Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 More on on probiotics; those are commercial sites but some of this info is interesting and/or makes sense. http://www.healthcomm.com/news/homepage/probiotics/probiotics_faq.asp http://www.youngagain.com/aguidetoqualityprobiotics.html Francine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Dans un e-mail daté du 21/06/2004 22:12:04 Romance Standard Time, robin.reese@... a écrit : > http://www.vslpharma.com/ Thanks for the info, Robin. This product is interesting. From what I read on the net, the 2 most basic strands of bacteria seem to be L. Acidophilus and L. Bifidus. SLV has both of them plus 3 other kinds. But it is daidy based and having a slight sensitivity to dairy, I probably should use a non dairy supplement. Francine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm a huge fan of using probiotics. The probiotics my medical doctor (I finally found a good one!) recommended are VSL3. They can be found at http://www.vslpharma.com/ He says an independent group put this product through rigorous testing and showed the organisms were what they claimed in amount and quality. With VSL3#, you mix a " sachet " ( a little packet) of powder into an 8 ounce glass of water and drink it 45 minutes before meals. I guess that one of the main problems of probiotics is the " delivery system " . Capsules will help the organisms make it down through the acid environment of the stomach but something about the way they're put into capsules compromises the microorganisms some how. But there's another problem if you just buy the powder in jars -- I can't remember now.. sorry. Anyway, any good probiotics are expensive and you probably get what you pay for. I like it that the brand my doctor recommended doesn't seem to spend money on advertising to the public. I hope the money they save goes into the product. All probiotics need to be delivered cold and kept cold. Otherwise it's a big waste of money. ~Robin Ps. I also use Natren brand in both the capsule and the powdered form as I think it's best to diversify when it comes to micro-organisms... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm allergic to dairy but have no problem with the dairy in any supplements I've taken. As I said, I mix the powder (it's about 1/2 teaspoon) of powder with 8 ounces of water . I wish I knew the metric:) And of course my allergy is probably different than yours.. _____ From: francilor@... [mailto:francilor@...] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [ ] More on probiotics.. Dans un e-mail daté du 21/06/2004 22:12:04 Romance Standard Time, robin.reese@... a écrit : > http://www.vslpharma.com/ Thanks for the info, Robin. This product is interesting. From what I read on the net, the 2 most basic strands of bacteria seem to be L. Acidophilus and L. Bifidus. SLV has both of them plus 3 other kinds. But it is daidy based and having a slight sensitivity to dairy, I probably should use a non dairy supplement. Francine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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