Beyond “Just Take a Probiotic”:

What GI Professionals Actually Need to Know About Strain Selection

Monday, Oct. 19 | 6:30 p.m. CST | Online Webinar

Join us for an exclusive educational webinar sponsored by Culturelle® and presented by Dr. Vivian Abenaa Asamoah, MD, IFMCP, board-certified gastroenterologist, integrative functional medicine physician, and founder and CEO of Houston Gastro.

Your patients are asking which probiotics to take. Until now, most health care providers have not had a definitive answer. That is changing.

Grounded in the landmark shift toward strain-specific probiotic recommendations, this session maps where the evidence is leading — from the strains guidelines committees have already named to the emerging organisms redefining how we think about gut recovery, barrier function and microbiome-targeted therapy. This is the conversation those in the field of gastroenterology have been waiting to have.

The webinar will cover:

  • The science of the gut barrier and which specific strains have been shown to affect barrier function, mucosal integrity, and microbiome recovery at the strain level.
  • Strain-specific evidence mapped to indication — from the strains AGA has already named to the emerging organisms where the evidence is leading us next.
  • The practical prescribing layer that no one teaches in training — what CFU actually means clinically, shelf life and cold storage requirements, whether a strain survives the stomach and reaches the colon intact, whether it engrafts the mucosa and for how long, and how long a patient actually needs to take a probiotic for meaningful benefit, which varies significantly by condition.
  • Product literacy — the difference between formulations, what to look for on a label, and why two products listing the same species are not clinically interchangeable.

This program is designed to be the resource GI healthcare professionals wish they had been given. Evidence-based, practical, and immediately applicable.

Register today.

Presented by

Dr. Vivian Abenaa Asamoah, MD, IFMCP, is a board-certified gastroenterologist, integrative functional medicine physician, and healthcare entrepreneur. She is the Founder and CEO of Houston Gastro Institute and Medical Director of Zazen Surgery Center, where she leads a modern, prevention-focused model of gastrointestinal care integrating microbiome science, metabolic health, and precision nutrition.

Licensed in 14 states, Dr. Asamoah directs a nationwide virtual integrative GI practice delivering microbiome-centered care for complex digestive, immune, and metabolic conditions using advanced diagnostics and scalable clinical protocols.

A nationally recognized speaker, she presents across medical, industry, and consumer platforms on microbiome innovation, precision nutrition, and the future of integrative gastroenterology. Dr. Asamoah is known for translating complex gastrointestinal science into clear, actionable strategies — bridging clinical research, real-world outcomes, and scalable health solutions.

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