A very good naturopathic physician I met recently who had a lot to say about the absolute dismal status of food and healthcare here in the US said that he does NOT recommend shelf stable pro/prebiotics. He said that they are supposed to be LIVING and how much life could be in them if they are in powdered shelf stable form. He recommends refrigerated ones; first in liquid forms such as keifer, yogurts, kombucha, and other forms before even the refrigerated powders.

Also, from the linked article: "Case counts may also have increased because of enhanced efforts to detect cases, including increased colonization screening, a test to see if someone has the fungus somewhere on their body but does not have an infection or symptoms of infection."

Of course...smdfh