Probiotics – Know what’s going on in your body!

Did you know that some probiotic manufacturers use potentially dangerous strains of bacteria like Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus subtilis to make their products?

Enterococcus faecalis is known to cause life-threatening infections in humans, however, there are companies that use this ingredient in their formulas. If you don’t believe me, google: Enterococcus faecalis Probiotics. I think you’ll find the review near the top: “Threelac Review, The Probiotic That Eats Yeast Or Not?” – very interesting. Be sure to read the “dirty truth” part halfway through. The person who wrote the article had very serious health problems that he attributes to the use of a probiotic with that ingredient.

Bacillus subtilis, while less likely to cause marked health problems, is still not without its ill effects. Since there are so many different varieties, the “safe” ones can be hard to separate from the harmful ones. Once again google Bacillus subtilis probiotics and be sure to look at the “How safe are the probiotics you are taking” review at the top. What you see there may surprise you.

Many probiotic products contain soil organisms that are not really safe to use. There are some premium probiotic supplement manufacturers, whose products contain only organisms derived from human sources. Products of human origin are recognized and safe for our bodies. They use strains like lactobacillus paracasei and lactobacillus acidophilus. Google those terms for probiotics – the results will be considerably different.

Independent, third-party laboratory tests verify the safety, strength, and purity of premium probiotic products. I encourage you to do your homework and find out if your probiotic manufacturer is using a third-party lab to verify efficacy and purity. Unless it’s a paid or sponsored site, I guess not.

Theralac, a premium probiotic supplement, for example, makes finding proof for their claims pretty easy. Your quality control portal located at www.theralac.com/Quality.aspx will display the results for your most recent lot number 1288A when entered. I tested it myself and found that on a 10 gram sample, the result for Enterococcus Faecalis was negative. This is significant!

Don’t be fooled by a fancy ad campaign. Believe in science! Some probiotic manufacturers are using ingredients that aren’t even recognized by the International Probiotic Association: ingredients like the aforementioned Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus subtilis that may do more harm than good.

Trust the science. Trust security. Premium probiotic supplements are human-sourced and are the only truly safe products to use!