Stress Management in 2021

by Emerson Ecologics

Stress Management in 2021

It is 2021 and Americans continue to struggle with unprecedented levels of stress. In Stress in America 2020: A National Mental Health Crisis, the American Psychological Association summarizes some of the findings of its 2020 survey:

  • 78% say that the current environment is a significant source of stress in their lives
  • 60% say that the number of issues America faces is overwhelming to them
  • 49% report that their behavior has been negatively affected by these stressors

These results come as no surprise. And although our bodies are well equipped to manage transient stressors, chronic stress has the potential to develop into serious and systemic dysfunction.

It is a complex problem requiring a multi-modal approach. Therefore, in addition to nutrition and lifestyle strategies, an evidence-based, gut-brain targeted probiotic blend holds real therapeutic promise for those struggling with stress. Only recently available in the United States, Omni-Biotic Stress Release has proven to be a reliable option, backed by more than a quarter-century of microbiome research.

The Omni-Biotic Approach

  1. Significance

Each unique probiotic strain in Omni-Biotic Stress Release has been tested in vitro to determine its mechanistic strengths and suitability for a gut-brain axis targeted formulation. Collectively the selected strains demonstrate the ability to reduce zonulin, strengthen the intestinal epithelial barrier, increase production of short chain fatty acids and neurotransmitters, stimulate anti-inflammatory cytokines, and degrade toxins such as lipopolysaccharides.*

2. Synergy

The nine strains identified as significant for impactful gut-brain axis support were then blended together in a nutrient rich, prebiotic matrix. This hypothetically synergistic formulation is then performance challenged through preclinical and controlled human studies. In randomized, controlled clinical trials, Omni-Biotic Stress Release has demonstrated positive effect on resting state functional connectivity (fMRI),(2) memory, cognition, and affect,(3) and occasional bowel irritability.(4)*

3. Survival

Finally, the formulation was laboratory tested for gastric survival, intestinal viability, metabolic activity, and extended real time stability. These findings provide concrete assurance that Omni-Biotic Stress Release is stable and effective for at least 36 months at room temperature.

Stress Release as well as the entire indication-targeted Omni-Biotic line is now available wholesale to healthcare practitioners exclusively through Emerson Ecologics.

(1) https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2020/report-october
(2) Bagga D, Aigner CS, Reichert JL, et al. Eur J Nutr. 2019; 58(5):1821-1827).
(3) Bagga D, Reichert JL, Koschutnig K, et al. Gut Microbes. 2018;9(6):486-496.
(4) Moser, A.M., Spindelboeck, W., Halwachs, B. et al. Eur J Nutr 58, 2767–2778 (2019).