When Colleen Cutcliffe's premature daughter received multiple rounds of antibiotics in intensive care, it sparked a mission. This Johns Hopkins-trained CEO spent over a decade developing natural solutions for microbiome health, resulting in Pendulum's breakthrough Metabolic Daily. Unlike traditional probiotics, this formula contains live Akkermansia muciniphila—exclusively manufactured by Pendulum in the U.S.—which, based on preclinical studies, helps metabolize sugars and carbs while converting food into energy more efficiently. These same studies indicate that it may even produce GABA to help reduce stress and anxiety.