Info: 30 Delayed Release Veg. Capsules, 2.5 Billion+ CFU each
Probiotics don't generally get much recognition on an individual basis, unless some big company-sponsored clinical study shows a specific benefit from some patented, numbered strain. But thanks to a few influential advocates, L. reuteri is emerging as a superstar, with numerous far-reaching benefits (some of them quite unexpected!) being explored by a variety of independent investigators.
Info: 30 Delayed Release Veg. Capsules, 2.5 Billion+ CFU each
Probiotics don't generally get much recognition on an individual basis, unless some big company-sponsored clinical study shows a specific benefit from some patented, numbered strain. But thanks to a few influential advocates, L. reuteri is emerging as a superstar, with numerous far-reaching benefits (some of them quite unexpected!) being explored by a variety of independent investigators.
Product Notes:
L. Reuteri Single Strain Live Active Probiotics
L. reuteri is a type of beneficial bacteria that was formerly very prevalent in several parts of people's bodies the world over, but has been become a lot scarcer, except among those who have not been exposed to antibiotics and are consuming non-industrialized diets, such as rural Papua New Guineans. (Note, the L. was originally short for the Lactobacillus genus, but in 2020, that broad family was divided into 24 smaller ones, with Limosilactobacillus being the new genus name for reuteri. Many still use the old name, however.)
A combination of animal studies and human studies and anecdotal reports (the latter mostly based on consuming a yogurt preparation) indicate Reuteri is a safe, well-tolerated probiotic with a surprising range of benefits.
These include several of the usual digestive-system ones – reducing inflammation and helping relieve both diarrhea AND constipation in both children and adults; improving abdominal pain in those with colitis or IBD; helping strengthen the intestinal barrier; and reducing SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) – as well as immune-system enhancing ones (reducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines while promoting regulatory T cell development and function).
Reuteri even has some potential benefits related to body structure (helping increase muscle mass and bone density, on the one hand, while still having the potential to decrease body fat by enhancing the production of spermidine), and even mood. In particular, it appears to enhance the production of oxytocin, the so-called love hormone, which is not only associated with more empathy and better social relations, but also has physiological effects. Preliminary research also indicates Reuteri also interacts with several other types of hormones which have a presence in the gut.
Reuteri Restore Ingredients:
Each GPS™ natural water-based enteric-coated vegetable capsule protects contents from stomach acid and delivers 100% potency of the following single strain of live, active, healthy, and whole cells to the intestines:
Lactobacillus reuteri UB2419: 2.5 Billion Organisms / Colony Forming Units
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): 6 mg
Other ingredients: Arabinogalactan, inulin, non‑GMO potato starch, trehalose, vegetable magnesium stearate, non‑GMO potato maltodextrin, and sodium ascorbate in a non‑GMO GPS™ capsule (medium-chain triglycerides, sodium alginate, oleic acid, stearic acid, ethylcellulose, hypromellose, and purified water).
Contains no: Gluten, soy, wheat, eggs, dairy, yeast, citrus, preservatives, artificial flavour or colour, or sugar.
Suggested Usage:
Adults: Take 1 capsule daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. Take at least 2 to 3 hours before or after any antibiotics you might be taking. Keep refrigerated.
Warnings:
Keep out of reach of children. Do not use reuteri probiotic supplements if you have an immune-compromised condition (e.g. AIDS, lymphoma, undergoing long-term corticosteroid treatment). Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you have fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhoea or severe abdominal pain. Stop use and consult a health care practitioner if symptoms of digestive upset (e.g. diarrhea) occur, worsen and/or persists beyond 3 days.
Health Canada Natural Product Number: 80113790.
Supporting Science:
“Lactobacillus Reuteri DSM 17938 (Limosilactobacillus reuteri) in Diarrhea and Constipation: Two Sides of the Same Coin?.” Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2022.
“Lactobacillus reuteri ZJ617 attenuates metabolic syndrome via microbiota-derived spermidine.” Nature Communications, 2025.
“Limosilactobacillus reuteri promotes the expression and secretion of enteroendocrine- and enterocyte-derived hormones.” bioRxiv: The Preprint Server for Biology, 2024.
“Microbial stimulation of oxytocin release from the intestinal epithelium via secretin signaling.” Gut Microbes, 2023.
“Precision microbial intervention improves social behavior but not autism severity: A pilot double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial.” Cell Host & Microbe, 2024.
“Probiotic microbes sustain youthful serum testosterone levels and testicular size in aging mice.” PloS one, 2014.
“Role of Lactobacillus reuteri in Human Health and Diseases.” Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018.