Ingredient
Lactobacillus brevis
The evening probiotic
Kids 52 mg · Adults 104 mg per sachet
A fifth probiotic species, added on its own to the evening sachets: 52 mg in Dream PM (kids) and 104 mg in Restore PM (adults), on top of the four species in xoBiome MoodBalance.
- Form
- Single-species probiotic culture, in Dream PM (kids) and Restore PM (adults) only
- Why it is in this sachet
- Of 91 human gut bacteria tested in the laboratory, it made the most GABA, which is why it is in the evening sachet and not the morning one.
Read more in The Gut-Brain Connection
- Five probiotic species and the research behind eachL. helveticus, L. rhamnosus, L. plantarum, B. breve and L. brevis: the studies, the strains they used, and why strain matters.
- What a probiotic actually does in the gutWhat gut bacteria actually do: finish digesting food, take up space, work alongside the immune system and make vitamins, and how gut and brain signal.
- How the gut talks to the brain: the gut-brain axis in plain EnglishThe vagus nerve, serotonin made in the gut, and the bacteria that join the conversation. What is established, what is animal work, and what is still open.