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Proudly Made in the USA – Flourish Living Probiotics
E Pluribus Unum – Out of Many, One. More than just America’s motto, e pluribus unum captures the heart of Flourish living liquid probiotics – proudly made in the USA. In fact, our product is a living testament to unity in diversity, bringing together 11 synergistic strains of probiotic bacteria that grow together as one…
Menopause & Gut Health
Perimenopause and menopause can mark significant transitions in a woman's life, often accompanied by a range of physical and emotional symptoms. While hot flashes and mood swings are commonly recognized,...
Do You Need Prebiotics When Taking Probiotics?
When it comes to supporting a healthy gut, probiotics and prebiotics are two terms that often go hand in hand. But do you need prebiotics when taking probiotics to truly...
Menopause & Gut Health
Perimenopause and menopause can mark significant transitions in a woman's life, often accompanied by a range of physical and emotional symptoms. While hot flashes and mood swings are commonly recognized,...
Do You Need Prebiotics When Taking Probiotics?
When it comes to supporting a healthy gut, probiotics and prebiotics are two terms that often go hand in hand. But do you need prebiotics when taking probiotics to truly...
5 Ways to Flourish this Spring
To flourish is to be successful, to prosper, to grow. To flourish is to thrive! Springtime reminds us of new life, vigorous growth, change, and resilience. Spring has sprung, and...
Consuming Fermented Foods
Probiotic-rich foods play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy diet and supporting gut health. Consuming fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, miso, and kefir provides various health benefits due...
Prioritize Gut Health as your New Year’s Resolution
Happy 2025! Gut fit check! Where are we at with our resolutions? A new year is a new beginning, and many of us are committed to the resolutions we think...
Health Benefits of Probiotics for Children
There is no doubt that probiotics are widely known for supporting digestive health in adults, but did you know their benefits extend to children as well? Probiotics can benefit children...
Constipation in Children
Constipation can be a common issue among children and babies, often causing significant discomfort and distress for both the child and the caregivers. In fact, constipation in children is a...
Wobbly Bottles and Extra Active Batches Explained
Flourish Liquid Probiotics are Truly Living and Thriving Each bottle of Flourish is unique and filled with living, thriving probiotics! Our probiotics are never freeze-dried, unlike capsuled probiotics. They stay...
Probiotics for Constipation
Constipation affects millions of people of all ages worldwide every year. Fortunately, there is a science-backed natural option for helping to alleviate constipation — probiotics! Understanding Constipation Constipation is a...
Probiotics and Seasonal Allergies
As flowers bloom and the sun begins to shine brighter, many eagerly welcome the arrival of spring. However, for some, this beautiful season can bring along an unwelcome companion -...
Flourish Probiotics and Postbiotics
One of the most unique aspects of Flourish probiotics is the fact that Flourish contains naturally occurring beneficial postbiotics. If you haven't read our first blog on what postbiotics are,...
Antibiotics and Probiotics
Antibiotics and the Need for Probiotics The topic of antibiotics is one of duality. On one side of the coin, antibiotics provide a powerful and effective way to treat bacterial...
What are Postbiotics?
In recent years, the field of gut health has gone through many shifts in focus beyond just the importance of probiotics. Likely, if you're familiar with probiotics, you have also...
Prebiotics
Prebiotics Defined Since 2016, the International Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has defined prebiotics as “a selectively fermented ingredient that results in specific changes in the composition and/or activity...
SIBO
What is SIBO? Small intestine bacterial overgrowth, better known as SIBO, is a challenge that many Americans face every year. Although the small intestine is the longest section of the...
Take Probiotics This Cold and Flu Season!
Cold and flu season is upon us, and it's crucial to strengthen our immune systems to stay healthy. One effective and natural way to give your immune system a helping...
Probiotics for Athletes
Athletes are constantly seeking ways to improve their performance, whether through training, nutrition, or recovery strategies. An area that is gaining significant attention is the use of probiotics for athletes...
Chicken & Vegetable Soup Remix
Harvesting Wellness Savor the bountiful harvest in September. This delicious, hearty Chicken & Vegetable Soup is gut-friendly and makes plenty to share. If the kids are starting fall sports and...
