I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers Network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company.”
The sickness hit gradually. Slowly, over a few weeks, I lost my appetite. The pain and cramps in my stomach and back increased. The sight and smell of food made me nauseas. Then, the fever and other symptoms would appear. I would spend a few weeks fighting back to “normal.” A few months later, the cycle would repeat itself. Finally, with a diagnosis in hand, I had options, including medication, a change in diet and the suggestion I begin to take probiotics. When I was offered a chance to try Daily Body Restore Probiotics to test, I jumped at the chance.
If you are wondering, “What Are Probiotics?” According to WebMD, probiotics are “live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system.” Probiotics are found naturally in some foods, like live cultured yogurt, kefir and my favorite, dark chocolate. Unfortunately for me, my new diet cut out all three of these foods. Go figure. Maybe that’s why they wanted me to add probiotics.
I spoke to Kim Shafer, the founder of Daily Body Restore, and she shared a brief story of her family’s health problems. She wanted to give daughter probiotics, but couldn’t find a combination she liked, so she developed her own. Daily Body Restore is different than traditional products on the market because it combines a blend of nine probiotic strains and 10 digestive enzymes. I also liked the fact that the company was constantly researching Daily Body Restore with qualified physicians.
And, if you have food allergies, like our family, Daily Body Restore has
*no gluten
*no dairy
*no soy
*no sugar
*no artificial colors or flavors
I’ve also found they are easy to swallow, but anyone with difficulty swallowing can easily break open the capsules and mix it with a small amount of applesauce.
Because it’s not refrigerated, it’s easy to store while traveling.
After talking to Kim, we developed a plan to begin with taking 2 probiotics a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. If I didn’t feel any different after 3 days, we’d have another consult about adjusting the dose. The first thing I noticed about the probiotics was they did not have to be stored in the refrigerator. This makes it so much easier to take them with me when I am traveling. Do you know how hard it is to find somewhere to keep probiotics refrigerated when you’re always on the go? Not too easy!
So, we’re down to the real question, “Has it helped?” 2017 began with a bang. Not only did I catch a virus, that in our area was so severe it shut down the local schools and even caused one wing of the local hospital to be shut down for disinfecting, I broke my ankle. This was followed by the great digestive upset incident. I was ready for Daily Body Restore!
I combined DBR with my new diet. On the 3rd day I did notice a tiny difference. I had severe back cramping and I noticed the pain had diminished quite a bit. I was still sick and could tell I had problems, but having less pain was awesome. By day 6, I noticed the pain in my stomach was lessening as well. I could actually look at food and had a small appetite. I did have bloating, which is listed as a possible side effect of Daily Body Restore for the first few days, but I’m not sure whether it was an actual side effect or if it was from my stomach problems. Another thing I noticed- before my diet change I drank a lot of diet soda. I won’t say how much, but let’s just say the doctor complained and cut me back to one can a day. I relied on the caffeine to keep me going throughout the day. Once I cut back, I expected to be tired All. The. Time. It was a few days before I realized, “Hey! I’m not tired and I don’t have brain fogginess. Go me!”
All in all, I’ve been pleased with the overall change in my health (except, of course, I still miss my chocolate.) Have you tried Daily Body Restore Probiotics? If not, here’s a discount code for 1st time users if you live in the US. Use the code DBRINTRO and receive 33% off purchase price (normal price is $29.95 – price is $20 with discount code).
My husband and I take probiotics on a regular basis. I will check this brand out.
My family and I have been taking probiotics for awhile now, and I can certainly say that we all have noticed a positive difference in our bodies! I’ll have to check this brand out!
I use probiotics daily as well. So Important and they make a huge difference.
2017 got off to a rocky start for you, it sounds like. Let’s hope the rest of the year is much better for you. It seems as though you are now headed in the right direction!
Probiotics can really do a lot for our health. It’s so nice to find a brand that’s perfect for traveling. It’s good to know that it has helped your health improve a lot.
I have been looking to get my family on a good probiotic and this one sounds great. I am going to try this out for sure!
This sounds like a good one to try! Thank you fir sharing! Checking it out!
These sound great. For someone like me who can’t stomach a lot of yogurt or other things that would be great for my body these would be a really great option!
Probiotics can be so incredibly beneficial. I really need to incorporate more into my life style, especially since we have another bad cold going through our house. No fun!
I so need to try these out. I am so bad about taking probiotics!
I have heard some good things about probiotics.
They say these reduce stomach bloating.
We’ve been taking probiotic drinks and thinking of switching to the pill form. It would help us increase compliance because the pill form would be handy and available anytime. I will check this brand out. Thanks for the information and for your honest review.
I have been hearing a lot about probiotics. So far I only get them form yogurt but would love to try this as well.
Sorry to hear about your health challenges this year. It is great that probiotics are helping. I had no idea that some needed to be refrigerated, I just thought that was only the probiotic yogurts.
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It’s awesome that you saw some relief from your symptoms after a few days of use. These probiotics sound helpful.
Gut health is so important and I totally need to get back on probiotics. I need to check this brand out,.
Probiotics are so important. They’re an easy way to make a big impact in one’s overall health. I never tried this brand. I’d love to check it out.
I used to take a probiotic on a daily basis but don’t anymore for some reason. I should really get back to taking them.
I am like you, I can’t eat foods that are enriched with natural probiotics and have to take them in pill form as well. I will have to sample this brand out!
Probiotics really do help and these seem like a great brand to start with for someone new to them.
Knock on wood – but I haven’t had a cold yet this season! Although I do eat yogurt with probiotics in it every day. I’ve never heard of it coming in capsules though. It sounds really interesting and an easy way to get a daily dose of it. Thank you for sharing it!
I have never really felt the need to take probiotics, but I have certainly been sick a lot of times and felt the fatigue. I need to start I guess and this product could probably be a good start.
We’ve been talking about starting a probiotic. It will be part of our living a healthier lifestyle. I’ll have to check these out
I love probiotics. I have a terrible stomach and probiotics are the only thing that seem to help keep me even on a daily basis.
I’m sitting over here with a cold and I know that probiotics would probably help me. I have not taking them in years but I know they did a whole bunch of improvement since the last time I have taken them. I deafly need to try them again.
This can really improve your digestive health. It’s also good that they made it free of gluten, dairy, soy, sugar and artificial colors or flavors.
I never really believed that probiotics could help with overall health so much, but they really do. We’ve been taking them for a few months, and we feel great. I’ll have to give these a try.
Probiotics are the greatest thing ever! I started taking them last year, and I’ve felt so much better. They really do help with overall health.
I haven’t tried this brand of probiotics, but I have used probiotics. I need to use them more often though! I’m glad this is helping you even a little bit because every bit helps with chronic illnesses.
Everyone in the family takes a probiotic everyday. We feel so much better since we started doing it.
That’s good to hear. I want to start taking them and it’s great to know they actually work.
No dairy, gluten, soy or sugar sounds like a great start. Always looking for a great supplement to help my system do a better job.
I’m so bad about taking probiotics! These look great though! I’ll have to try them out!
I have been wanting to start probiotics for a while now. This sounds like the way to go for a newbie.