Benefits of Life 9 probiotics for gut health

Dear community,

A healthy gut is critical for vibrant health. More specifically, the health of our gut dictates our skin health, brain health, metabolism and immunity.  

One key aspect of a healthy gut is the integrity of the gut lining (the tight junctions should be nice and tight to prevent undigested food and other large particles to enter straight into the blood stream). The second key aspect is the balance of beneficial versus pathogenic bacteria. Ideally, the beneficial bacteria should outnumber the pathogens by approximately 85% to 15%. Secondly, we want as many different strains of beneficial bacteria as possible, as different strains work on different pathogens and viruses.  

The modern Western diet (especially refined starches, refined sugar, industrialised seed oils, preservatives etc) and other poor lifestyle choices (antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals, chlorine, pesticides, stress, sleep deprivation, sedentary lifestyle, toxins in personal care products and cleaning products, nature divorcement and overly sterilised indoor environment), drive this balance in favour of the proliferation of pathogens resulting in leaky gut, poor immunity, chronic illnesses, mental health issues, and skin disorders. 

In addition to addressing lifestyle choices, supplementing with quality probiotics (beneficial bacteria) is absolutely essential if you have gut issues. Even for those without gut issues, a maintenance dose of a couple a week is wise to ensure that your gut gets a regular dose of different strains of beneficial bacteria.  

Just as with food and essential oils, not all probiotics are created equal! 

Young Living’s probiotics – Life 9 – contain over 17 billion live cultures from nine different beneficial bacteria strains packed into one capsule.  

Children from 2-12 years: Take 1 capsule, once daily. Open the capsule and sprinkle into milk, Ningxia Red or water and consume immediately. 

Adults and children over 12 years: Take 1 capsule once daily with water before bed. 

Once opened, store in the fridge.