Nutrilite Stress Relief Probiotic Review

The research for this product is thin. Only one human study involved any of its ingredients for bloating and irregularity. In that well-run trial, 156 adults with bloating and constipation took either a placebo or a blend of five probiotic strains for two weeks. The blend included Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37, the main strain in this product, along with four other strains, at a total of 2.5 billion live bacteria a day ^[1]. The blend did not reduce bloating or the study's other main measures compared with the placebo ^[1]. A later look at the data, not planned at the start, suggested people taking the blend had less gas ^[1]. Because Lpc-37 was tested only as part of a mix, for a short time, in a single trial, we cannot say whether it helps or fails on its own. This label lists its strains by weight rather than by live bacteria count, so it is unclear whether it matches the studied amount. No human studies were found for the other strain, Bifidobacterium animalis lactis B420, or for the melon juice concentrate or superoxide dismutase for this goal. Animal and cell studies are never counted.

Superoxide dismutase is the only ingredient here, and it is a smaller ingredient in this product. Seven of the ten panelists spoke about it, and only one of them says he personally uses it, mainly because his body makes little of its own, and he has also said he gets it from chlorella and through exosome delivery. The rest are neutral and describe it as an antioxidant enzyme the body makes that fights free radicals and weakens with age, with some noting that cold exposure and certain plant compounds raise it. One panelist adds that copper and zinc make up the enzyme. No one gave a dose, a preferred form beyond those sources, or a caution, and no one said they stopped using it.