Forbes November 19, 2024
Josipa Majic Predin

Want to know a wild secret? Those superhuman athletes who run hundreds of miles or train like machines might have something special in their gut. Actual bacteria that help them power through when the rest of us would be face-down on the couch. Here’s the cool part: a bunch of smart folks figured out how to bottle that special sauce. They discovered these tiny powerhouse organisms living in ultra-marathoners’ digestive systems and turned them into a simple probiotic pill. One of these bacteria is particularly neat – it literally eats up the stuff that makes your muscles burn during exercise.

The best part? You don’t have to run 100 miles or train like an Olympian to benefit from it. People...

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