Re: Probiotics- Consumer Reports

[Guest guest]

Thanks for taking the time to contact them. It is an intersting

point they make about their product being able to survive passage

through the stomach. I have been thinking about that very issue

since I read the CR article. It would give me reason to at least use

Primal Defense sometimes in addition to some products containing

larger amouonts of bacteria.

>

> Below is the Reply I got from thre makers of Primal Defense

(Garden of

> Life); about the Consumer Reports article on Probiotics.

>

> > [Original Message]

> > From: Support1 <Support1@g...>

> > <melillo3@e...>

> > Date: 6/6/2005 1:45:22 PM

> > Subject: FW: Comment from Al

> >

> > Dear Al,

> > Thank you so much for the information. We appreciate your

concern. Here

> > at Garden of Life we have never claimed that Primal Defense had

the most

> > organisms (CFUs). Rather our product has been positioned as

containing

> > soil based organisms, i.e. Bacillus Subtilis which is a durable

> > bacterium shown to promote the growth of other probiotics such as

> > lactobacillus plantarum. Secondly, this is a fermented product

whole

> > food based product, manufactured by what has been referred to by

GOL as

> > the Poten-zyme process. In containing fermented materials

(including

> > their by-products of short chain fatty acids), the Primal Defense

> > Product contributes to the creation of an environment that is

more

> > conducive to the growth of probiotic micro-organisms. In other

words,

> > while the amounts of bacteria in Primal Defense may be lower

than some

> > other products, it aims to create an environment that supports

long term

> > probiotic growth rather than only providing probiotics for

transient

> > benefits alone. This is the verbiage directly from our most

recent

> > catalog:

> >

> > Primal Defense® is the only probiotic containing 12 species of

hardy

> > beneficial microorganisms in the form of the HSO Probiotic

Blend. The

> > ability of the probiotics in Primal Defense® to support the

normal

> > healthy flora balance in the gut is not based solely on CFU

count, but

> > also on their ability to withstand harsh conditions in the

digestive

> > tract such as stomach and bile acids. Primal Defense® also

contains

> > naturally occurring substances that function as prebiotics.

> >

> > We are proud of our uniqueness in the industry, different is

good, and

> > it is not all about numbers. Thank you for your interest in the

Garden

> > of Life.

> > Yours in Health,

> >

> > Gail

> > Senior Product Support Services

> > Garden of Life

> > 800-622-8986

> > www.gardenoflife.com

> > Empowering you to attain and maintain Extraordinary Health Thank

you for

> > your email and interest in Garden of Life's products. The Product

> > Support Team is pleased to assist you with information about our

> > products, but we are not licensed medical professionals and

therefore

> > can not provide you with any medical information. If you require

medical

> > information please contact a medical professional. Please

remember the

> > information contained in this email message is for informational

> > purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the

Food and

> > Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat,

cure, or

> > prevent any disease.

> >

> >

> > Comment from Al

> i

[Guest guest]

Do you mind if I copy this and put it on some other boards where I

posted the CR information?

>

> Below is the Reply I got from thre makers of Primal Defense

(Garden of

> Life); about the Consumer Reports article on Probiotics.

>

> > [Original Message]

> > From: Support1 <Support1@g...>

> > <melillo3@e...>

> > Date: 6/6/2005 1:45:22 PM

> > Subject: FW: Comment from Al

> >

> > Dear Al,

> > Thank you so much for the information. We appreciate your

concern. Here

> > at Garden of Life we have never claimed that Primal Defense had

the most

> > organisms (CFUs). Rather our product has been positioned as

containing

> > soil based organisms, i.e. Bacillus Subtilis which is a durable

> > bacterium shown to promote the growth of other probiotics such as

> > lactobacillus plantarum. Secondly, this is a fermented product

whole

> > food based product, manufactured by what has been referred to by

GOL as

> > the Poten-zyme process. In containing fermented materials

(including

> > their by-products of short chain fatty acids), the Primal Defense

> > Product contributes to the creation of an environment that is

more

> > conducive to the growth of probiotic micro-organisms. In other

words,

> > while the amounts of bacteria in Primal Defense may be lower

than some

> > other products, it aims to create an environment that supports

long term

> > probiotic growth rather than only providing probiotics for

transient

> > benefits alone. This is the verbiage directly from our most

recent

> > catalog:

> >

> > Primal Defense® is the only probiotic containing 12 species of

hardy

> > beneficial microorganisms in the form of the HSO Probiotic

Blend. The

> > ability of the probiotics in Primal Defense® to support the

normal

> > healthy flora balance in the gut is not based solely on CFU

count, but

> > also on their ability to withstand harsh conditions in the

digestive

> > tract such as stomach and bile acids. Primal Defense® also

contains

> > naturally occurring substances that function as prebiotics.

> >

> > We are proud of our uniqueness in the industry, different is

good, and

> > it is not all about numbers. Thank you for your interest in the

Garden

> > of Life.

> > Yours in Health,

> >

> > Gail

> > Senior Product Support Services

> > Garden of Life

> > 800-622-8986

> > www.gardenoflife.com

> > Empowering you to attain and maintain Extraordinary Health Thank

you for

> > your email and interest in Garden of Life's products. The Product

> > Support Team is pleased to assist you with information about our

> > products, but we are not licensed medical professionals and

therefore

> > can not provide you with any medical information. If you require

medical

> > information please contact a medical professional. Please

remember the

> > information contained in this email message is for informational

> > purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the

Food and

> > Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat,

cure, or

> > prevent any disease.

> >

> >

> > Comment from Al

> i

[Guest guest]

> Do you mind if I copy this and put it on some other boards where I

> posted the CR information?

No Problem, just remove my Email address before posting it. I don't

want to get a bunch of email about it.

Al