't very either- up until about last year, and I've had recurring yeast infections for a good few years aswell, I've started taking probiotics 2 weeks ago and I've been feeling very sick, white tongue, headaches, thirst, phlegm, bad cough etc. Could this be all due to the die off? And how long does a die off last?