GUT CHECK! Gettin my system top notch with Gut Health (Sponsored)

[OrganicShadow]

I've never tried any Genomyx products until now with the generosity of the AN Genomyx team to hook it up with Gut Health.

Here's the scenario:
I'm currently finishing up a weeks downtime from the gym after competition. Jumpin back on the horse this week up coming but still taking time off supplementation. Gut Health and Glycobol are the only 2 products (besides the essentials: BCAA, Fish Oil, Multi) that I will be taking. IM not running any sports products for now - I wanna deload and detox.

As far as pictures... uhhhh, I really dont think you wanna SEE my progress lol. I'll be as discriptive as I can without getting grimey.

Although I would like to just post pictures for the hell of it - Im taking theme suggestions. Maybe pictures of my meals? Im a decent cook.

As a medical laboratory scientist and science geek - I'll be posting information on these microorganisms from time to time so you can learn some biology!

[OrganicShadow]

I started taking Gut Health on Wednesday, just one cap in the morning. That first trip to the bathroom - PHEW!!! Those little bugs certainly wanted to make a statement that they're there. Felt great.

Over the next couple days I kept the same dosing at 1 cap daily in the morning. Now I havent been keeping a strict diet and eating things I wouldnt normally have in my paleo style. Generally I get pains and bloating as my system responds back to me saying "WTF is this? Cheese? What do I do with this? I dont know how to break this down." Ive been pretty steady on metabolizing even some of the harder things I havent had in a while - red meat for example.

Over the last two days I was a bit gassy - but it would dissipate quickly and certainly didnt have that power packed aroma as the first day - virtually odorless.

[AutoKal47]

In for this bro,

I wanted to give this a try with the next order, will be nice to see
how it treats you, especially 'cause I'm running essentials and glycobol only
as well

Oh, in for the meals pix (only if low carbs tho', don't tease me )

Every 2/3 weeks on my refeed day,I do try to up the carbs a bit (50 to 70gr, clean),
but I do get bloated, my body really seems to hate them cabs, the cheese example you gave,
same thing, but with everything that's carb.
It seems this one could help a bit?

[Smitty77]

Although I would like to just post pictures for the hell of it - Im taking theme suggestions. Maybe pictures of my meals? Im a decent cook.

As a medical laboratory scientist and science geek - I'll be posting information on these microorganisms from time to time so you can learn some biology!

i'm all for food porn!

also will be interested to see any science-based posts you have planned...

just out of curiosity, and related to the above, how did you decide on taking one cap/day as opposed to the recommended "loading phase"?

[AutoKal47]

Side note: Genomyx bottles looks uber cool

[mattrag]

Im also loggin this. Dont know exactly what to report. I have a pretty bad digestive track...Hopefully we will both have good results on this product

[Smitty77]

Im also loggin this. Dont know exactly what to report. I have a pretty bad digestive track...Hopefully we will both have good results on this product

it's a tough one to log, to be sure... not as boring as a multi-vitamin (yes, some companies offer this) and not as exciting as a heavily-stimulated pre-workout. in order to fully realize GH's benefits, the user must be physiologically aware. meaning, there are benefits aside from correcting digestive/GI issues as GH would play a role from optimizing digestion/nutrient uptake all the way to mood/cognitive benefits.

there have been a couple of instances of users with high stimulant tolerances that cite improved response after GH usage.

link to your log?

[mattrag]

it's a tough one to log, to be sure... not as boring as a multi-vitamin (yes, some companies offer this) and not as exciting as a heavily-stimulated pre-workout. in order to fully realize GH's benefits, the user must be physiologically aware. meaning, there are benefits aside from correcting digestive/GI issues as GH would play a role from optimizing digestion/nutrient uptake all the way to mood/cognitive benefits.

there have been a couple of instances of users with high stimulant tolerances that cite improved response after GH usage.

link to your log?

Hmm I pretty sure I linked it on the main logging forum. Should've pm'ed it to ya. I'll post it here and pm you tomorrow. I'm on my phone now so I can't link...

[Smitty77]

Hmm I pretty sure I linked it on the main logging forum. Should've pm'ed it to ya. I'll post it here and pm you tomorrow. I'm on my phone now so I can't link...

no worries, i'll seek it out... just want to make sure all of the reps are aware.

