Probiotics- Consumer Reports

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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@...>

> <melillo3@...>

> 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

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