When you go to buy a probiotic, one of the main things you should be looking for are the different strains in your probiotic.

The second thing you should be looking for is the amount (or CFUs) of each strain in the probiotic you are about to purchase.

If you can’t find out both key facts, then red flags should be going off in your mind.

The next couple of posts are going to be about the different strains that you will find in your probiotics. In this first post, I’m going to be talking about lactobacillus acidophilus, or l.acidophilus for short.

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a strain of bacteria that lives in your mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and your vagina (if you are female).

It helps boost your immunity and your digestion mainly. The strain also helps prevent diarrhea, and will give you some relief from indigestion.

It does this by eating the nutrients that the bad bacteria need to live, so they’ll die off instead of making your body more acidic.

You can get l.acidophilus naturally by consuming fermented dairy products such as yogurt or sweet acidophilus milk. The other way you can get l.acidophilus is through a supplement.

When looking for a supplement, make sure it has at the very least 100 million CFU’s of the strain.

Otherwise, there is a very good chance that the bacteria will not make through your stomach (because it is very acidic) and into your gut, where they live.