The Anti-Viral Gut Quotes

“When I prescribe a probiotic, I’ll usually tell my patients to start with a quarter or half dose and increase gradually to the full amount over three to four weeks so that their body has time to get used to it.”
― Robynne Chutkan, The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside Out

“The probiotic I use the most in my practice is Visbiome, which contains eight strains of live bacteria and is considered a high-potency medical food.”
― Robynne Chutkan, The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside Out

“Most robust probiotics contain several different bacterial strains designed to work together, since different strains have different functions and no one strain can provide all the benefits. Choose a probiotic with enteric coating to protect the bacteria”
― Robynne Chutkan, The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside Out

“Probiotics on the market generally contain from one billion to nine hundred billion colony forming units (CFUs). Pick one with at least fifty billion CFUs of the two most important groups of probiotic bacteria: Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria.”
― Robynne Chutkan, The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside Out