Probiotic-10™ 25 Billion - 50 Vcaps®

Healthy Intestinal Flora

10 Probiotic Strains
Dairy, Wheat & Gluten Free
Vegetarian/Vegan Formula
A Dietary Supplement

This NOW product is designed to provide a high potency and balanced spectrum of beneficial bacteria found in human intestinal tracts. Regular intake of beneficial probiotics can aid in maintaining healthy intestinal flora. This product also contains FOS to assist healthy growth of acidophilus and bifidus organisms.*

Suggested Usage

As a dietary supplement, take 1 Vcap® 1 to 2 times daily between meals or on an empty stomach.

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 Vcap®
Servings Per Container: 50
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value*
* Percent Daily Values are based on 2,000 calorie diet.
† Daily Value not established.

Proprietary Blend of 10 Strains of Probiotic Bacteria:
Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus salivarious, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Streptococcus thermophilus 25 Billion Organisms*

Other Ingredients: Cellulose, Cellulose (capsule), FOS (Fructooligosaccharides), Ascorbyl Palmitate and Silica.

Keep refrigerated to maintain high potency.

Contains no: salt, starch, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or preservatives. Vegetarian/Vegan Product.

This product is formulated to deliver a potency of 25 Billion Organisms through the Best By date.

Do Not Eat Freshness packet. Keep in Bottle.

Vcaps® is a registered trademark of Capsugel.

Please Recycle.

Why should you take Probiotics?

If you are under stress, taking antibiotics, traveling or simply want to promote your health, taking Probiotics daily will maintain the health-promoting good bacteria in your intestinal tract. This is important because the intestines are the largest immune organ in the body and promoting their health strengthens your body's overall natural defenses. If the balance is disrupted, this can leave a comprised immune response. Fortunately, taking Probiotics supplements can help sustain the digestive tracks balance by re-introducing beneficial bacteria. To help restore normal dermal Probiotic balances natural Probiotic based skin products can assist the process.

Do you need Probiotics?

People with flourishing intestinal colonies of probiotics are better equipped to fight the growth of disease-causing bacteria i.e. pathogenic organisms.

Probiotics also produce substances called bacteriocin, which act as natural antibiotics to kill undesirable microorganisms e.g. fungus and yeast, viruses, parasites and bacteria.

 

COPD and Probiotics

Currently, science has established that approximately 70% of immune system cells reside in the digestive tract. According to Harvard Medical School,

“a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that you can treat and even prevent some illnesses with foods and supplements containing certain kinds of live bacteria. Northern Europeans consume a lot of these beneficial microorganisms, called probiotics (from pro and biota, meaning “for life”), because of their tradition of eating foods fermented with bacteria, such as yogurt. Probiotic-laced beverages are also big business in Japan.”

The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide states that,

“An estimated 100 trillion microorganisms representing more than 500 different species inhabit every normal, healthy bowel. These microorganisms (or microflora) generally don’t make us sick; most are helpful. Gut-dwelling bacteria keep pathogens (harmful microorganisms) in check, aid digestion and nutrient absorption, and contribute to immune function.”

Probiotics are probably one of, if not the most important supplement I gave my mother. Probiotics provide many useful and beneficial functions. They are instrumental in the production of red and white blood cells and are your body’s first line of defense against invading pathogens. If you have ever taken antibiotics, your probiotics are probably nonexistent and your body may have a difficult time fighting off pathogenic invasions whether they be viral, bacterial, fungal or even oncological (cancer).

After an online search I found a probiotic that was enteric coated which would help it survive stomach acid. Once the capsule enters the duodenum (the first 12 inches of the small intestine) where the pH is more alkaline or basic, the capsule or enteric coating dissolves and the probiotics are released. It also contained the “probiotic” formula which is the food supply for the live probiotics. Finally, it contained probiotic strains that had been fermented for a minimum of three years and included Lactobacillus strains that would recolonize the small intestine and Bifidobacterium strains that would recolonize the large intestines.

Dr. Mercola states rather emphatically that probiotics can survive stomach acid without the enteric coating. He recommends and sells a probiotic supplement that sounds very good. The probiotic I gave my mother, and the one I take myself, is Dr. Ohhira’s. There may be others that are as good, even some that are better, however, I had very good luck with Dr. Ohhira’s and still take them to this day. Yogurt contains probiotics that are usually from the Lactobacillus genus. The only problem with yogurt these days is that the pasteurization process eliminates most of the nutritional benefits. In addition, most yogurt is full of sugar, making it more like pudding than healthy food.

I have suffered with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for three decades. I never took medications for the problem and instead overcame it on a day-to-day basis. Some days that was an impossible task. The new menu and Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics have now diminished my ADHD to a very manageable level. I did not think that was possible until I began researching a myriad of health issues and healthy alternative treatments for common, yet debilitating, ailments. As a child I had been given antibiotics by the doctors as their treatment for allergies.

