Probiotics: Are They Really Necessary? | Talking Point | Diet

Kudos Steve, putting your body on the line again for educating the rest of us :)

I’m not sure about the other foods, but, my husband and I have been consuming natto for 2 years now. I know it improved my husband’s health. It is hard to quantify his improvement because it got coupled with less stress when he started working from home.

As for me, I definitely can tell the benefit because I was going through a five-year long process to “fix” my periodontal disease. In the 3rd year, I started eating natto and my hygenist could tell that there was significant reduction of bleeding of my gums.

Also, I used to get cavities every year. Well due to covid I did not get any cleaning from the periodontist’s office for a year (my husband is high-risk & we decided to put some stuff on hold until we got vaccinated) and I did not see my regular dentist for 2 years to check for cavities. When I finally saw my regular dentist, they did not see any cavities.

Natto also contains nattokinase, which is antithrombotic. It is also the highest food source for Vitamin K2, which activates proteins that move calcium away from soft tissues & deposits them to the bones.

It is not my favorite food, but, I eat it everyday. I use kimchee to “mask” the natto. Also, I make natto with black soy beans, which actually tastes milder.

I love these shows honestly. They are genuinely well edited and highly informative.

i have been taking probiotics (30 billion CFU) for a few years. they help me when i travel, i don't get diarrhea. i absorb food better, and have a peace of mind regarding my gut health, which is also known as the "second brain". i am 40, but i look late 20s. I think this is testament to probiotics, because it is the only supplement i have been taking consistently over the years, apart from Vit C and Omega 3.

I really like this series, hope it continues on and that there will be a revisit few years down the line when there are more updates

Very helpful. Thanks Steven.

Love these recent talking point series..helps me to sift the facts from the hype and misinformations...

Excellent video. Thank you and the entire team!

Love these episodes! 1 thing I'm skeptical of all these newly formed test is after reading through what happened with Theranos. Hope more of these biotech companies be more transparent with their tech and accuracies of their test results

Kudos to Steve and CNA team for giving us a local perspective to health science. Hope you can do one on water - tap, boiled and bottled and flitered mineral water.

this was very informative, thanks!

Thanks for this experiment and science-backed advices from the experts. Looking forward to more of such videos to improve our health!

need more video from steve!

You should mix the natto til it gets all white and foamy. I just started trying it this year and I love it!

love Steve. hilarious and informative!

My favorite show, even though I'm not from Asia

thank you vm! love to watch ur videos, very educational. helps alot! keep it up brother and you are funny too. cheers!

Great video! Thanks!

Hi Steve, I'm interested to know which probiotic supplement that you took. I would like to try some. Thanks.

Good serious and well produced. Not boring at all.