Lactobacillus sporogenes
or what we call Dr. Wong's Essentials® Armoured
Acidophilus™ is a lactobacillus
/ bifidus shielded by a spore.
This spore "armours" the
good bacteria against not only acid
but also the other enemies of good
bacteria such as heat, light and even
antibiotics! While in acid, the spore
holds tight. When in the alkaline environment
of the intestine the spore opens and
releases the good bacteria. In Asia,
savvy pharmaceutical companies are
blending their antibiotics with Lactobacillus
Sporogenes, to prevent the dysbiosis
that happens with antibiotic use. Smart!
This is the only protected and survivable
acidophilus. So survivable it is measured
not by how many good bacteria there
are per gram but by how well it will
re-colonize the intestines!
Good bacteria (pro biotic)
products abound in the US market. What
makes Armoured Acidophilus™ different?
Let’s look at the matter of survive-ability.
1) Most probiotic products have tens
of millions of live bacteria at the moment
they are packaged. Usually 15 to 30 billion
per gram (1000 mg). Even though the good
bacteria is freeze dried and put into
suspended animation there is still a
die off which starts while in the bottle.
After sitting on the shelf for a while
at the makers warehouse, the shippers
and then at your local you store by the
time you buy the product and eat it,
the count of good bacteria still alive
is about half of what it was when it
was made.
2) The great enemy of good bacteria
is stomach acid which is usually between
2 and 4 pH. Fairly close to pure hydrochloric
acid which has a pH of 1. Acid kills
most of the good bacteria. By the time
the good bacteria reaches the friendly
environment of the intestines, its numbers
have been greatly reduced to the point
where only thousands continue to exist
out of the billions the product started
off with. That’s why you have to
start off with billions and not mere
millions. Will this work, yes we know
it will but re-colonization of the gut
with good bacteria this way will take
quite a long time.
The issue of cultured or milk good based
bacteria vs. the soil based good bacteria
must be addressed here: please click
on the FAQ's link below for the answer!
| Suggested
Use: 1/4 teaspoon daily as a
maintenance dose. |
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