Humanity is at an inflection point in the worsening global obesity crisis. Unhealthy diets and overeating are having devastating effects on our worldwide community. Currently, only 1-in-8 Americans is achieving optimal metabolic health, and the rate of obesity around the world has tripled since 1975.^1-2 If we don’t take practical action immediately, we will be overwhelmed by impossible healthcare costs and capacity limitations within medical care, not to mention a dramatic decrease in both global quality of life and human lifespan.

The use of dietary supplements has been part of many people’s daily health regimens for decades. Typically, these supplements are included in the diet to ensure a sufficient intake of vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients that one needs to maintain overall good health. Those seeking help to lose weight have consistently turned to dietary supplements over the years, though in many cases promises of weight loss—of finding that ‘magic pill’—have led to unnecessary expense and repeated disappointments.

We are lucky to be living in an era where modern science is unlocking new tools which can be used to take back our health, look and feel great, and increase wellness-based longevity.

Today, many supplements targeting weight loss include botanical extracts,fibers and various types of proteins. More recently, we have seen an influx of probiotic- based supplements targeting improved metabolic health and weight control. Of note, however, is that all of the commercially-available probiotic strains on the market today addressing metabolic health concerns and weight management were originally isolated from the human gut.

Probiotic science has largely ignored native strains found in traditional fermented food sources and, instead, isolated and characterized strains discovered in the human microbiome.