ADHD is certainly not a serious, life threatening disease like emphysema and COPD. I only mention it here because I thought you might find it interesting hearing that the new menu and the high-quality probiotics may help with other ailments, illnesses and disorders. Dr. Fred Pescatore, an M.D. in New York City swears by this new menu and Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics. His 8-step allergy and asthma cure includes them both.

With respect to the treatment of illnesses, the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide states that,

“Probiotic therapy may also help people with Crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Clinical trial results are mixed, but several small studies suggest that certain probiotics may help maintain remission of ulcerative colitis and prevent relapse of Crohn’s disease and the recurrence of pouchitis (a complication of surgery to treat ulcerative colitis). Because these disorders are so frustrating to treat, many people are giving probiotics a try before all the evidence is in for the particular strains they’re using. More research is needed to find out which strains work best for what conditions.

In the United States, most probiotics are sold as dietary supplements, which do not undergo the testing and approval process that drugs do. Manufacturers are responsible for making sure they’re safe before they’re marketed and that any claims made on the label are true. But there’s no guarantee that the types of bacteria listed on a label are effective for the condition you’re taking them for. Health benefits are strain-specific, and not all strains are necessarily useful, so you may want to consult a practitioner familiar with probiotics to discuss your options. As always, let your primary care provider know what you’re doing.”

I get tired of hearing that drugs are carefully scrutinized and go through a rigorous testing and approval process. While this may be true, when is the last time you heard of a supplement killing someone? Now think about how many class action lawsuits against drug manufacturers you hear about that have either injured or killed patients? Every single one of the drugs that have killed people have undergone this rigorous testing and approval process. I think their testing and approval process must be flawed or the approved drugs would not injure or kill anyone!

I did not ask my mother’s doctors before I gave her probiotics. I knew she had been given multiple doses of antibiotics in the not too distant past so I knew her probiotics were nonexistent and therefore, her immune system was compromised according to Dr. Pescatore and others. I also knew that extensive clinical trials were not in the works due to the expense. Only drug companies can afford these expensive clinical trials and they use this fact when raising questions about the effectiveness of various supplements. I always remember that all drugs have side-effects and almost all supplements do not.

Even though the jury is still out regarding the exact benefits of probiotics, some of the health claims made by probiotic manufacturers, distributors and marketers include the following:

• Hydrocarbons are broken down by probiotic bacteria which mean the food is being split into its most basic elements. This allows almost total absorption through the digestive system. In this way probiotics dramatically increase overall nutrition and enhance rapid cellular growth and development.
• The intestinal tract is cleaned by probiotics. They go under the layer of crud on the intestinal walls, attach themselves and dislodge the accumulated decay. This waste is then flushed out naturally.
• Probiotics also produce many important enzymes and increase the availability of vitamins and nutrients, especially Vitamin B, Vitamin K, lactase, fatty acids and calcium.
• Another one of the benefits of probiotics is that these bacteria strengthen the immune system. Because of this support to the immune system, they have been used in alleviating allergies, chronic fatigue syndrome and systemic candida.
• Constipation is quickly relieved by probiotics and the bowel movements become normalized, which means diarrhea is also reduced.
• These good bacteria produce specific proteins that act as antigens. The reservoirs of nonspecific antigens are then available for the immune system in battling all kinds of different disease conditions.
• Probiotic bacteria work in symbiosis with tissue and organ cells in metabolizing proteins and helping eliminate toxic wastes from the body.
• Probiotics help in killing viruses and parasites thus providing benefits of increased health.
• People taking probiotics have experienced lowered cholesterol.
• Allergies and skin problems are aided by taking probiotic bacteria.
• Yeast and fungal infections are prevented, and sometimes eliminated by supplementing probiotics.
• They also stimulate the body's own production of alpha-interferon, a key regulator of our immune response.
• Since probiotics clean the colon, bad breath and body odor are greatly reduced. This is because the lungs and skin will be utilized by the body in helping eliminate toxins when the intestinal tract is clogged and functioning poorly.
• Probiotic bacteria produce Lactoferrin as a by-product of their metabolism. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding protein essential in retrieving iron from foods we eat. Increased Lactoferrin helps relieve iron-assimilation deficiencies.

"There was a noticeable improvement in my mother’s overall health and in my own health with the addition of Dr. Ohhira’s probiotics into our daily supplement regimen. We took one in the morning and one in the evening for four months. We stopped taking them for two months and then took them again for an additional four months. Since I knew they played such an important role in the functioning and overall integrity of the immune system I made sure my mother took them four out of every six months."

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.