Collin County Living Well Magazine Summer 2014 | Page 35

chronic candidiasis (a yeast-overgrowth issue), you would
not want to take a probiotic containing any yeast-derived
strains such as Saccharomyces and ingredients termed
“pre-biotics” such as fructoligosaccharides (FOS, a sugar
which provides fuel for most good bacteria) because of the
simple fact that yeast and fungal organisms also survive on
sugars in addition to using yeast itself as a source of food.
Your Take Home Message: The research supports the digestive and weight loss claims of probiotics. “There’s definitely a reason