Note "Whole Foods" TYPE. As long as they have capsules of active cultures (these require refrigeration...if they ain't in the cooler, they ain't "active"), you're probably good to go.
The doc that understood the yeast thing recommended "NOW" as the best brand for "neutraceuticals". She was an interesting person....got a degree in clinical chemistry and was working in a hospital lab...got familiar with "what docs do" and thought "I can do THAT".
So she went to med school (commuted from Baton Rouge to New Orleans to do so, while married and having kids). Although a "standard MD", she had leanings to the naturopathic side.
"This has been some ride! Not as bad as yours though!
Heh! Remind me to tell you about my "simple hernia repair" some time.
By the time I found out about the yeast as the cause of my problems, it had cost me my job (which I was good at and dearly loved).
But God is mysterious, and I "went partners" with a colleague who had retired from Shell, and actually ended up with a situation that gave me more fun and more scope as a scientist, if not as remunerative.
I’m heading out to the store shortly!
I sometimes wonder where I’ll end up having been sick for the last 5 years. Just when I want to give up I get inspired by folks like yourself who went on their ride, kept the Faith and ended up in a better place.
I’m thinking this is my last hurdle. But I said that last year :). Thanks for the encouragement FRiend!