Take one capsule daily, with or without food, or as directed by a healthcare professional. Smidge recommends taking your probiotic with a meal or directly before the meal (around the same time daily). It's beneficial if the meal contains some natural, organic fat or oil, which can help buffer the supplement and ensure its safe passage through the digestive tract. Food also provides nourishment for the probiotic bacteria to support their survival in the gut. Smidge Probiotics work best with an ancestral diet, consisting of unprocessed foods (meat, vegetables, fruits), healthy fats (olive oil, butter, lard, coconut oil, etc.), and avoiding grains (wheat, corn, rice, etc.).