Probiotics and Breastfeeding
New mothers undoubtedly dedicate themselves to providing the best care and nourishment for their little bundles of joy. While breastfeeding is already a remarkable way to offer optimal nutrition to...
Gut Health and Testosterone
Testosterone plays a vital role in men's health, but did you know that gut health and testosterone are connected? What is Testosterone? Testosterone is a sex hormone responsible for many...
Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?
Regular intake of food is required to live. It’s closely tied to culture, celebrations, emotions, and traditions. How you intake your food is a personal choice too. Consequently, whether you...
UTI and Yeast Infection Prevention with Probiotics
Urinary tract infections (UTI) and yeast infections are two of the most common types of infections that women experience. Often, these infections can be uncomfortable and painful and can even...
Gut-Healthy Traveling
What is gut-healthy traveling , you may wonder? Traveling to new places can impact your gut health for the worse, but probiotics can help prevent or reduce this unwanted distress! ...
Flourish & Synergy
What is Synergy? Synergy is defined as the cooperation of two or more organizations that produces a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. Bacteria are Naturally Synergistic....
Probiotics and the Immune System
Let's talk about probiotics and the immune system. Can supplementing with these tiny organisms help you stay healthy? School is in session, and the dark cold days of winter are...
Probiotics for Men
What are the “best” probiotics for men? In our blog post The Importance of Men’s Gut Health, we learn that a gut is not just a gut. Although men and women...
Getting Dirty
What if getting “dirty” is actually good for your health? You've probably heard the saying "A little dirt don't hurt!" Perhaps you’ve heard that running around outside barefoot can actually...
Cooked Apples & Oats Recipe
We've all heard the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." May I take you one warm, enticing step further? This Cooked Apples & Oats recipe has become...
Alcohol Use and Gut Health: A Crossroads
Have you ever wondered how alcohol use affects your gut health? As summertime approaches, kicking back on the deck with an ice-cold cocktail sound like a great way to end...
C-section Birth & the Microbiome
Giving birth is one of the most profound experiences of life, occurring every second of every day all over the world. It can also be one of the most overwhelming...
IBS
Do you, or does someone you know, suffer from IBS? Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects an estimated 10-15% of the American population. However, only 5-7% of those actually receive the diagnosis. ...
Endometriosis and the Gut, A Powerful Connection
Endometriosis. You've likely heard this term before, but do you know what it is? Perhaps you know someone who has been afflicted by this painful disorder. Or maybe, you’re an...
FODMAPs Explained
First of all, it’s important for us to highlight that the people who may benefit from a low FODMAP diet are those who suffer with irritable bowel syndrome or irritable...
Best Time to Take Probiotics
When is the best time to take my probiotic? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Many probiotic products on the market today have guidelines on when it's best to...
Autoimmune Disease and the Gut
As we continue to grow in depth of knowledge about gut health, let’s further our investigation about the immune system as it relates to autoimmune disease. We should begin with...
Why Liquid Probiotics?
Five Reasons to Love the Flexibility of Liquid Probiotics, and One Reason Not One of the great things about Flourish probiotic is the all-natural liquid nature of the supplement. But...
How to Choose a Probiotic
There are so many options! What are some of the key traits a good probiotic supplement should have to be most beneficial to you and your family? Before choosing a...
Gut-Brain Axis
The connection between the gut and the brain is a two-way street. This 'street' is referred to as the gut-brain axis. For every 1 message going from the brain to...
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Happy 2025! Gut fit check! Where are we at with our resolutions?…
There is no doubt that probiotics are widely known for supporting digestive…
Constipation can be a common issue among children and babies, often causing…
Flourish Liquid Probiotics are Truly Living and Thriving Each bottle of Flourish…
Constipation affects millions of people of all ages worldwide every year. Fortunately, there is a science-backed natural option for helping to alleviate constipation, probiotics!
As flowers bloom and the sun begins to shine brighter, many eagerly…
One of the most unique aspects of Flourish probiotics is the fact…
Antibiotics and the Need for Probiotics The topic of antibiotics is one…
Prebiotics Defined Since 2016, the International Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP)…
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