One of the primary functions of probiotics
is to enable the body to get more nutrition out of the food
we eat. While few microorganisms are found in the stomach, (because
of its high acidity,) their numbers increase dramatically the
further down in the intestinal tract. The greatest numbers and
variety are found in the large intestine. When these microbial
populations are in balance, we give our bodies the best opportunity
to experience optimum health.
Friendly microorganisms keep harmful (pathogenic) species in
check. Without sufficient numbers of viable, friendly bacteria,
our intestinal ecology is thrown off balance that can result
in a wide range of possible health problems and disease conditions.
A well known adage states “death begins in the colon”.
Conversely, an intestinal tract with well-balanced friendly
flora (probiotics) promotes life, health and well-being. Therefore,
“life begins in the intestines.”
The condition of having too few good bacteria and too many bad
bacteria or yeasts in the intestines is known as “dysbiosis”.
Dys means ‘faulty’ and bios means ‘life and
growth’. This implies “faulty life.” In biological
terms, the phrase ‘intestinal dysbiosis’ is used
to describe the condition where this is an inbalance of bacterial
flora in the intestine. Normally it is understood that this
condition also includes the harmful metabolic activity of this
flora in the intestines. (By the way, the opposite of “dysbiosis”
is “eubiosis” which means “good life”
or “healthy life”.)
It is important to encourage the growth of
probiotic flora in the intestines. A sufficient quantity must
be abundant for proper health. Just as roots are the foundation
for the growth of plants, our intestinal tract is the root responsible
for the foundation of the health of our whole body. Depleted
soil makes for nutrient-poor plants; depleted intestinal "soil"
(friendly bacteria) makes us equally susceptible to unhealthy
conditions.
Today, many influences can ravage our intestinal
soil, from poor diet, the increased use of antibiotics, pathogenic
contamination, all types of pollutants and chemicals, to simple,
daily stress. A diet rich in complex carbohydrates, adequate
protein, vegetables, essential fatty acids, and supported by
cultured foods, such as yogurt, miso, or acidophilus milk, promotes
friendly microflora. But when our diet cannot support the proper
intestinal balance -- and adverse physiological conditions threaten
this balance -- then an excellent probiotic supplement can tip
the balance in favor of a healthy intestinal tract.
Many people are not aware that many activities
and physical (environmental) conditions that are encountered
in normal everyday life can seriously harm the friendly microorganisms
of the body. These include:
• Drinking from chlorinated water supplies:
Chlorine is used to kill harmful bacteria. Unfortunately it
also destroys our friendly bacteria.
• Use of antibiotics, exposure to radiation,
and chemotherapy: Although these therapies have proven very
beneficial to mankind it is well known that they are very harmful
to the natural flora and to the immune system.
• Treated food supplies: Due to an ever-increasing
demand on food production, it has become necessary to treat
feed lot animals with antibiotics. These chemicals are then
passed on to the consumer in the form of meat, egg and dairy
products. In the same manner, animal feed as well as plant nutritional
(fertilizers) must also be treated with chemicals which could
do considerable harm to the plants and animals and are metabolized
into these living organisms. When we consume them, we are also
consuming these synthetic and often harmful chemicals which
affect our body’s natural balance and the immune system.
• Alcohol Abuse: Throughout history,
it has been very common to use drinking alcohol to disinfect
wounds, bites, etc. This antibacterial action works in the body
just as well. Alcoholic beverages also create an environment
conducive to harmful bacterial overgrowth and chronic yeast
conditions.
Most people have very little knowledge about
how important probiotics are to the health of the immune system.
The intestinal flora communicates with the immune system through
the lymphoid tissue. The lymphatic system is a network of vessels
in the body that transport lymph, a clear, watery and sometimes
faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains
white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system,
returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct.
Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins (wastes)
from the tissues, transports fat from the small intestine, and
supplies mature lymphocytes (white immune cells) to the blood.
The immune and lymph systems are stimulated
or inhibited by different bacterial cultures and different foods
that we eat. Dysbiosis creates a disharmony in this complicated
relationship. Every individual is born with a genetic memory
that decides what sort of food will be accepted or not by the
digestive tract. If we introduce new and unknown food items
into the body, there is the risk that the immune system will
react as if the food is a foreign invader. Certain probiotics
can enhance food-reaction immunity. Thus, healthy, balanced
intestinal flora can have a profound impact on the immune system.
Jozzer's PrO2Biotic™ formula contains
Lactospore®, the only friendly intestinal bacteria dietary
supplement (called a “probiotic”) that is extremely
stable and resists viable degradation. All other probiotic formulations
lose their potency if they are kept unrefrigerated or are subjected
to sunlight or heat.
The beneficial microorganisms in PrO2Biotic™
reduce the levels of detrimental bacteria that putrefy food
and thus produce toxins in the intestinal tract. These Lactospore®
baceria:
· produce healthy amounts of B vitamins
and lactic acid; · play an important role in preventing
bacterial and fungal infections that can affect the skin, genitals
and the urinary tract. By improving the balance between favorable
and unfavorable microörganisms in the gastrointestinal
(G.I.) tract, PrO2Biotic™‘s Lactospore® complex
reduces toxicity and improves the health of the body by reducing
the toxic burden on the liver and other internal organs.
Lactospore® is the trade name for the bacterial
culture L. Sporogenes. These microflora organisms are spore-bearing
lactic bacteria that can survive as they pass through the very
acidic environment in the stomach. They easily proliferate (grow
and multiply) in the intestinal tract. Viable (living) cells
of L. Sporogenes have been observed in the feces long after
taking the probiotic supplement. Studies have shown that the
L. Sporogenes spores found in PrO2Biotic™ are highly stable
and are not easily affected by heat, acids, bile and other harmful
chemicals.
Other probiotic bacterial cultures have inconsistent
beneficial activity when taken internally, primarily because
very little of these unstable cultures can actually grow and
thrive successfully in the digestive tract to perform their
healthful activities. This is especially true of the most popular
freeze-dried probiotic dietary supplement organism, L. acidophilus.
These cells, though widely used as a probiotic, do not usually
survive the freeze-drying process, (Freeze-drying is the most
common way a probiotic is prepared for use as a supplement.)
Low pH and bile in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as moisture,
high temperature and oxygen, can also destroy freeze-dried L.
acidophilus. Inconsistent beneficial results have also been
noted in clinical trials with other species of all other lactic
bacteria. Only L. Sporogenes has demonstrated significant and
consistent benefits as a probiotic. Some of the benefits that
are commonly described as a result of using PrO2Biotic™
supplementation are:
Increased energy Improved digestion Normalized
bowel movements Reduced constipation and diarrhea Reduced allergy
symptoms Reduced foul breath and body odor Minimized cold and
flu symptoms Reduced blood pressure Weight loss Increased immune
function Lowered cholesterol Reduced yeast infections
PrO2Biotic™
• Helps prevent bacterial and fungal
infections
• Improves balance of intestinal flora
• Reduces intestinal toxicity
• Reduces toxic burden on liver and other organs
• Improves overall health and well-being
PrO2Biotic™
Supplement Facts:
DIRECTIONS:
Take one or two caps daily with one or two meals.
Each vegetable cellulose cap contains: % DV Lactospore®
15 billion parts 100mg ** Lactospore® 6 billion parts 300mg
** **Daily values not determined. *This statement has not been
evaluated by the F.D.A. Reference: 1. Gandhi, A.B. (1988). Lactobacillus
sporogenes, an advancement in Lactobacillus therapy. The Eastern
Pharmacist, pp. 41-43
