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Evidence-led articles on probiotics, digestion and family health, from the team that makes Flourish. We show our sources.

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Flourish: The Art of the Brew

6 min read

Brewing a living probiotic comes down to three things: time, temperature, and what you feed it. Here's what actually happens inside a two-week ferment, why the bacteria build their own acidic environment and keep growing after bottling, why eleven strains were chosen to grow together rather…

Articles

  • Back to School - Back to Reality

    7 min read

    Late nights, popsicles, and no particular reason to own a watch. Summer was excellent. Now there's a school year coming, and five routines worth rebuilding before it arrives.…

  • Strawberry Banana Blue Smoothie Bowl Recipe

    6 min read

    A smoothie bowl you can eat with a spoon… or a straw. Four ingredients, one blender, and roughly ninety seconds between you and breakfast. Photo: I Own My…

  • Immune System + Microbiome

    8 min read

    Your immune system and your gut bacteria didn't meet recently, they grew up together. Here's how that partnership actually works, and what you can do to hold up…

  • Home Ferment Ketchup - Try it!

    8 min read

    Kids and ketchup just go together. This is the version without the corn syrup, tomato paste, a live starter, and three days on the counter doing the interesting…

  • Work from Home... Partner with Us!

    6 min read

    Do you remember the first time someone told you about probiotics? That conversation is more or less how this company grew, and it's the job we're describing.  …

  • Cocoa Covered Granola

    7 min read

    Chocolate for breakfast, and nobody has to feel weird about it. A simple cocoa granola built on oats and pecans, plus what the research actually says about cocoa,…

  • Made to Move

    9 min read

    Everyone knows exercise is good for us. Fewer people know it's also good for the trillions of tenants in our gut, and that the relationship runs both ways.…

  • PRO-101: A Brief History of Fermentation & Probiotics

    8 min read

    Fermentation is how tiny microorganisms turn ordinary food into something that keeps longer, tastes richer, and carries living, helpful bacteria. People have been doing it for thousands of…

  • Pregnancy, Delivery & the Gut Microbiome

    11 min read

    Babies are all potential, and some of it is microbial. Here's what actually happens to your gut across three trimesters, why the old "bacterial baptism" story hasn't held…