The Shaky Science of Probiotic Supplements

You may be better off with kimchi and kombucha

Markham Heid
Heated
Published in
6 min readAug 26, 2019

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Photo by Roger Harris/Science Photo Library for Getty Images

The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms. They carpet the skin, coat the nose and mouth, and saturate the gastrointestinal tract. Researchers have long recognized that these microbes — particularly the ones in the gut — play a role in human health. But it wasn’t until June 2012 that the veil was truly…

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Markham Heid
Heated

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.