September 7th, 2021
Postbiotics are a growing research topic for gut health experts but what does a postbiotic do? When pre- and probiotics work together in the gut, there is a fermentation process that occurs in which the outcome is postbiotic. We used to call them “waste products.” But these postbiotics aren’t a waste! Postbiotics can be made…
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September 7th, 2021
Vegetables and fermented foods high in probiotics should be the goal when seeking to increase postbiotics for optimal gut health. The foods highest in probiotics are like signposts telling us which foods have the most postbiotic potential. They include fermented foods like pickles, buttermilk, kefir, miso soup, sauerkraut, sourdough bread, tempeh — and did we…
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September 7th, 2021
The main benefit of tributyrin include getting postbiotic butyrate to your colon faster. Butyrate is the end-game for gut health, but getting enough can be difficult. Butyrate can break down before it reaches the colon, where the real work happens. With tributyrin, it’s able to bypass the stomach and release butyrate in both the small…
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September 7th, 2021
A postbiotic is the material that comes from your good gut bacteria after it has fermented the undigested fiber and resistant starch your body ingested from vegetables. That’s the short, easy answer when it comes to the question, “what is a postbiotic?” Let’s dive into the complete answer so that you know the difference between…
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September 7th, 2021
The best postbiotic is the kind that comes from a diet rich in fiber and resistant starch and produces butyrate. Better yet, the best of the best would be a diet so rich in fiber (vegetables), fermented foods (kimchi, pickles, sauerkraut), and resistant starch (sweet potatoes, oats, chilled rice, under-ripe bananas) that you never ever have…
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August 3rd, 2021
Still being researched, the gut health journey begins with asking what is tributyrin and where can I buy tributyrin supplements? The answer starts here: tributyrin is a triglyceride. This means it is a polyol – multiple hydroxyl groups – combined with three fatty acids. When these compounds work together, it helps the intestinal gut flora…
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August 3rd, 2021
Prebiotics are the fiber you get from vegetables and postbiotics are the bioactive compounds or byproducts that come from the good bacteria in your gut, “feeding” on the prebiotics. The difference between prebiotics and postbiotics goes a lot deeper than that. Maybe an oversimplification, but the basics are as follows: 1. You eat fibrous…
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August 3rd, 2021
Why should you care about prebiotics and postbiotics? By embracing prebiotics and postbiotics, you’re helping your gut help itself. Prebiotics and postbiotics represent deep nourishment that satisfies and balances the body from the inside out. Everyone has a health journey, and it always starts in the gut. Prebiotics feed the good bacteria in our gut.…
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June 25th, 2021
Compound Solutions sources better. We’re not just talking ingredients here; we want the best in everything. This means the best from people and for people. So when in May of 2021 our team member Spencer Lynn casually announced to the team that– immediately after finishing the Ironman Florida and the Goggins Challenge this past year…
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May 21st, 2021
Formulators, this is all about innovating for women’s health. Read on for a how-to guide on uniting low-carb, food-as-medicine and beauty into practical applications for women. Women drive up to 80% of a household’s purchases.* While this stat has held strong for 30 years, innovating for women’s health is finally taking hold with marketers. The…
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