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Probiotic Blends
Six
powerful probiotic blends specially formulated to
be age & condition specific for proper digestion,
strong immune function and over-all health. Formulated by Udo Erasmus Author
of Fats that Heal Fats that Kill.
Udo's
Choice® Probiotic Blends:
- Infant's Blend
- Children's Blend
- Adult's Blend
- Advanced Adult's
- Super 8 Hi-Potency
- Super 5 Lozenge
Grassroots
Solutions
Probiotics are the beneficial, friendly bacteria
that occur throughout the digestive tract.
What Are Probiotics?
Probiotics
are the "good" or "friendly"
bacteria that are normal inhabitants of the intestinal
tract. Although the word bacteria is usually associated
with germs and illness, friendly bacteria help the
body to function, maintain health and fight illness
and disease. "Bad" or "pathogenic"
bacteria on the other hand, can cause intestinal
microflora imbalances and lead to illness and disease.
Why Do We Need Probiotics?
Over
400 different species and more than 100 trillion
total bacteria live in the human intestinal tract.
Friendly and pathogenic bacteria form a delicate
and constantly changing balance as they compete
to take hold and remain. While human beings usually
start life with a relatively healthy intestinal
tract, age and lifestyle & environmental factors
such as caesarean delivery, poor eating habits,
chlorinated drinking water, stress, disease, the
use of antibiotics in food production as well as
in medical treatments, bacterial infections, traveler's
bugs, alcohol consumption and a number of other
factors can greatly reduce the number of friendly
bacteria. This allows pathogenic bacteria to take
hold and cause problems. When the ratio of good
bacteria to bad is lowered, problems begin to arise
such as excessive gas, bloating, diarrhea, intestinal
toxicity, constipation and poor absorption of nutrients.
If this imbalance is left untreated the symptoms
can become chronic and can compromise the immune
system and lead to other serious illnesses. A healthy
lower intestine should contain at least 85% friendly
bacteria to prevent the over colonization of disease
causing micro-organisms like E. coli, salmonella
and many others.
What Do Probiotics Supplements Do?
Research
is establishing the importance of supplementing
with probiotics. They enhance immune function, produce
antioxidants, improve nutrition through the enhanced
breakdown and absorption of vitamins, minerals and
amino acids and they synthesize the B vitamins,
which are necessary for a healthy nervous system.
They reduce instances of constipation, and diarrhea
including infantile, traveler's and antibiotic induced
diarrhea, inhibit food poisoning, and produce substances
that can contribute to the reduction of cholesterol,
management of blood sugar levels, normalization
of skin conditions and maintenance of bone health.
Probiotics
are widely recommended for fungal and yeast infections
such as Candida because they establish large, healthy
populations of friendly bacteria that compete with
the harmful yeast that is trying to take up residence.
Probiotics are also essential in the treatment and
prevention of thrush, vaginal yeast infections,
and athlete's foot. Good health is fundamentally
reliant upon the friendly, symbiotic bacteria that
inhabit the digestive tract.
Supplementing
your diet with a probiotic blend properly formulated
to reflect the composition of healthy gut flora
diversity at different stages of life will ensure
the repopulation of the intestinal tract with the
strains most useful to your age, lifestyle and condition.The
consistent use of the correct probiotics will improve
intestinal health and help guard against disease.
When Should We Take Probiotics?
The
best results are obtained if probiotics are taken
regularly, preferably daily, in order to replace
bacteria lost via damaging lifestyle and environmental
factors. The latest research indicates that probiotics
work best when consumed on a full stomach when the
acidity of the gastric juices has been neutralized
by food. Lactic bacteria are sensitive to extreme
acidity and therefore, their passage through the
stomach is easier when gastric juice is not as concentrated.
Capsules may also be opened and their contents directly
mixed with cool or warm (but not hot) foods to simulate
how some probiotics occur in nature, where they
cover raw foods.
Please note that Udo's Choice Infant's Blend Probiotic
Powder, has been designed to be added to an infant's
formula or other liquid as part of the meal.
Time of Manufacture Guarantee
Flora's
dating process is based on the "time of manufacture",
which means that the bacterial count on the bottle
reflects the number of bacteria in each capsule
at the time it was made. The bacterial count found
on Udo's Choice Probiotic labels reflects only the
number of viable or active bacteria in the product.
Any damaged or ineffective bacteria were not included
in the count.
We
can assume a 2%–4% decrease per month if the product
has been kept refrigerated, for example 30 billion
viable cells at a 2% decrease will contain 23.5
billion viable cells after 12 months. If left at
room temperature, for 30 days an encapsulated product
will experience a 20%–40% decrease in bacterial
count. A 25% decrease can be expected for an unrefrigerated
lozenge product.
Udo's Choice Probiotics boast some of the largest
bacterial counts available at time of manufacture
so that even by the expiry date you will still be
getting all the probiotics you need for proper digestion,
strong immune function & overall health.
