MerryMe
A Probiotic for Your Mood, Not Just Your Gut
WHAT IT IS:
- A single-strain “psychobiotic”, selected specifically for healthy stress response and mood support
WHY YOU NEED IT:
- Important for patients experiencing chronic stress, anxiety and depression
- Supports patients wanting a natural approach to good mental health
- Lpc-37® is among a small handful of probiotic strains studied specifically for stress and emotional wellbeing rather than digestion alone
- In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 120 healthy adults, Lpc-37 reduced perceived stress compared with placebo
- Dose matches the exact dose used in the published human clinical research
- Great for patients under high chronic stress who are experiencing health and sleep-related recovery issues
- Excellent safety profile – adverse events matched placebo, with no changes in vital signs
- Simple once-daily capsule
HOW IT HELPS:
The gut and the brain are in constant two-way conversation. Signals travel along the vagus nerve, through immune messengers, and via metabolites the gut bacteria themselves produce. This is why stress reliably upsets the stomach, and why an inflamed or disordered gut so often shows up as low mood, poor sleep and reduced resilience.
That connection is the reasoning behind psychobiotics – probiotic strains chosen not for digestive benefit but for measurable effects on stress physiology and emotional state. Not every probiotic does this. The effect appears to be strain-specific, which is why MerryMe was created.
The central research on this particular “happy” bacterial strain is the Sisu study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which 120 healthy adults received either Lpc-37 or placebo daily for five weeks and were then put through a standardized laboratory stress challenge. Participants taking Lpc-37 showed reduced perceived stress compared with placebo. Additional benefits appeared within subgroups: normalized evening cortisol and reduced exhaustion during the stress challenge in participants with lower baseline chronic stress, and improved perceived health and sleep-related recovery in those carrying a heavier chronic stress load.
The strongest and most consistent findings have come in adults dealing with the ordinary chronic stress of daily life –the setting that most Americans find themselves struggling with on a daily basis.
Dosage:
Take one capsule daily, with or without food. Allow four to six weeks of consistent daily use before judging the effect.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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