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Dear Doctor Tell Me More About Armoured Acidophilus

Q: I noticed that your Armoured Acidophilus product is in a powder form. Why didn't you put it in capsules? How am I supposed to take it?

A: Dr. Wong's Essentials™ Armoured Acidophilus is provided to the consumer in a simple powder - not encapsulated. The consumer is recommended to take between 1/4 to 1 teaspoon daily.... sometimes even more! Having the product in its natural powder state makes it easier to consume these quantitites without having worry about taking 10 to 20 capsules or more daily. In an era where people have to take so many capsules it can become quite tiring so we have decided to keep this product as easy and simple as possible to take. Also, acidophilus is absolutely essential in the nutrition of children and having an acidophilus in powder form makes it easier to mix in their milk or juice.

Taking the product is quite simple actually:

  1. All you need to do is mix it with any beverage. Since it is heat and acid resistant it will not be harmed in tea, coffee or orange juice.
  2. If you do not have trouble taking powders then you can place it on or under your tongue and follow it back with the beverage of your choice - making sure not to inhale while doing this.
  3. Or, if you enjoy a healthy smoothie or protein shake, you may also add the Armoured Acidophilus.
Q: Why does Dr. Wong's Essentials Armoured Acidophilus only have the lactobacillus sporogenes and not other strains of good acidophilus like most of the other products on the market.

A: That's a really good question, I'm so glad you asked. We don't include other strains of probiotics because one of the upsides to the lactobacillus sporogenes is that it's survivable! Lactobacillus Sporogenes survive stomach acid, heat, anti-biotic use, etc. One of the reasons other probiotic products have so many units per serving is because you need that much just to make sure something acutally survives: sitting on the shelves, traveling in cold or hot carrier vehicles, stomach acid, etc. Since we now know that most of the other good acidophilus strains never survive the stomach acid why include a product that most likely won't survive to be utilized? While it might look good on paper it just doesn't make sense and is just an added expense to an already great product. And we'd rather take up space with what will work rather than something that probably won't. It's just that simple!

Q: I've read that soil based bacteria is better than cultured or milk based bacteria. What is your opinion on this?

A: Point #1:  As one expert in fermenting good bacteria told me, when it's in the goat or cow, it's milk or animal based, when the animal poops it out it's then soil based.  One way or the other it's all the same strains.   (I would rather eat it before it was enveloped in some animals poop, wouldn't you)?  

Point #2:  If you are looking at the product with the pictures of the fellow who looks like he stepped out of Auschwitz in the first picture and 3 months later he looks like Mr. America, inferring that the use of the soil based products will help you build in the same way..., take a close look at the droop in this fellows pectorals.  That effect is called Gynocomasty, the growth of breasts in men, it is a side effect of synthetic anabolic steroid use.  The probiotics had nothing to do in growing that muscle except helping his digestion.

 

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