Custom Blend: Keystone Strains

Think of L. Plantarum as your gut's peacekeeper. It helps keep the digestive environment balanced by crowding out the bacteria that cause bloating, gas, and discomfort, while strengthening the lining of your intestines so the bad stuff has a harder time taking hold.

Beyond digestion, this strain is a quiet multitasker. It supports your immune system, helps your body absorb iron and B vitamins more effectively, and has shown promising results for mood, sleep, and stress. For skin, it has been studied for its ability to calm acne, reduce eczema flares, support collagen production, and improve overall skin resilience from the inside out.

It is also a key part of our women's health blend, where it works alongside B. Infantis to help the immune system find its balance.

This strain is a workhorse for your gut and your nervous system. It helps break down dietary fibers, supports healthy bowel regularity, and reinforces the gut lining to protect against the kind of low grade inflammation that quietly wears the body down over time.

Where it really stands out is the gut brain connection. B. Longum has been studied for its ability to reduce perceived stress, ease anxiety, and support a more balanced mood. It works best when paired with L. Helveticus, which is exactly how Karen uses it in her formulations.

L. Helveticus is best known for what it does at the intersection of stress, sleep, and the nervous system. It supports the gut brain axis in a way that has shown real results for reducing anxiety and depression scores in clinical settings, and it works particularly well alongside B. Longum.

Beyond mood support, this strain helps lower blood pressure naturally, improves how well your body absorbs nutrients and omega 3 fatty acids, and supports immune function. It has also shown promise for improving sleep quality, particularly in older adults.

B. Infantis is one of the most important strains for babies and young children. It is specifically adapted to digest the complex carbohydrates in breast milk that human cells cannot break down on their own, which is why it colonizes the infant gut so effectively.

For infants it helps reduce colic, supports healthy digestion, and plays an important role in training the developing immune system. It also produces short chain fatty acids that strengthen the gut barrier and reduce intestinal inflammation, making it beneficial well beyond infancy.

L. Casei is a reliable all-rounder. It supports digestion, helps maintain gut barrier function, and has been shown to relieve constipation and IBS symptoms. It also helps reduce the digestive disruption that often comes with antibiotic use.

Beyond the gut, it supports immune function, has shown potential for reducing inflammation and improving mood, and may help with skin hydration and eczema symptoms.

L. Gasseri is one of the most studied strains for weight management. Research shows it can help reduce abdominal fat, body weight, and waist circumference in as little as 12 weeks by influencing gut microbiota, reducing fat absorption, and supporting healthy metabolism.

It is also a core part of a healthy vaginal microbiome, where it helps prevent bacterial vaginosis, fights infections, and may help lower the risk of HPV. For digestion it reduces bloating, manages constipation, and eases IBS symptoms. It also supports immune function and may help with stress and cholesterol levels.

L. Crispatus is considered one of the most protective strains for vaginal health. It produces lactic acid to maintain the slightly acidic environment that keeps harmful bacteria and fungi from gaining a foothold, including the bacteria responsible for bacterial vaginosis and Candida.

It also forms its own protective biofilm on the vaginal wall, prevents pathogens from adhering to vaginal cells, and helps calm inflammation without overreacting to normal stimuli. Think of it as the quiet guardian of long term vaginal resilience and comfort.

Bacillus Coagulans is a hardy, spore-forming strain that survives stomach acid better than most probiotics, which means it actually makes it to where it needs to go. It is particularly effective for IBS, helping to significantly reduce abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation.

It also supports immune function, reduces inflammatory markers, improves nutrient and amino acid absorption when taken with protein, and has shown potential for reducing pain and stiffness associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

• Avoid synthetic nomcaloric sweeteners aspartame, Sucralose, and saccharine

• Avoid emulsifying agent such as polysorbate 80 and carboxymethylcellulose

• Choose organic foods whenever possible

• Avoid all wheat and grains and be prepared for the opioid withdrawal process that accompanies this dietary change.

• Avoid or minimize drugs, including stomach acid-blocking drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, and statin cholesterol drugs.

• Replace essential nutrients, with herbal, wild food blends especially for you

• drink clove green tea, to rebuild a healthy intestinal mucus barrier

• Begin a four-week course of turmeric root and ginger we formulated just for this plan

• Start your customized probiotic yogurt

• include at least one homemade fermented food in your diet (We’ll show you how!)

• Start your own home fermentation efforts

• Start with small quantities of prebiotic fiber-rich wild foods especially recommended for you.

• build up to 20 grams of more of prebiotic fibers per day from a variety of sources to help cultivate bacterial species diversity.

• L. rueteri for skin smoother, recuced wrinkle depth, restoration fo youthful muscle and strength, deeper sleep, increased libido, appetite suppression, accelerated healing, increased empathy, reduced social anxiety, preservation of bone density.

• L.rueteri and L. casei for deeper and longer sleep, reduced stress and enhanced imune function

• B. coagulans for reduced inflammation and arthritis pain.

• L.helveticus and B. longum for reduced anxiety, improved mood, reduced depression.

• L.casei for enhanced mental clarity and focus

• L. reuteri and L. gasseri for weight loss and reduced waist size

• L.reuteri and B. coagulant for increased strength and accelerated recovery in athletes

• B.infantis for mothers to pass on tot their babies at birth and breastfeeding to reduce the number of infant bowel movements reduce colic, and improve sleep and long term health

• L.reuteri, L. gasseri, and B. coagulans found in the Super Gut SIB O yogurt for eradication of SIBO