Probiotics for Women & Prebiotics, 50 Billion CFU for Women’s Daily Digestive Vaginal & Immune Health
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So, I will be real with whoever reads this. I was having a very hard time getting rid of a BV episode that was on and off for almost a year and was starting to make me a Debbie downer with my love life. BV is when you get an imbalance of your flora fauna like a yeast infection, except you need antibiotics to get rid of. I tried all sorts of medication and gels prescribed by my Doctor almost every three weeks and was told that for some women, BV can be very hard to treat because there are limited antibiotics to use.\n\nMy doctor recommended taking a probiotic, but never told me what. So I looked up what probiotics are geared for my issue and this vitamin has 3 of the 4 that help with my situation.\n\nThis product does help me out SSSOOO much and resolved my problem. Of course, like any vitamin, you have to give this 4-6 weeks to get into your system, but I take this pill everyday and my boyfriend is very grateful too.\n\nSo I totally recommend it for women who have the same issue. We don’t like to talk about this stuff so I just hope this will help someone else out looking for a female probiotic.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It does exactly what it says. I researched what, when, where, how, why, and if I should I take Probiotics. I found that the minimum requirements for effectiveness is 50 billion and a minimum of 11 strains. A lot of products claim to meet those two guidelines. But when you look at the ingredients they have a list of stuff that has nothing to do do with Probiotics bottom line. A lot of scams out there with products claiming to be the real thing but they are full of herbs, vegetables, and other ingredients that are known only to them. If you want all those ingredients buy over the counter vitamins, which might be a lot cheaper. But you and me are looking at Probiotics for a reason. Remember to stay focused on that particular reason.\n\nI carefully compiled a list of over 125 products. Some had a few details on the ingredients and some had none. Yet, they all claimed to be Probiotics, which I quickly found out that it was not true. Anyway, if a particular product did not clearly list the required ingredients, I crossed it out from the list. Every product claims to be the best on the market. Don\'t fall for it. One product at the time was scratched from the list, until I found the right one for me and my medical issues.\n\nI decided to buy Garden if Life Probiotic. I made this choice after pouring many hours on research, which needed to meet specific criteria: 50 billion and 16 strains. Anything less than 50 billion isn\'t that effective for reaching my medical goals (see them listed somewhere else in this post).\nAnd of course, every ingredient that is contained in this product is clearly listed on the Amazon website. My doctor said that there was a lot of research on Probiotic products on neuroscience journals and how Probiotics could help me with my particular medical conditions, which the medical field had nothing else to to offer me. As a professional researcher, I had to get my hands, right away, on high quality journals on line. I read more than 15 articles from different journals. It took me a long time (over 2 weeks) because my cognitive difficulties (remembering, understanding, etc.). The research was well designed, the findings were consistent and they were well supported. If you feel the urgency to read research just go to Google and search for "Probiotics research on neuroscience journals." From there you get to pick and choose from a huge selection of journals. It\'s like a huge salad bar, with enough variety to satisfy anyone with an enormous hunger for information. It just doesn\'t get any better than that.\n\nNote: Insurance companies do not cover this product. It really is a disappointment but not enough to discourage me give up on my search for a light at the end of the tunnel.\n\nNext is affordability. Since my goal is to consistently take it every day for many years to come, I needed to to make sure it was affordable. This product is a winner!!! Since I\'m on a fixed income, I need to make sure that I wouldn\'t go broke in the process of trying to reconnect with my cognitive abilities and, maybe even restore some of my memories. If nothing else, based on the research, I truly believe that I\'ll be able to improve my cognitive skills and keep new memories. And that, ladies and gentlemen, IS THE BOTTOM LINE. The simple FACT is that I have been taking this product for just a few days and I can SEE SOME ENCOURAGING RESULTS. I wrote this post (a) without any hand written notes on the side to rely on, (b) without taking me for ever, and (c) without sweeting bullets connected with the frustration of not having a clue whether I was making any sense. Let me give you an example of how I feel right now. This is, indeed, like you are watching the Super Bowl game and your team is getting its asses kicked, badly (my doctors lack of resources to help me). You almost lose hope (will I loose my mind completely? how soon? What will happen to me when I can no longer think nor remember simple words or conversations with my loved ones?), but you don\'t give up. You heart is full of faith thinking that something can be done to win the game. As hard as it is, and with very little hope someone makes the perfect play (my doctor studying Probiotics for years and recently recommending to patients who had similar problems like mine. According to my doctor he was getting encouraging results) and you come back from the brinck of despair. The last day of the season, on the last second you find yourself being a part of of the winning team. You feel like you were present in the stadium with your team players when you won the Super Bowl (my the help of Probiotics). And you feel like life is returning to you and your steps are lighter, quicker, easier, and you have all the confidence of the world. Life seems to be returning to your mind and the future looks full of new possibilities and new adventures. I CAN THINK, ENGAGE IN SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT GETTING LOST, AND THAT\'S ONLY THE BEGINNING. I have faith that I am going to to have a great future. A future without fear. Please you all wish me good luck, and if you don\'t mind praying for a stranger pray that my new found hope on Probiotics really works.\nThank you for reading this long, mushy, and even corney post, but I am too excited. I just couldn\'t wait to share with the world. I hope others too can find new hope with this product. Nothing is guaranteed in this life. Not even Probiotics. It is just my own experience and nothing else.\nP. S. I\'m not being paid for my comments nor was asked to write this post.