Garden of Life Primal Defense 180caps 

Beneficial soil and plant based microbes used to be ingested as part of food grown in rich, unpolluted soil. However, for the last 50 years we have been sterilizing our soil with pesticides and herbicides, destroying most bacteria both bad and good. Our modern lifestyle, which includes antibiotic drug use, chlorinated water, chemical ingestion, pollution and poor diet, is responsible for eradicating much of the beneficial bacteria in our bodies. A lack of beneficial microbes often results in poor intestinal and immune system health, contributing to a wide range of symptoms and illnesses.

Primal Defense® is a natural whole food probiotic blend of HSOs (Homeostatic Soil Organisms) designed to optimize the health of the human digestive tract and immune system. Primal Defense® is produced using the Poten-Zyme process and the Microflora Delivery System. Primal Defense® contains the same nutrients that have been used for thousands of years by some of the healthiest and longest living people in the world.

Even if they manage to get through the destructive stomach acids, most probiotic supplements can have a hard time implanting in colons that are pH imbalanced or have too many harmful bacteria. HSOs are designed to implant in any colonic environment. The Microflora Delivery System makes sure that the probiotics colonize throughout the digestive tract where they can work their magic. The probiotics contained in Primal Defense® are grown and incorporated into a living whole food substrate using the Poten-Zyme process. This puts the bacteria into their home, if you will, allowing them to thrive on their long journey through the GI tract. Most probiotics on the market today will grow bacteria and then, in a centrifuge, separate them from their substrate. We believe the substrate is as important as the probiotics themselves. Many probiotics have included fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in their product. FOS is an indigestible sugar that may cause digestive disturbances in certain individuals. Primal Defense® contains no FOS. Since most probiotic supplements contain live cultures, they are temperature and age sensitive; therefore requiring refrigeration. If room temperature can begin to degrade these probiotics, imagine what the warm human body will do. The HSOs are dormant in the caplet and activated by fluids. Primal Defense® requires no refrigeration. Many probiotics on the market measure their potency in colony forming units (CFU). In Primal Defense®, it's not the quantity of probiotics, it's the quality. The probiotics in Primal Defense® are hardy and are designed to resist heat, cold, stomach acid, chlorine, fluorine, ascorbic acid and bile. The efficacy of a probiotic should be based upon the ability of the product to "on ferment" foods. If you want to test the viability of a probiotic product, simply drop a few caplets in 2-4 ounces of milk and leave at room temperature for 24-48 hours. If the probiotic is viable, the milk will change to a thick yogurt-like consistency. This measures the ability of a probiotic to produce enzymes and break down or pre-digest food. If a probiotic cannot pass this simple test, do you think it will be capable of doing its job in your body.

Per Container 90  Amt. Per Serving
 % DV
 
Total Calories
 0
 
 
Total Fat
 0g
 0%
 
Sodium
 5mg
 <1%
 
Protein
 <1g
 2%
 
Calcium
 38mg
 4%
 
Iron (from Ionic Plant Based Minerals)
 2.3mg
 13%
 
Proprietary HSO Probiotic Blend

Barley Grass, Oat Grass, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium, bilidum, Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus, casei, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus, salivarius, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus, subtillis, Lactobacillus paracasei, Bifidobacterium longum
 610mg
 +
 
Ionic Plant Based Minerals

 
 285mg
 +
 
Percent Daily Values Based on 2000 calorie diet

Daily Value not established

Other ingredients:

Calcium carbonate, croscamellose, sodium, silica, stearic, magnesium stearate (vegetable source), vegetable coating, bacterial protease, probiotic cultures.

Adults one to three caplets three times per day with 8oz. of juice or water. For advanced usage, take 8 to 12 caplets per day for 90 days, followed by a maintenance level of three for life. Best taken on an empty stomach. Children of twelve and under may take one caplet per day. Safe for all ages, great for pets!