Seed's DS-01 is a great product, and if digestive health is your goal, it does that job well. But if what's actually on your mind is solving problems like sleep, mood, or short-term memory, like those times when you blank on a name in the middle of a sentence, then there might be a more targeted approach. It's worth asking whether a broad-spectrum synbiotic is the right tool for those things specifically.

Bened Life builds products around probiotic strains that have been studied in randomized, placebo-controlled trials for gut-brain outcomes: short-term memory, cognitive function, stress response, and sleep.*

Seed takes a whole-body approach, targeting systemic health through the gut microbiome. Bened Life goes deep on the gut-brain connection.

Broad vs. specific

Most probiotic products are built around what happens in the gut: digestion, microbiome balance, immune support, gut barrier function.

Bened Life products start from a different place. They're made of what researchers call psychobiotics, which are a class of probiotics and prebiotics that confer mental health benefits by influencing the gut-brain axis. This axis is the two-way communication pathway between your gut and your central nervous system.

Seed's DS-01 is a broad-spectrum synbiotic, with 24 probiotic strains paired with a prebiotic, formulated to support the whole microbiome: digestion, regularity, gut barrier integrity, and immune function. For a lot of people, that's exactly the right foundation, and if overall digestive health is what you're after, DS-01 is a well-made, sensible choice that's backed by real, credible science from Seed.

Where Bened Life goes in a different direction is the gut-brain axis, and outcomes like memory, stress, or sleep.

The Bened Life strains

Neuralli^® Cognition+ contains two strains chosen for what the published human research supports for short-term memory and cognitive function.*

In a trial of adults 50 years and older, MCC1274^™ (Bifidobacterium breve MCC1274) enhanced short-term memory, and helped maintain brain volume and function.* Neuralli Cognition+ contains the same dose used in this trial.

PS23^™ (Lacticaseibacillus paracasei PS23) has been studied in preclinical models for its influence on a specific antioxidant enzyme in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that has been associated with memory formation and aging. Together, MCC1274 and PS23 work on both the functional and the cellular dimensions of short-term memory.*

Neuralli^® Mood also contains two different strains:

PS128^™ (Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PS128) is one of the most studied psychobiotic strains available. Peer-reviewed research covers its effects on mood, stress response in people managing real, sustained occupational pressure, not a controlled laboratory stressor.*

HT-PS23^™ (heat-treated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei PS23) was studied specifically in adults managing daily stress.*

What results might actually feel like

Short-term memory glitches manifest in that name that you used to know immediately, now arriving a half-second too late. It's the cliché of walking into a room and then forgetting why you went there in the first place.

MCC1274 and PS23 were studied for that specific kind of recall. The kind of short-term memory that changes with age and impacts our day-to-day lives. Most memory supplements aren't built on clinical trial data for that specific outcome. Neuralli Cognition+ is.*

PS128 and HT-PS23 (the strains in Neuralli Mood) were each studied in people (specifically IT workers and stressed nurses, respectively) managing sustained, accumulated pressure, not a single hard day but weeks and months of demanding work. The research tracked outcomes such as mood scores and stress markers. Neuralli Mood may help address some of the stress markers people actually live with.*

In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of stressed firefighters over the course of 8 weeks, Neuralli Mood helped improve overall sleep quality.*

These are different products for genuinely different goals. If you're already taking Seed and are curious about Neuralli products, they can be used alongside each other. They work through different mechanisms and serve different purposes.

What people are saying about Neuralli^® Mood and Cognition+

“After taking 3 weeks of this supplement, I've noticed better improvement in my short term memory, critical thinking, cognition, and problem solving.” - Derek L. on Neuralli Cognition+

“I’m still on my first bottle, not even halfway through it yet. But I think it’s a subtle but noticeable change in my ability to think clearly.” - Joseph M. on Neuralli Cognition+

“I believe that they have made a difference in my mood and sleep.” - Joseph A. C. on Neuralli Mood

“Shortly after starting Neuralli Mood, I noticed a peaceful, calming sensation and no irritability.” - Joanne S. on Neuralli Mood

“Neuralli mood has helped even me out a little taking my emotions down a notch and really giving me the ability to react with appropriate amounts of emotion instead of the volcano eruptions that were happening before.” - Nicole on Neuralli Mood

Find your fit

If short-term memory is what's on your mind (pun intended), Neuralli Cognition+ is where to start. If it's stress, mood, or sleep, then Neuralli Mood would be a good one to try.* Both are daily capsules and can be taken together if both outcomes matter to you. If you're not sure, our one-minute quiz can point you in the right direction.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.