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Ivan's Newsletter
February 1, 2007 -- Issue 022
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This issue includes...

* Which Supplements Failed The Independent Tests
In This Important Group

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Which Supplements Failed The Independent Tests
In This Important Group
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If you live in the 21st century, and
you eat the foods and take the medications of
the present day, you MUST HAVE PROBIOTICS
INCUDED IN YOUR DIET!

I can't emphasize strong enough the importance
of this issue! Read on..

In this issue of my newsletter I am going to
share with you the results of independent lab
tests of a dozen popular probiotic supplements.

Before that, however, I'm going to briefly
mention what probiotics do for you and what are
the benefits of their use.

Probiotics are the friendly bacteria, responsible
for maintaining the balance between harmful and
good microorganisms in the gastrointestinal (GI)
tract.

The number of friendly bacteria suffers substantially
when the body is exposed to antibiotic treatment
and/or stress. It such cases it is of utmost
importance that we restore the microbacterial
balance in the intestines as soon as possible.

The two most common ways to achieve a successful
population of the gut with probiotic bacteria
are: through fermented foods like yogurt, and/or
through the use of a probiotic supplement.

Here is a short list of some of the benefits
probiotics provide for the human (and not only
for that matter) body:

* Harmful bacteria growth prevention

* Managing lactose intolerance

* Help the IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
symptoms subside

* Lower Cholesterol levels

* Infection prevention

* Immune function boosting

* Colon cancer protection, etc.

A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS:

* In order for a probiotic supplement to
deliver results, the number of live bacteria
should be no less than 1,000,000 (1 billion)

* The number of live bacteria at the time
of manufacture is not what you should look
for. If a product was not handled properly
until it got in your hands the number of
actual live strains may be a lot lower

* Some of the strains can pass the stomach
intact while others can't survive the stomach
acids. Those include L. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus,
Leuconostoc and Lactococcus. If you see any of
those listed on the label, make sure the tablets
are enteric coated.

* You should definitely take a good probiotic
supplement if you are undergoing or you are
about to undergo an antibiotic treatment.
Antibiotics kill all the bacteria in the
GI tract. As a subsequence the harmful bacteria
starts to thrive in this new environment.

Make sure, however, that you are taking
the probiotic and the antibiotics at least
several hours apart. This way you may avoid
the possibility, in which the good bacteria
is killed by the antibiotic.

* Only buy probiotic supplements before
their expiration date. The chances are more
strains will still be active.

* Buy a mixture of probiotic strains and not
a single strain in a product. These offer a lot
wider spectrum of benefits.

* Protect your probiotic supplement from heat,
direct sun light and moisture. These may
waken the live cultures and cause them to die
prematurely.

* Also once opened keep the supplement in the
refrigerator.

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WHAT THE TESTS REVEALED
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1. Probiotic supplements that failed with the
reason "less then 1 billion live strains found
in a single dose"

* DDS® Acidophilus with FO
* Advocare Probiotic RestoreS
* Rite Aid Acidophilus
* Nature's Secret Ultimate Probiotic

Another probiotic supplement (Flora Source)
claimed 30 billion live organisms but it
actually contained 1 billion.

2. The winners:

* Webber Naturals Acidophilus with Bifidus,
Non Dairy
* Nutravite Acidophilus Plus, Heat Resistant
* Nature's Way Primadophilus Optima
* Kal Acidophilus ProBiotic-5
* Kyo-Dophilus
* Jarrow Formulas Enhanced Probiotic System,
Jarro-Dophilus EPS
* Nature's Sunshine Bifidophilus Flora Force

Most of these contain anywhere between 2 - 8
billion active organisms.

There was one that contained 35 billion from
14 different strains, and all of them were alive
at the time of testing!!! Isn't that something?!

I should mention here that this independent
lab goes out and buys from the market the
supplements it puts through testing, regardless
of whether they were to do their own testing or
a manufacturer hired them to perform independent
tests of a product.

SO, HERE IS MY PERSONAL WINNER:

Nature's Way Primadophilus Optima

As I already said Nature's Way Primadophilus
Optima contains 35 billion live cells from
14 different strains for maximum benefit no
matter what the specific needs of your GI.

Moreover, the caps are enteric coated to protect
the stomach acid sensitive organisms from
destruction.

And, what's best Nature's Way Primadophilus
Optima contains FOS (Fructo-Oligosacharides)
that serve as food for the probiotics in the GI
tract. FOS are also called prebiotics. These
two work synergistically.

Last, but not least the store I found it at
is one of the best online supplement stores
with:

* virtually all supplement brands present there
* $ 4.95 flat shipping
* delivers within a couple of days upon order
placement

In my case I receive my orders even before the
email with the tracking code!!!

So, any way, I am sure you can find Nature's Way
Primadophilus Optima there, as well as most of
the other probiotics that passed the tests,
and anything else you might need supplement wise.

That's it for this issue. Hope you liked the info
this time again.

Expect more in the future

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