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Ingredients
Bifidobacteria:
Bifidobacteria is found throughout the gastrointestional tract, including the mouth and vaginal tract of humans. Bifidobacteria
constitute a major part of the fecal flora of healthy humans of all ages.
Bifidobacteria consists of a number of different species, two of the
most important ones found in Micro Buddies--BABY are:
Bifidobacterium bifidum and Bifidobacterium longum.
Bifidobacteria microorganisims produce high degrees of essential
by-products in the intestines, which act as a barrier to the growth of
dangerous pathogenic microbes that cause infection and disease and they can
aid in:
* Production of acetic and lactic acid, with small amounts of formic acid from fermentable carbohydrates, which increase and balance the acidity of the large intestine and lower part of the small intestine---thereby, inhibiting toxic bacteria and ammonia production from
illnesses such as chronic liver disease.
* Inhibition of bacteria which can alter or convert nitrates in the intestine (derived from food or water) into potentially harmful nitrates.
* Alleviation or prevention of intestional disorders following antibiotic therapy.
* Dietary management of liver conditions.
* Production of B vitamins (especially B6 and B12) and correction of vitamin K deficiency.
* Self-cleansing of the intestine--reduction of intestional
putrefaction and control of enteric infection of infants.
* Nitrition, nitrogen retention and weight gain in
infants.
* Reestablishment and maintenance of healthy vaginal flora.
* Beneficial effects in cases of leukemic patients.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus:
L. bulgaricus is a friendly transient, but important bacteria in
the human intestional tract. It is a caculatative anaerobic lactobacillus
which produces lactic acid in addition to th beneficial enzyme, lactase, which
assists in the digestion of the milk sugar, lactose. Along with other lactic
acid producing bacteria, L. bulgaricus help protect the intestional
tract by producing an acid environment in which there is a stong inhibition of
less desirable microorganisims.
Its dramatic anti-viral and immune-boosting powers continue to be
verified by current research. Recent studies, reported in the
Internation Journal of Immuno-therapy, (conducted by
George Halpern, M.D., Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal
Medicine, University of California, Davis), have shown
that supplementation with yougart containing L. bulgaricus, stimulates
the human body to produce four times more gamma interferon than normally
produced. Some researchers feel this strongly suggests that L.
bulgaricus (touted by Professor Metchinikoll at the turn of
the century) has the ability to boost the immune system to supernatural
levels--thus providing the body a previously unattainable level of protection.
Lactobacillus casei:
L casei is a sub-species of L. rhamnosus. A transparent
bacteria of the human intestines and mouth. L casei is a faculatitive
anaerobic lactobacilli which produces lactic acid as a main product from
carbohydrates. It may be effective in the treatment of certain intestional
conditions.
Lactobacillus plantarum:
L. plantarum has an unusual ability to rapidly digest protein and
liquify gelatine. Japanese researchers reported in the Journal ofAllergy
& Clinical Immunology that L. plantarum has proven useful
for the prevention and treatment of food allergy. It also preforms a key
function in the regulation of gut inflammation and immunity,
(researcher S. Bengmark, M.D. from Lund University, Lund
Sweden). He further states that L. plantarum has the ability to
preserve nutrients such as omega 3 fatty acids for usage by the body.
Interesting note: Astromauts returning to earth have a signigficantly reduced
ecoflora in which L. plantatrrum is totally eleimated, both in saliva
and stool, accompanied by increases toxic bacteria. These alterations
are attributed to a combination of stress and the fiber-reduced diet
consumed by the astronauts, not unlike diets of many humans today. In another
study from Lund University reported in the medical journal
Gastroenterology it was found that L. plantarum decreased
overall pathogenic bacterial counts and actually increased Lactobacillus
population in the GI tracts of animals whose intestional micro-flora was
disrupted through the use of chemotherapy, causing "drug induced
enterccolitis".
Lactobacillus acidolphilus:
Well documented and established as a normal, benefical inhabitant of the
small intestine (lower portion) and large intestine---L. acidolphilus
is found in the intestines, mouth, and vigina of humans. L. acidophlius
is the organism most readily utilized in intestional bacteria therapy and is
among the species of lactobacillus that are recognized as effective agents in
the protection of the genitourinary system. The major benefical functions of
L. acadolphilus strains include:
* The promotion of a mildly acid reaction which stimulates peristalsis and a facorable environment for normal metabolism.
* Production of a type of lactic acid, which has a
bacteriostatic affect on many undisirable organisms, including pathogenic
cadida albicans.
* Production of natural antibotic substances that are
antagonistic to many toxic enteric organisms.
