By Ross Pelton, RPh, PhD, CCNScientific Director, Essential Formulas Original Post Date: July 31, 2022 The most common nutritional deficiency in America, and increasingly worldwide, is […]

Recently, scientific studies have revealed another critical class of compounds named polyphenols that probiotic bacteria can utilize. Polyphenols are a large group of compounds that also occur primarily in plant-based foods, like dietary fibers. Over 8,000 polyphenols have been identified in various species of plants. Thus, polyphenols provide an extensive menu of potential “foods” for your probiotic bacteria.