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've been using this product for just over a week and I LOVE this stuff. I was having digestive issues, as well as some issues with.. well an odor, which got worse during my cycle. After some research I concluded that the issue was likely a bacterial imbalance, and that probiotics with specific strains can typically take care of it. This product has both the good R's, Lacto Rhamnosus and Reuteri, which are important for vaginal health. It's working, the odor has ceased, and even my cycle is practically odorless. I don't type these words without a certain amount of embarrassment, obviously no one wants to know about my hoo-haw - but if you have a similar issue you should definitely try this product. My digestion is also much better, I'm no longer feeling bloated or irregular, and taking this has all but eliminated any gas issues I've had.\n\nThe product claims its shelf-stable, but I do keep mine in the fridge just to be safe. It arrived un-refriderated as well."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I don\'t normally leave a review on products, but I feel like I owe it to the girl that has been suffering like I once did, with no answers, not even from professionals. This stuff works. Look no further, just buy it.\n\nI spent over 1.5 years trying to solve my bloating issues. I was fine in the morning, but by dinner time my stomach would be swollen like a balloon. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING fixed it. I went on a FAD diet, I cut out dairy, soy, gluten, processed foods, you name it and I couldn\'t solve it. I randomly came across this in the flash of a Youtube video and took a chance on it on the whim. It took about 3 weeks before I really noticed a difference. A whole day would go by and suddenly I realized, "holy crap I didn\'t bloat today!\' It was so relieving I could have cried.\n\nI took them for 2 months and was hoping I solved my stomach issues. I stopped taking these for about 5 days and BOOM, the bloating was back and it was ANGRY. Long story short, if you\'ve been suffering and crying like I once did because I couldn\'t even wear a swimsuit in public without looking like I was overdue and expecting triplets...just buy it. It\'s worth every penny. :) Hope this helps anyone who went through similar to what I did xoxo'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2015', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Did the milk ferment test. If many don't know you take one capsule mixed with a small amount of milk and let it sit out for 24-48 hrs. If it starts to curdle you know you have a good probiotic. So I know for sure that the bacteria is LIVE like advertised! As you can see in the picture it curdled so much more than any other probiotic I've done this with. In exactly 24hrs! With only ONE capsule.\nAside from that I have had no ugly side effects like some have when first starting a probiotic. No stomach cramps, or urgencies. I make sure to drink plenty of water with them. And so should everyone!\nIt has helped my chronic indigestion, IBSd & bouts of IBSc. Great product, I buy this every month along with the woman’s vitamins. This brand is great.\n\nThe probiotics from Garden of Life really have made my life a lot less stressful due to stomach issues. No more cramping, long term bloating, rushing to the bathroom, being in there forever. I mean with hormones in women it can send things out of whack. This is also great to take with antibiotics about 2 hours after"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "These worked great. I take one of these with one pill of Mercola Complete probiotics first thing in the AM before breakfast (when I first wake up) and they have helped with stomach issues. For more than a month I was suffering from indigestion and couldn't eat anything without being severely bloated and getting acid reflux. I was eating one small meal a day because everything made me sick but once I treated the symptoms, I started taking these probiotics in the morning to cushion my GI tract and aid digestion and bloating. So far so good. This is my second bottle. It seems to also help with constipation and promoted regular bowel movement.\n\nPlease Note that there seems to be different concentrations sold. The one sold on Amazon has 50 billion (248 mg) of probiotics vs the one I've gotten from Target/natural food stores have a lower concentration of 40 billion (240 mg) of probiotics. Both have 2021 expiration when purchased in September 2019."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was really excited about this product, but initiated a return immediately upon delivery. This product is packaged in a plastic “no 7” bottle. Number 7 is a catch-all plastic, one of the most toxic plastics and is known for contaminating it’s contents. It’s a shame that Garden of Life chose this packaging when so many of their other products come in glass containers. Wrong container for well-informed, health conscious consumers.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Absolutely unacceptable... container arrived with only 14 (READ: FOURTEEN) pills in a bottle labeled to contain 30 capsules. I’d read reviews claiming counts were slightly short. I assumed there was some degree of human error involved. NOPE. As a breastfeeding mum, I’m uncomfortable taking ANY of these pills... forced to proceed under the assumption that (despite shipping with a plastic seal) this has been tampered with. GET IT TOGETHER, Amazon. I’ve now had run-ins with fraudulent vitamins, skin care products, makeup, BABY BOTTLES (oh yes, earlier this year I received fraudulent Dr. Brown’s bottles — shipped by Amazon, NOT a 3rd party seller). Your casual unwillingness to take responsibility for your actions (and those of your vendors) is exhausting.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I can’t even use this product! When I lift the cap open, the strong chemical smell from the plastic container, knocks me over! So I thought, well maybe… that smell hasn’t leached into the capsules?!?! Unfortunately when I put a capsule in my mouth the smell is so strong and I can actually smell and taste the chemical taste on the capsule! I am shocked that a probiotic that seems to be such a quality one, would use this type of plastic to contain it! I will have to return it! ☹️'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It does not make any sense that Garden of Life uses very toxic plastic #7 container with BPA for their health products. This defeats the purpose. The study shows that plastic #3, #6, and #7 contain very harmful chemicals that leach into anything that touches those plastic containers. They also strongly state that these plastics should be avoided. Garden of Life need to stop using such toxic plastic containers.'}]