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{"id":5129,"date":"2023-11-03T17:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixitstage.com\/kellmanmd\/probiotics-vs-prebiotics-is-there-a-difference\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:24:51","slug":"probiotics-vs-prebiotics-is-there-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixitstage.com\/kellmanmd\/probiotics-vs-prebiotics-is-there-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"PROBIOTICS VS. PREBIOTICS: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"tgMH9T\">\n<div class=\"HW6ttf\">\n<header class=\"PhCafd\">\n<div class=\"PKQ95p\">\n<div class=\"MbPQSQ\">\n<div class=\"a5JqMF\">\n<div class=\"hSZsuG\">One of the questions I get asked most often is about the difference between <em>probiotics <\/em>and <em>prebiotics.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"VQDdIN\">\n<div class=\"moHCnT\">\n<div class=\"moHCnT\">\n<div class=\"fTEXDR\" data-rce-version=\"10.144.0\">\n<div class=\"tw3v6\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"--ricos-text-color: rgb(var(--textParagraphColor-rgb)); --ricos-text-color-tuple: var(--textParagraphColor-rgb); --ricos-action-color: rgb(var(--postButtonBackgroundColor)); --ricos-action-color-tuple: var(--postButtonBackgroundColor); --ricos-background-color: rgb(var(--postBackgroundColor)); --ricos-background-color-tuple: var(--postBackgroundColor); --ricos-fallback-color: #000000; --ricos-fallback-color-tuple: 0, 0, 0; 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These are two different items, though, and the difference between them is actually pretty interesting. Not to mention that understanding the distinction can help you take significant steps to enhance your health, increase your energy, boost your mood, sharpen your mind, and shed any excess weight you want to get rid of.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-esra1\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-lvl5\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Probiotics and Prebiotics Support Your Microbiome<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-73tqr\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-ajjue\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Probiotics and prebiotics are both important because they help support your <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">microbiome, <\/em>the community of trillions of bacteria that live within your body, helping it function at peak health and wellness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-9j312\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-5med3\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Think of your microbiome as the site of an ongoing battle over territory. The friendly bacteria and the unfriendly bacteria are constantly jostling for dominance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-910f9\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-62bec\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">When friendly bacteria predominate, you glow with health. Your weight stays at a healthy level, your metabolism hums, your energy overflows, and you feel optimistic, clear, and focused. Your immune system is in terrific shape, helping stave of infections and illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-339dm\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">When unfriendly bacteria dominate, however, you struggle along. You gain weight and can\u2019t seem to lose it. You crave sugar. You\u2019re vulnerable to yeast infections, not to mention colds, flu, acne, and numerous other symptoms. You feel fatigued and can experience what I call feeling tired and wired. You might struggle with anxiety and depression. The unfriendly bacteria that have hijacked your microbiome are undermining your health and well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-4g10u\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">So how do you eliminate the unfriendly bacteria that\u2019s making you feel crummy and preventing you from losing weight? You can take probiotics to add millions of friendly bacteria to your microbiome and prebiotics to nourish the friendly bacteria that\u2019s already in your gut.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-carh8\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-a1c4j\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Probiotics <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Replenish<\/em> and Prebiotics <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Nourish<\/em> Friendly Bacteria<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-57qdg\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-k86n\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Probiotics<\/strong> can be found in capsules, powders, or foods that actually contain live friendly bacteria. You can buy probiotic capsules and powders at health-food stores or online. You can find live bacteria in such probiotic foods as yogurt, kefir (fermented milk), kombucha (a fermented drink), sauerkraut, kimchee (a Korean fermented cabbage), and pickled vegetables of all types.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-a5mkb\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-a12pn\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">If you want to take a probiotic in capsule or powder form, take one pill or packet a day. Look for the following qualities:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<ul class=\"e0ul2 YY-zb\">\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-9r2on\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">It should contain these three types of Lactobacillus: <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">acidophilous, rameneses, planataris.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-aqskb\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">It should contain different types of <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Bifidobacter.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-f6to8\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">It\u2019s a bonus if your probiotic contains <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Acidophilus reuterii.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-6sim4\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">It should contain between 50 billion and 200 billion bacteria\u2014the more, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-35eie\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Prebiotics<\/strong> feed your friendly bacteria and help them proliferate on their own. I think of taking probiotics as the equivalent of restocking a pond with fish. Taking prebiotics, by contrast, is like nourishing and supporting the fish that are already in the pond.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-ciecu\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-kaub\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">You can buy prebiotics in the form of capsules and powders. Here are some I recommend that are especially helpful for weight loss:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<ul class=\"e0ul2 YY-zb\">\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-de8l4\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Cal-mag butyrate, 200 to 300 mg, one to two times a day Butyrate is both a prebiotic and a weight loss supplement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-a55k0\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Inulin powder: 4 to 6 grams a day, divided into two doses<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_5EHX7\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: AUTO; margin-inline-start: 1.5em; list-style-type: disc;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p id=\"viewer-9n562\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 2.2em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Arabinogalactans, 500 to 1000 mg, two times a day<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-e6ule\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">You can also look for a combination of inulin and arabinogalacatans.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-dqu50\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-be5mu\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Foods that contain lots of natural prebiotics include what I call the Microbiome Superfoods: asparagus, carrots, garlic, Jerusalem artichoke, jicama, leeks, okra, onion, radishes, and tomatoes, as well as the Microbiome Superspices, turmeric and cinnamon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<div id=\"viewer-f5lkt\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<h4 id=\"viewer-eodi4\" class=\"VQNbs EGKQY YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.1em);\"><span class=\"NKkSo\">MICROBIOME MEDICINE<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<h4 id=\"viewer-fqon1\" class=\"VQNbs EGKQY YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.1em);\"><span class=\"NKkSo\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-5dvik\" class=\"-kA22 pbpjT YY-zb _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; line-height: max(0.8em, 1.7em);\"><span class=\"k6Gbk\">Now that you understand what probiotics and prebiotics can do for you, make sure you take advantage of your new knowledge. Take a daily probiotic capsule or powder, consume a fermented food or beverage every day, and load up on prebiotic-rich Microbiome Superfoods. Your weight, mood, mental clarity, and overall health will improve significantly. If you\u2019re looking for a specialist or a gastroenterologist in NYC, contact us!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the questions I get asked most often is about the difference between probiotics and prebiotics. I get it: the names sound pretty similar, and just from the name, it\u2019s hard to tell exactly what either one of them is. 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