Refrigeration ensures maximum potency and stability
however; Udo's Choice Probiotics can be left unrefrigerated
for short periods of time, making them convenient
for travel. All Udo's Choice Probiotics may be frozen
to further extend shelf life.
State
of the Art Manufacturing
This
process, which is both simple and complex, is one
where state-of-the-art equipment and the knowledge
of expert technicians play a key role in order to
produce probiotics at the highest possible standardized
concentration.
Mother-culture & Fermentation
The bacteria proliferate in culture media of increasing
volume, until they are placed in the fermentor.
The resulting probiotic culture goes from clear
to cloudy as the bacteria reproduce.
Filtration
Once fermentation is complete, the culture is then
concentrated to reduce its volume and protected
to survive the next phase.
Lyophilization (freeze-drying)
The concentrated bacterial culture is frozen at
– 40°C. Then, through a process called sublimation,
the ice is converted into steam, yielding a solid
crust ready for grinding.
Grinding
The crust is then gently ground into a fine powder
with a high bacterial concentration. This is called
the pure culture.
Mixing
The pure culture is mixed with excipients to make
the subsequent encapsulation or compression phase
possible.
Packaging
Specific Udo's Choice Probiotics are available in
powder, capsule or lozenge formats. Flora uses vegetarian
capsules because of their low moisture content which
prolongs the shelf life of moisture sensitive products
such as probiotics. Flora uses only light-resistant,
recyclable, nonreactive, nitrogen flushed, dark
brown glass bottles which prolong stability and
product integrity.
Threelac
Threelac
is the most effective product in the marketplace
to aid in helping manage an overgrowth of candida/yeast
in the body.
 Threelac
is a multi-dimentional health product. For those
people who have difficulty maintaining a pH of 7.0
or slightly higher (7.3-7.4), threelac may prove
to be the pH harmonizer you've been needing. If
you are currently using our Global Healh Trax oxygen
and mineral products or one of our Mineral Milk
recipes, add threelac to optimize the favorable
microflora in your body.
If
you are experiencing a candida or yeast disorder,
Threelac is your best choice among all products
sold for this condition. Threelac will provide your
body with an all natural, state-of-the-art cadida
defence. Threelac can begin to work immediately,
starting with the first use of this amazing product.
Take Threelac right before you eat a meal. Let each
packet dissolve in your mouth and follow immediately
with 4-6 ounces of water. Then eat. Food acts as
a buffer to assist Threelac in reaching the small
intestine, where it helps your body manage candida.
For more uncomfortable candida indications, you
may want to take up to 4 packets to start (for the
first 30 days). May be taken all at once prior to
a meal or spread out among two or three meals. You
may then reduce to a maintenance amount of one to
two packets per day to maintain body pH.
Three
types of microorganisms support your heathy life
The
secret behind Threelac's effectiveness is the miro-encapsulation
process that gets the live lactic adic producing
bacteria safely past the acidic enviroment in the
stomach. These oxygen-loving bacteria go to work
creating an enviroment that is unfriendly to anaerobic
problem organisms. An added benefit is that it helps
to balance the body's pH. Plus, all you Global Health
Trax oxygen product users have already created a
rich oxygen enviroment that Threelac loves!
When
you use this groundbreaking product, there will
be no need to adhere to impossible dietary restrictions.
For general health reasons, use common sense and
avoid processed sweets. Eat your sweets "raw"
and enjoy a good diet rich in nutritious foods.
Threelac
is available through Global Health Trax members
in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Over $53
million in product sales were achieved in 2001 in
Japan- home of the pharmaceutical company that created
this amazing product. The live organisms in Threelac
have been proven to benefit thousands.
Dr.
Hiroshima Takahashi (who received his Doctor of
Pharmacology degree from Kitazato University and
is former Professor of Pharmacology at Kitazato
University) has field-tested Threelac and has sent
us testimonials regarding the various benefits obtained.
He majored in biochemistry with an emphasis on nucleid
acids, peptides and flavonoids. He is currently
an active lecturer in the pharmaceutical, nutritional
supplement and cosmetic fields. Read Dr. Takahashi's
statements:
"Do
you know hyperlipemia? It is the syndrome where
excessive lipids such as cholesterol and neutral
fat are found in the blood which contributes to
clogged arteries. Hyperlipemia could cause arteriosclerosis,
cardial infarction and cerebral infarction. More
that 60% of people 50 years or older in Japan are
suffering from hyperlipemia due to changes in lifestyle
(more meat and sugar, less physical exercise.)
"Eighty
percent of cholesterol is produced by the liver
and provides benefit to the body. Bile acid produced
from cholesterol assist digestion and absorption
by binding excessive lipids in the intestine. Intestinal
microorganisms (beneficial bacteria) assist with
metabolism, absoption and excretion in the intestine.
The use of cholesterol in the body depends upon
the condition of intestinal microbial flora (the
balance of beneficial vs. harmful organisms).
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