* Relief of gastrointestional discomfort caused by diarrhea
, constipation, flatulence, colitis, pruritis, enteritis and bloating.
* Adjunct therapy in the relief of thrush, canker sores
(herpes leisons), vaginitis, halitosis and acne.
* Assists in the digestion of nutrients and in the production of
lactase, the enzyme that enhances the digestion of muilk sugar (lactose).
* Potential aid in the reduction of undesiralbe cholesterol
levels.
* General protection against an imbalance of the intestional
micro-flora.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus:
L bulgaricus is a friendly transient, but important bacteria in
the human intestional tract. It is also a bacteria found in yougart (along
with Streptococcus thermophilus) and in cheese. It is a facultative anaerobic
lactobacillus which produces lactic acid in addition to the beneficial enzyme,
lactase, which assists in the digestion of the milk sugar, lactose. Along with
other lactic acid producing bacteria, they protect the intestional tract by
producing an acid environment in which there is a strong inhibition of less
desirable microorganisms.
Its dramatic, anti-viral and immune-boosting powers continue to
be verified by current research. Recent studies reported in the
International Journal of Immuno-therapy, (conducted by
George Halpren, M.D., Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Departmant of
Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis)
, have shown that supplementation with yougart containing L. bulgaricus
, stimulates the human body to produce four times more gamma interferon that
normally produced. Some researchers feel this strongly suggests that L.
bulgaricus has the ability to boost the immune system to
supernatural levels-- thus providing the body a previously unattainable level
of protection.
Lactobacillus casei:
L. casei is a subspecies of L. rhamnosus. It is a transparent
bacteria of the human intestines and mouth. It is a faculatative anaerobic
lactobicilli which produces lactic acid as a main product from carbohydrates.
It is belived that it may be effective in the treatment of certain intestional
conditions.
Lactobacillus plantarum:
L. plantarium has an unusal ability to rapidly digest protein and
liquefy gelatin. Japanese researchers reported in the Journal of
Allergy & Clinical Immunology that L. plantarun has
proven useful for the prevention and treatment of food allergy. It also
performs a key function in the regulation of gut inflammation and immunity,
according to researcher S. Bengmark, M.D., from Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
He further states that L. plantarium has the ability to preserve vital
nutrients such as omega 3 fatty acids for usage by the body. NOTE: Astronauts
returning to earth have a significantly reduced ecoflora in which L.
plantarum is totally eliminated, both in saliva and stool, accompanied by
increased toxic bacateria. These alterations are attributed to a
combination of stress and fiber-reduced diet comsumption by the
astronauts, not unlike the diets of many Americans today. In another study
from Lund University reported in the medical journal Gastroenterology
it was found that L. plantarium decreased overall pathogenic
bacterial counts and actually increased Lactobicillus population in the GI
tracts of animals whose intestional micro-flora was disrupted through the use
of chemotherapy, causing "drug-induced enterocolitis". The secretion of
salivary and GI mucus is often significiantly reduced through disease and the
use of pharmaceuticals. L. plantarum, which has no difficulty in
surviving the acidity of the stomach and the bile-acid content of the small
intestine, actually plays an important role in stimulating gut immunity by
colonozing and restoring the intestional mucosa. One of the important
roles of this mucosal lining is to prevent the GI tract contents--containing
potentially pathogenic microorganisims--from leaking into the bloodstream. A
study done at the Regional Center for Atherosclerosisi Research, Pomeranian
Academy of Medicine in Szezecon, Poland and reported in the journal
Atherosclerosis, demonstrated that L. plantarium added to the
diets of subjects with moderately elevated cholesterol, showed a reduction of
LDL--cholesterol levels and a decrease of proteins in the blood which cause
thrombosis or embolism.
Lactobicillus salivarius:
L. salivarius is a unique strain of a specilized hypoallergenic
super-culture. L salivarius is a potent and friendily gastrointestional
flora and is normally present in the mouth and digestive tract of humans.
Ingestion of L. salivarius helps to increse energy by making food
nutrients readily available to the body; undigested proteins and their
by-poroducts are broken down, while neutralizing putrefactive pathogens
. L. salavarius aids in maintaining the homestatsis of the digestive
tract and colon, and in improving the body's ecological balance. It
has been reported that symptoms of food poisoning have been relieved within 30
to 60 minutes after the ingestion of L. salivarius.
Lactobacillus brevis:
L.brevis
Fibersol2:
Fibersol2 is a soluable, dietary fiber from natural corn starch.
Fiberso2 has been shown to increase intestional microflora (particularily
the Bifidobacterium stains) and has been shown to help maintain a healthy
gastrointestional tract.
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