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Essential Formulas was established in 2000 to bring Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 PLUS to North America. One of the company’s founders, Michael M. Schoor, discovered Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 PLUS while traveling in Malaysia in 1997.
During his stay in Kuala Lumpur, Michael visited a fast food restaurant and incurred the wrath of Malaysia (known in Mexico as Montezuma’s Revenge). Because he was without a pharmaceutical drug he had used since he was ten years old to treat his spastic colon, he asked a local doctor for help.
The doctor provided a product from Japan known as OMX. It helped immediately and substantially. In fact, the Japanese product worked more effectively than did the western pharmaceutical drug. Michael noticed that the “shaky, sped-up feeling in his stomach and colon” ended in two days. It usually took 10 days to reach the same condition when using the pharmaceutical, and he did not have any negative side-effects.
Michael was so impressed by the results, he was determined to learn about the little brown capsules that stopped the apparent food poisoning in its tracks. His search ultimately led him to Japan. There he met with Dr. Iichiroh Ohhira, one of Japan’s leading microbiologists and the formulator of OMX. Dr. Ohhira explained the health benefits of probiotics and OMX, in particular. The little brown capsule that saved Michael from days of discomfort had been proven safe and effective by over 20 university-based, scientific research studies. He became convinced that Americans needed access to this incredible product.
Late in 1999, Dr. Ohhira and Michael reached an agreement that established Michael’s soon-to-be-formed new company as the sole distributor of OMX in North America and elsewhere. After learning that the term “OMX” was already “taken” in America by a major company, Michael chose Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 PLUS as the American name for OMX.
Essential Formulas has expanded their line of products to include other dietary supplements, essential fatty acids, and skin care products formulated by Dr. Ohhira. EFI will continue to introduce and release additional products from Dr. Ohhira and others in the future.
Essential Formulas pledges to provide the highest quality natural supplements available and the finest customer care. In addition to quality product and exceptional customer service, EFI strives to lead the industry in providing customer education regarding product content, use, and efficacy.
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Click for Printable DisplayA probiotic supplement is helpful only if the beneficial bacteria actually take root in the digestive tract and support the body’s ability to develop its own unique strains of probiotics. Developed by award-winning microbiologist Iichiroh Ohhira, Ph.D., Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 PLUS contains viable bacteria (not freeze-dried or centrifuged) that cohere in the colon.
Dr. Ohhira’s formulation is unlike any other product available today. Probiotics 12 PLUS is fermented using twelve carefully selected strains of lactic acid bacteria, including the proprietary TH10, which is more than six times stronger than other probiotics known to bacteriologists. The bacteria are cultured on nutritious vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, and seaweed; this healthy culture medium is included in the vegetable capsules. This provides “prebiotic” nutrition for the good bacteria, further ensuring their success in your digestive tract. Organic acids from the fermentation process are also included and help to improve digestive pH. Digestive enzymes, bacteriocins, and hydrogen peroxide are developed to enhance and maintain the delicate micro flora garden living in your digestive tract.
Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 PLUS is non-GMO and hypoallergenic (no dairy, soy, or gluten); contains all-natural ingredients; and is guaranteed free of Soil-based Organisms (SBOs). The 100% vegetarian product is stable without refrigeration.