[MM11]

The log looks great so far! I'm glad that your not posting pictures. For once I don't want to see befor and afters.

As far as recomp goes gut health really keeps me from being bloated so I can " look " more lean all day regardless what I have recently eaten. Not to mention it really reduces gas from high protein diets.

[itzDodge]

The log looks great so far! I'm glad that your not posting pictures. For once I don't want to see befor and afters.

As far as recomp goes gut health really keeps me from being bloated so I can " look " more lean all day regardless what I have recently eaten. Not to mention it really reduces gas from high protein diets.

After really upping my protein since the beginning of the year now that I'm training full force again my roommates couldn't be any happier. It was starting to get bad mang. Plus it helps me feel less bloated after the copious amounts of calories I down post workout now.

[mattrag]

Here we go, if anyone else wants to follow this product through it's journey in my body

Gut repair with Gut health

[OrganicShadow]

In for this bro,

I wanted to give this a try with the next order, will be nice to see
how it treats you, especially 'cause I'm running essentials and glycobol only
as well

Oh, in for the meals pix (only if low carbs tho', don't tease me )
Every 2/3 weeks on my refeed day,I do try to up the carbs a bit (50 to 70gr, clean),
but I do get bloated, my body really seems to hate them cabs, the cheese example you gave,
same thing, but with everything that's carb.
It seems this one could help a bit?

Even though Ive entered my "bulk season" im relatively low carb in my planned diet - just not a big carb eater. Only in the morning and surrounding my workouts. Yes, absolutely, dairy gets my insides churning but ive been ok with it when ive enjoyed some dirty meals this week.


And yeah, Genomyx has pro looking labels. It fascinates me.

i'm all for food porn!

also will be interested to see any science-based posts you have planned...

just out of curiosity, and related to the above, how did you decide on taking one cap/day as opposed to the recommended "loading phase"?

Ive had it in my head today to bust out the micro books and relearn somethings. Its been a while and could use the refresher course.
DAMN! I had a feeling there was gonna be a loading phase of some sort and I just didnt follow instructions.. Hrmph.

After really upping my protein since the beginning of the year now that I'm training full force again my roommates couldn't be any happier. It was starting to get bad mang. Plus it helps me feel less bloated after the copious amounts of calories I down post workout now.

I wasnt too good on damage control this past week of downtime. I will say any bloaty discomfort from food or a copious amount of food dissipated much faster than I would normally expect of myself.

I'm a bit more frequent to relive myself today. Jumping back on to a clean diet and moving into a weight gain phase:
Tuesday/Thursday
(5AM)>30min fasted cardio
(5:30)>4 egg whites w/ spinach, 1/2c steel cut oats, 1 c green tea
(7:00)>1 scoops whey w/coffee before work
(9:30)>5-6oz lean white poultry or fish, 1c green vegetables
(12:30)>Same as above
(4:00)>Same as above
(6:30)> Off training days, same as above
On training days, 2 scoops whey, BCAA's, 1 banana, a tsp of sesame oil and if im cycling a preworkout
(Postworkout)> BCAA's, 5-6oz fish, 1 sweet potato or 1/2c brown rice
(9:30)> 2oz tuna, apple cider vinegar, salad greens and veggies
(10:30)>Bed time

Saturdays and Sundays I train upon awakening so ill do my cardio, toss back the shake, start with meal 1 postworkout, then continue on my day low carb.

Part of me took time off a lot of supplementation to ease up my system and detox. Having a probiotic complex start stimulating better utilization of the higher caloric diet is helping me manage without going into shock. Im thinking ill see some improved results in my gains just from better nutrient uptake. Chest is pretty tight today - lets see what the recovery process is like. Tomorrow is back and hamstrings.

Here's that night cap salad:

[MM11]

Great looking diet by the way.

[OrganicShadow]

So im kinda going backwards in that I took 2 for a "loading phase" the last couple days instead of when I first started. Silly me, i have a problem with instruction apparently.

You know those people who take 20 minutes in the bathroom? I pretty much wasted half my lunch break today... pretty much cleared out my system entirely. So relieved too - made my whole day better

Preworkout nutrition seems to take effect faster and my hunger is up all day. Not because I feel malnourished but because my metabolism kicke dup a notch.

