Friendly Colonizer
multi-strain probiotics

Our intestinal tract is home to trillions of bacteria comprising hundreds of beneficial species. These “friendly” microorganisms are called probiotics, meaning “for life.” That, in fact, expresses exactly their benefit to us, for studies have convincingly shown that they are an essential link in proper health and well-being. Probiotics help the body get more nutrition out of the food we eat.

While few microorganisms are found in the stomach because of its high acidity, their number increase dramatically the further down the intestinal tract we go. The greatest numbers and variety are found in the large intestine. When these microbial populations are in balance, we reap the benefit toward optimum health. For instance, friendly microorganisms keep harmful, pathogenic species in check. Without sufficient numbers of viable, friendly bacteria, our intestinal terrain is thrown off  balance, resulting in a wide range of possible health problems and disease conditions.

Friendly bacteria attach themselves to the intestinal wall and produce a mildly acidic environment (primarily lactic acid) that curbs the growth of harmful, disease-causing bacteria. Friendly microflora are also essential in nutrient assimilation, producing many important enzymes and increasing the bioavailability of vitamins, particularly Bs and K, fatty acids, lactase, and calcium. Among other benefits are the strengthening of the immune system, neutralization of toxins, normalization of bowel movements, control of cholesterol, the countering of allergies and skin problems, and the prevention of yeast and fungal infections. In its support of the immune system, probiotics have been used in alleviating chronic fatigue syndrome.

We need to encourage the growth of probiotic flora in our intestinal terrain. It must be abundant for proper health. Just as roots are the foundation for the growth of plants, our intestinal tract is the root at the foundation of the health of our whole body. Depleted soil makes for sickly, nutrient-poor plants; depleted intestinal “soil” makes us equally susceptible to sickly health conditions. Today, many influences can ravage our intestinal soil, from poor diet, use of antibiotics, pathogenic contamination, pollutants, 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 conditions threaten it, then probiotic supplements are highly recommended.

Our FRIENDLY COLONIZER is a synergistic formulation in which all ingredients have been chosen for their ability to work together to enhance our intestinal terrain. The foundation for our FRIENDLY COLONIZER are multi-strain soil-based microorganisms. The availability of beneficial soil-based microorganisms (SBOs) in our diet has been greatly reduced through modern agricultural techniques. SBOs are ingested when we eat fresh, raw, organic plant life grown in rich soils, which is not all that common today. Our SBOs have been selectively bred to produce internally the rich, balanced “soil” that we so often lack. Living soil—teeming with beneficial microorganisms—is the energy field that transmutes nutrients into well-being and longevity.

The soil-based microorganisms we use survive stomach acids to reach the intestinal tract, there forming colonies which attach themselves to the intestinal wall. Within a short period of time, these colonies multiply themselves along the entire length of the intestinal tract and quickly create a terrain which both increases our ability to absorb and assimilate nutrients from our food and to eliminate putrefying matter and pathogenic organisms. By cleaning up the colon, SBOs enhance the immune system. They not only help eliminate the putrefaction and toxins that lodge on the intestinal wall upon which pathogens thrive, but they also aggressively devour pathogenic microbes. This helps relieve the immune system, allowing it to work more efficiently elsewhere in the body. They also stimulate the body to produce large reservoirs of nonspecific anti-bodies, which the immune system can then use for any number of different conditions. Both disease prevention and healing are the benefits to us.

SBOs also stimulate the body’s own production of alpha-interferon, a key regulator of our immune response. In addition, lactoferrin production is stimulated. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding protein that makes the iron we absorb from food bioavailable and allows the body to transfer it to wherever it is needed. It also inhibits pathogenic growth by depriving pathogens of iron.

Two prominent SBO strains in our FRIENDLY COLONIZER are: Lactobacillus sporogenes  A good lactic acid producer, gram positive, proven very effective in combination with the other strains, and is known for its proven ability to modify LDL-cholesterol levels in the body. Bacillus laterosporus aids in creating a terrain conducive to rapid colonization of all friendly flora. Positive results with candida and improvement with various gastrointestinal difficulties.

Our FRIENDLY COLONIZER also uses these probiotic bacterial strains: Bifidobacteria longum  A Japanese-developed strain, found in infants, helps suppress harmful microbes and benefits the immune system, thereby reducing burden on the liver. Increases peristalsis in large intestine, helps produce wide range of B vitamins. Breaks down sugars into lactic and ascetic acids, which suppress abnormal fermentation in intestinal tract, and improves lactose tolerance. Helps reduce candida albicans, improves integrity of mucosal membrane. Detoxifies.

Lactobacillus acidophilus:  Best known of the friendly bacteria. Important in maintaining a healthy, balanced flora in the small intestine. Enhances digestion of milk sugar (lactose) and aids in the production of vitamins and enzymes. Produces lactic acid, suppressing harmful microbes in the intestine, and helps in control of yeast overgrowth, such as candida.

Lactobacillus casei: Highly prolific, hardy, and most potent of all lactobacillus strains. Strengthens immune response, studies show helps with leaky gut, intestinal dysbiosis, improves integrity of mucosal lining. Produces lactic acid. Digests a wide range of carbohydrates.

Lactobacillus plantarum: Has high digestive capacity, particularly for the breakdown of proteins. Because of its ability to eliminate protein wastes from the intestine before they enter the bloodstream, it benefits the immune system. Adheres strongly to intestinal lining. Studies also show helps with leaky gut, intestinal dysbiosis, improves integrity of mucosal lining. Produces lactic acid and acts as a natural antibiotic (as acidophilin).

Lactobacillus salivarius: Effective in eliminating symptoms of bowel toxemia. Produces B vitamins and K, enzymes, and lactic acid, and aids in the production of lactase. Very active on proteins as well as the by-products of protein purification. Can be helpful for food poisoning.

Lactobacillus bulgaricus: Used in yogurt start-up culture. Produces lactic acid. Enhances digestion of milk sugar.

Natural antibiotic properties. Streptococcus thermophilus  Also used in yogurt start-up culture. Produces lactic acid & lactase.

Our formula is rounded out with a base of rice-derived tocotrienols, a proprietary blend of FOS, including chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, burdock root and yucca powder. Tocotrienols are an excellent delivery nutritive that brings our probiotic complex into the gastrointestinal system; they have antioxidant properties, and are known as cholesterol inhibitors. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are complex carbohydrates that are not broken down by our digestive system, but, instead, upon reaching the lower intestines, become food for beneficial bacteria. FOS are known as prebiotics  because of their ability to promote the growth of probiotic bacteria. Pathogenic bacteria, in contrast, are unable to benefit from FOS.