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• Helpful or beneficial bacteria are called probiotics. Probiotics or friendly bacteria are able to alter the intestinal microflora balance favorably. They also inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria as well as promote good digestion and boost immune function and thus increase resistance to inflammation and infection.
• People with flourishing intestinal colonies of beneficial bacteria are better equipped to fight the growth of disease-causing bacteria. Helpful bacteria only provide a protective effect when a proper balance is maintained among all the different bacteria and fungi that normally reside in your intestine.
• If your normal bacteria become depleted or the balance of bacteria is disturbed, potentially harmful bacteria can overgrow, outnumber helpful bacteria and become established, causing digestive and other health problems. These harmful bacteria are known as pathogenic bacteria and they have the ability to cause gastro-intestinal problems such as diarrhea or abdominal pain if not kept in check by the beneficial bacteria.
• Probiotic bacteria also produce substances called bacteriocins, which act as natural antibiotics to kill undesirable microorganisms e.g. fungus and yeast, viruses, parasites and bacteria.

We stock a wide range of top of the line probiotics. Each probiotic formula has benefits:

• OMX probiotic 12 plus is clincially proven to resist staph aureus, h pylori and l chlostridium, while
• VSL#3 probiotics research shows its effectivity with pouchitis and ulcerative colitis.
• Primal Defense HSO probiotic helped Jordan Rubin of Garden of Life products with Crohns Disease.
• Multi Acidophilus contains the strain of lactobacillus called e faecium (enterococcus faecium) which research shows to multiply more rapidly than lactobacillus acidophilus and is therefore extremely effective in acute care.
• Spectraprobiotics contains non dairy strains of acidophilus, bifidus and also contains FOS fructooligosaccharides.
• Culturelle is the exclusive brand of Lactobacilus GG endorsed by Dr Andrew Weil.
• Pro2Go from Garden of Life are single servings ideal for traveling.


We also carry two children's probiotics.
• Probiotics for Kids
• Primal Defense for Kids - banana-flavored and
• Colostrum 4 Kids with Probiotics
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Read the information on all of them and then make your personal selection.

Education References:

1. See Probiotics Article by Patrick Hanaway
2. See Probiotics Article by Jule Klotter
3. Research on Probiotics
   Dr. Richard Fedorak & Drs K Niedzielin, H Kordecki & B Birkenfeld
4. See Dr. Murray's article on Probiotics.

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More about Probiotics.

When we ingest helpful bacteria or probiotics these bacterial cultures support a good and healthy intestinal bacterial flora. The probiotics give you a way to maintain balanced intestinal bacterial flora.

This is a basis to good health.

Some people may experience excessive amounts of gas when they first start using probiotics. This may vary with each individual and may only last for a few days. It is threfore advisable to start with a low dosage and increase the dosage slowly.

The intestinal tract houses an enormous number of microorganisms. The total is thought to be more than 10 times of all the number of cells in the body. That is why the quality and functionality of these indigenous flora or helpful probiotic bacteria is so important.

The maintainance of good health is dependent on the symbiosis between our individual bodies and these microorganisms. This state of balance will determine how you function and feel. In fact, all body tissues are influenced by this internal ecology.

Research supports the fact that many imbalances and illnesses are related to a disturbed balance of the intestinal flora. This is known as intestinal dysbiosis.

There are many factors that contribute intestinal dysbiosis. The very first consideration is poorly balanced nutrition i.e. high protein diet.

Stress factors, environmental pollution and a variety of medical drugs are all factors that will promote intestinal dysbiosis.

Many western digestive diseases can be related to intestinal dysbiosis. It may manifest acutely or as a chronic illness.

Genova Lab diagnostic tests are invaluable in identifying intestinal dysbiosis and the causative organisms associated with it.

Probiotics can help many Digestive Conditions