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Real Thing Probiotic (30`s)
Price: R 159.95
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Not all bacteria are bad. In fact some, such as gut microflora, are essential for good health. They improve digestion and the absorption of nutrients from food, relieve many digestive conditions, boost the immune system, improve organ function, and prevent infection and disease. The Real Thing PRO-Probiotic is a synergistic combo of digestion-enhancing microflora, packaged with a powerful prebiotic to help these microflora thrive.
WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS AND WHY ARE THEY NECESSARY?
The gut (large and small intestine) serves as a natural habitat for a large number of bacteria known as microflora. Most of these are beneficial to us and aid various functions. But some are capable of causing disease if their numbers are allowed to increase to high levels.
For good digestion to take place, the correct balance between the billions of microflora that live in the gut, has to be maintained. Unfortunately, due to things such as stress, alcohol, diets high in fat and red meat, inadequate dietary fibre, prescription drugs and toxic substances, the delicate balance is affected, giving the harmful bacteria an opportunity to take over. A gut dominated by harmful bacteria is highly susceptible to gastrointestinal infections, digestive problems, lactose intolerance, diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, yeast infections such as vaginal candida, and reduced absorption of minerals in the body. Harmful bacteria in the colon has even been implicated in the development of colon cancer.
INTERESTING FACT: The average human body, consisting of about 1013 (10,000,000,000,000 or about ten trillion) cells, has about ten times that number of microorganisms in the gut.
There are over 400 beneficial species of microorganisms in the human digestive tract, but the two most beneficial species are bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. A healthy supply of probiotics delivering these two microflora strains is known to substantially improve health. Additional studies have also been conducted on the role of probiotics in helping to improve bowel movement, prevent allergies, and aid in the formation of certain vitamins. And the good news is that you can never have too many of these good guys on your side.
If you’re finding poor digestive health or uncomfortable digestive problems hard to stomach, think about supplementing with The Real Thing PRO-Probiotics.
PROBIOTICS. The Real Thing PRO-Probiotics is packed with 20 billion colony-forming units of good bacteria which includes 2 strains of bifidobacteria and 6 strains of lactobacilli. We’ve also thrown in some streptococcus and saccharomyces (probiotic yeast), making a total of 10 healthy probiotic strains sure to boost your intestinal health.
PREBIOTIC. Since probiotics are ‘live’ microorganisms, a big factor in successfully delivering these ‘good guys’ lies in ensuring their survival while contained in the supplement and after digestion. Adding a prebiotic to a probiotic helps the probiotic survive by supporting its function and helping it thrive. This is where The Real Thing chicory inulin and oligofructose prebiotics come in. Not only do you have a super-boost of probiotics in just one capsule, but you have a really dynamic prebiotic combo working synbiotically for you too. These potent prebiotics escort the 20 billion colony-forming units of good bacteria into the intestinal tract, then provide just what the good bacteria need to sustain themselves and multiply.
Chicory inulin. Chicory Inulin is a nondigestible fibre that beneficial bacteria just love. In fact, when Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria digest the inulin, they increase by as much as 5 to 10 times in volume. Chicory is considered one of the best forms of inulin due to its longer chain length. It also maintains constant nutritional properties.
FACT: The combination of inulin and bifidobacteria produces short-chain fatty acids. These fatty acids create a low-pH environment in the gut which helps with calcium and magnesium absorption, as well as restricts the growth of disease-causing bacteria.
Oligofructose is a tremendous substrate for bifidus bacteria, stimulating its activity by several hundred percent. As the healthy bacteria proliferates, the harmful bacteria reduce in number. Short chain fatty acids are produced, lowering pH levels and providing an energy source for the growth and maintenance of large intestine cells. This process leads to the differentiation of cancer cells, a vital step that is required before cancer cells can be killed.
UNDERSTANDING INULIN: Inulin is a non-digestible food – mostly carbohydrate fibre. Being non-digestible, it is able to make it’s way through the digestive system without being broken down or absorbed. Inulin then clings to the bowel wall forming a colonising medium for the good bacteria to cling to and feed from. This keeps the good bacteria from being passed out of the bowel before it’s had a chance to do its job in aiding digestion and colonising the gut. Because inulin is a soluble fibre, it helps maintain normal bowel function, decreases constipation, lowers cholesterol and triglycerides, and helps stabilise blood sugar levels.
A POSITIVE GUT REACTION
With the perfect combination of billions of digestion-enhancing microflora and a potent prebiotic that ensures these microflora not only survive, but thrive and multiply, The Real Thing PRO-Probiotic has packaged improved intestinal health in a convenient, hassle-free capsule form. The veggie capsule contains chicory inulin powder too to ensure that the good guys are safely escorted to their intended destination - your gut.
HOW DO YOU TAKE IT?
Take one capsule daily, before a meal (ideally first thing in the morning), or consult your health care practitioner. To maintain viability, keep refrigerated.
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