So I was doing some reseach on the Streptococcus themophiles as I was particularly interested in this particular colony choice.

Strep themo (along withLactobacillus bulgaricus, another ingredient in Gut Health) are two of the key components to your "probiotic" yogurts on the market today. Actually, you could pretty easily make your own yogurt with these two microorganisms.

Streptococcus thermophilus is a gram positive (meaning it has a multi-layered cell wall) cocci bacteria that forms long chains (strep) during reproduction. Here's what I mean:
This is pretty indicative of streptococcus genus

One interesting genetic characteristic is, although it does produce a cell wall, it lacks the genes to make certain surface proteins other bugs in the human body may use to hide from the immune system. So theres virtually no risk of this bacteria contributing to opportunistic infection of mucosal tissue by other pathogenic enterococcus strains. Makes sense considering it has one of the smallest genomic compositions of lactic acid bacteria. It's still in the same family as many lactobacilli and with similar G+C ratio (40%) in the DNA. It has the ability to withstand high temperatures often used during fermentation and processing (thermo=heat, philia=loving) It is considered one of the most commercially important lactic acid bacteria. In fact, the USDA states that from 1998 showed that more than 2.24 billion pounds of Mozzarella cheese and 1.37 billion pounds of yogurt were produced, for almost five million dollars in consumer value.

So why is it important as a probiotic? Streptococcus thermophilus also produces exopolysaccharides which are responsible for the texture of fermented milk and the reason we have reduced fat milks because of their ability to separate the fatty compounds in milk. Have you been wondering why I've had better digestion of cheeses? Because this Strep species can break down casein pretty well - the main protein in many dairy products like cheese. It's often used in the production of reduced-fat cheeses compared to other strains for more rich variations of cheese. When I say "lactic acid bacteria" what I mean is that it can break down latose into lactic acid - very beneficial for people who are intolerant.

In addition - this bacteria can also fight cancer!!!! By preventing transformation of nitrates into cancer-causing nitrites (often cause by gram-negative bacteria like pseudomonas... especially in UTI's...yuck.) So I work in a cancer center and found out that patients on chemotherapy often experience inflammation of the small intestine and mucosal membranes - so Strep thermo can improve the condition of the body's natural immune system during chemo (there's a couple studies on this, non human though).

So far Ive been far less gassy, and minimal foul odors as well. Any trip to the bathroom might clear my system entirely. Very minimal bloat from food during the day and Ive been eating a decent amount of broccoli lately which seems to give me issues. I feel cleaner internally and that was something I really was hoping for here.

Here's an example of breakfast this morning. After my first dose of the day then 30 min cardio.

[AutoKal47]

Very interesting reading

I need to steal some of your recipes with veggies,
i suck a$$ at cooking/making anything with them and yours look
good!

[OrganicShadow]

I have this dilemma where I really enjoy cooking but very paleo in mindset of dietary choice. If it comes in a box eat the box, it probably has more fiber.

Anyway, after so long of simply x ounces of meat and a vegetable side you start learning how to be creative and making clean meals that have negligable impact on diet. Or could improve them, like cinnamon as an insulin mimic.

[Smitty77]

holy crap, that's a great log entry up there! very informative...

seems, too, that you didn't miss much by accidentally bypassing the loading phase either.

[dsade]

quote:
So why is it important as a probiotic? Streptococcus thermophilus also produces exopolysaccharides which are responsible for the texture of fermented milk and the reason we have reduced fat milks because of their ability to separate the fatty compounds in milk. Have you been wondering why I've had better digestion of cheeses? Because this Strep species can break down casein pretty well - the main protein in many dairy products like cheese. It's often used in the production of reduced-fat cheeses compared to other strains for more rich variations of cheese. When I say "lactic acid bacteria" what I mean is that it can break down latose into lactic acid - very beneficial for people who are intolerant.


This was probably the biggest factor in the inclusion of this particular strain of probiotic...and it's important that we provide the strain without the yogurt, so that the reactions take place with dietary contributions (high protein) and lactose. The bloat reduction and increase protein usage are two key goals of Gut Health.

[itzDodge]

Wow really liking the write ups, keep it up mang