“Probiotics (Pro-Biotics)”  

Probiotics

  Our body's intestinal microbiota, the endogenous intestinal microflora (Probiotics) are an essential "organ" providing nourishment, regulating epithelial development, and instructing our innate immunity system.
  Dietary Probiotics (Pro-Biotics) are transient entities that colonize the GI tract and influence various pathways with live microorganisms that exert many beneficial health effects by helping to re-establish the healthy balance of beneficial intestinal microbiota in the gut.
  In our body, Probiotics (Pro-Biotics) provide essential functions in the body whose microorganism populations can be changed by microbial interactions, stress, host secretions and immune responses. *

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“Probiotic Flora”  

  In our body, 10 trillion to 100 trillion microorganisms (mostly probiotic bacteria) called Flora inhabit our adult digestive tract, dominated by relatively few divisions that are highly diverse at the strain and subspecies level.

Two important families of Flora are the Lactobacillaceae and the Bifidobacteriaceae belonging to a common class of mostly Gram-positive probiotics.
  In our body, the aerotolerant Lactobacillus strains are very active in the small intestine, particularly in the lower section called the ileum.

The anaerobic Bifidobacterium or strains are very active in the colon. Both probiotic strains function by a number of natural mechanisms that include competitive exclusion of undesirable microorganisms and modulation of the immune system.

Collectively the friendly Flora that inhabit our body proper and the digestive tract make it possible to better digest food, absorb nutrients, and fight off infections and disease. **

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“Probiotic and Systemic Dysfunctions”  

  In our body, antibiotics (anti-biotics), prolonged illness, synthetic laxatives and other medications can destroy our internal bacterial cultures, compromising our Digestive and Immune Systems. Without the correct populations of active bacterial flora, a number of dysfunctions may arise including: diarrhea, dyspepsia, epigastric distention, diminished secretions of digestive glands and mucosal lining, chronic gastric catarrh, flatulence, and generally retarded digestion, moderate heartburn, and GI/gastric related pressure headaches.
  Individuals using antibiotics, eating a poor diet, or suffering from diarrhea are more likely to have depleted colonies of friendly bacteria. Supplementation with probiotics may help restore a healthy balance of intestinal flora. **

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“Prebiotics”  

  In our diet, Prebiotics are exogenous substances that consist of fermentable non-digestible food fibers which stimulate the growth and activity of certain intestinal organisms (bacteria) which improves health by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of existing organisms (bacteria) in the colon. Prebiotics, as carbohydrates, consist mainly of oligosaccharides, sugar molecules of three to six chains attached to a soluble fiber.

Fiber Gums

  In our diet, Fiber Gums are often used in such foods as yogurt to cause the product to have a thicker consistency, which can be used as a prebiotic food or as construction material the process varies according to the desired outcome.

Fiber Gums are water-soluble and derived from plants such as Acacia, Carrageenans (Carrageenins), guar, locust bean, and xanthan. These plants may contain about 85% fiber, these gums help promote the production of large quantities of short-chain fatty acids, which are known to play several beneficial roles, including to help promote the development of friendly intestinal bacteria.

Studies

  Studies have shown that Fiber Gums do not cause the diarrhea and flatulence often associated with FOS intake, even at high doses. These studies revealed that, although the Fiber Gums increased beneficial bacteria, they did not do the same for other strains of bacteria present in the gut. **

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“Probiotic Functions”  

  In our body, the endogenous gastrointestinal microbial flora (Probiotics) play a fundamental role in our health and disease, this ecosystem does critical functions including protection against epithelial cell injury, regulation of our fat storage, and stimulation of intestinal angiogenesis.
  In our body, the functional role of Probiotics (Pro-Biotics) expands from gut health maintenance, to use in applications that target diverse preventive health maintenance needs and supplementation in the event of dysbiosis (microfloral imbalance) during antibiotic therapy, to a wide range of systemic health applications.

Probiotics in Health

  In our body, prolonged illness, antibiotics, synthetic laxativse and other medications can destroy these probiotic cultures, compromising both our Digestive and Immune Systems.

In our body, without the correct populations of active bacterial flora, a number of dysfunctions may arise including: dyspepsia, epigastric distention, diminished secretions of digestive glands and mucosal lining, chronic gastric catarrh, flatulence, and generally retarded digestion, diarrhea, moderate heartburn, and GI/gastric related pressive headaches.

Individuals using antibiotics, eating a poor diet, or suffering from diarrhea are more likely to have depleted colonies of friendly bacteria. Supplementation with probiotics may help restore a healthy balance of intestinal flora. **

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“Intestinal FLORA”  

  Our entire digestive system relies on this intestinal FLORA to fight off:

toxic bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella,

pass waste matter efficiently throughout the body,

ultimately regulate the health of our immune system

and normalize intestinal pH.

Without sufficient intestinal FLORA

  Without sufficient intestinal FLORA, the nutrients we consume would virtually pass through us leaving us starving. Our Resident Flora has the ability to adhere to the intestinal walls, preventing the attachment and residence of less-friendly microorganisms. **

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