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I normally take a probiotic supplement (Natrol BioBeads) to help with a lifelong struggle with an irritable GI system.  It runs in the family.  I've never cared for most dairy foods (the thought makes me nauseated) so yogurt is out of the question.  Besides, the BioBeads have worked wonderfully for me (as long as I remember to take them! Jasmine! 

When he was a baby, we had to give him yogurt whenever he was on antibiotics for his ears.  He eventually got ear tubes installed when he was 10 months old and the endless infections stopped.  Since then, we've bought yogurt once in a while, but it's not been a regular part of the diet.  Guess we'll have to change that!!! That's great! But I just want to let you know that Activia isn't any better or more probiotic than any other yoghurts. In fact, a lot of those "active yoghurt" brands are super processed and then have the probiotics put back in (which to me seems ludicrous). Dannon claims that theirs is better because it contains Bifidus regularis (or whatever other strain they name). This is just a lab-cultured strain of Bifidiobacterium spp. that is already found in all yogurt.

ALL yoghurts have probiotics. That's what turns milk into yoghurt. Shelf life ad added sugars may decrease the active strains by the time you eat it. You are better off buying a plain unprocessed organic yoghurt and adding fruit, jam or honey right before eating (I like it plain). Dark organic maple syrup is a current favourite addition of mine.

That said, if he won't eat the more unprocessed kind keep giving him activia! I just wanted you to know it's probably not more potent than other brands.PS. If you don't eat dairy their are other "live" foods you can add to your diet which contain probiotics, including but not limited to sauerkraut, brined pickles, miso, and kombucha, but they must be of the unpasteurised "live" variety. [QUOTE=Gimpy-a-gogo]PS. If you don't eat dairy their are other "live" foods you can add to your diet which contain probiotics, including but not limited to sauerkraut, brined pickles, miso, and kombucha, but they must be of the unpasteurised "live" variety.[/QUOTE]

I know, I know... but I just can't "stomach" those things.  The smell alone of most fermented stuff just makes me want to retch. No....alcohol is not probiotic. It actually kills probiotics in your gut. [QUOTE=Gimpy-a-gogo]That's great! But I just want to let you know that Activia isn't any better or more probiotic than any other yoghurts. In fact, a lot of those "active yoghurt" brands are super processed and then have the probiotics put back in (which to me seems ludicrous). Dannon claims that theirs is better because it contains Bifidus regularis (or whatever other strain they name). This is just a lab-cultured strain of Bifidiobacterium spp. that is already found in all yogurt.

ALL yoghurts have probiotics. That's what turns milk into yoghurt. Shelf life ad added sugars may decrease the active strains by the time you eat it. You are better off buying a plain unprocessed organic yoghurt and adding fruit, jam or honey right before eating (I like it plain). Dark organic maple syrup is a current favourite addition of mine.

That said, if he won't eat the more unprocessed kind keep giving him activia! I just wanted you to know it's probably not more potent than other brands.[/QUOTE]

For the time being, we're gonna go with the convenience of prepackaged, preflavored stuff.  I've got to get them used to eating yogurt first.  Perhaps we'll get more adventurous as time goes on. [QUOTE=Gimpy-a-gogo]No....alcohol is not probiotic. It actually kills probiotics in your gut.[/QUOTE]


I know alcohol isn'tWe in North America have such a tortured relationship with food."Bifidus regularis" [QUOTE=arriscolwell]"Bifidus regularis"
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