Homeopathic ProBiotics

Introduction

We all need proper digestion for good health. To aid in our digestive process our body has within our intestines “friendly” bactera that help us to properly and enzymatically convert our food to the type neededby all the cells of our body. Along with our good bacteria there are a number of pathogens (fungi, viruses, bacteria, yeast, mold) that are usually kept in check by our good, friendly bacteria.

The trouble is that our friendly bacteria are constantly fighting against tremendous stressors that act to kill them and to drastically reduce their numbers. Some examples would be antibiotics taken via medicines, all of the antibiotics that are in our foods (such as our meat and dairy products), and even chlorinated water. When our friendly bacteria are killed in our intestines, the pathogens take over and start producing toxins that negatively stress and devitalize our bodies. This results in poor-improper digestion (such as loss of Vitamin K made by our friendly bacteria), compromised nutrition (in addition to nano-nutrient and probiotic-poor farm soil foods that are usually over processed and enzyme deficient), inflammation, systemic toxicity and a compromised immune syste (often manifesting as tiredness, inability to sleep well, suggishness and procrastination), all of which can contribute to a poor quality of life and ultimately disease.

To help you and your family with this silent and often-overlooked unhealthy chain of events, your Homeopathic ProBiotics was designed to come to your rescue! This spray is a super, bio-energetically activated solution that can often dramatically help you, your children and grand/parents with a number of health concern by giving powerful energetic support to your friendly bacteria, while also providing your body with a powerful wellness, health and vitality tonic.

ProBiotics may assist with the following issues:

• Allergies
• Food sensitivities
• Helps maintain regularity
• Helps prevent/minimize diarrhea
• Constipation digestive health
• Crohn’s disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Urogenital health
• Feminine wash (internal also)
• Bloating, flatulence
• Ulcerative colitis
• Intestinal cramps
• May help intestinal diseases
• Intestinal flora balance *
• Helps reduce lactose intolerance
• Minimize intestinal infections/discomfort
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
• Boost a lowered immune system

Dysbiosis is the result of harmful internal flora, such as putrefaction, fermentation, sensitization. Inflammatory diseases in the bowel or involving skin and connective tissue have been reported in association with Dysbiosis.

Characteristics of ProBiotics

• works fast
• 100% guaranteed
• safe and non-toxic
• tasteless
• harmless if ingested
• no contraindications
• no unwanted side effects
• no testing on animals
• environmentally safe
• free of petroleum products
• safe for mouth and face
• safe for babies to seniors to pets
• hypoallergenic
• drug free
• non staining
• contains no dyes
• non greasy
• alcohol free
• odor free

Availability

One spray bottle contains 400 sprays.

Usage

Spray into mouth (6 sprays each) three times a day, in the morning, before lunch and before sleep. Spray onto affected areas.

Ingredients

All-natural Homeopathic Immunotherapeutic Remedy 30 C: Arnica, Lactobacillus Curvatus, Lactobacillus Paracasei, Saccharomyces Boulardii, wate

Questions & Answers

Q: I just bought the Homeopathic Probiotics spray. I am very excited to try it. It sounds great. My 12 year old and I have a bottle each to test it out. I had a question about what the directions are for using it.

It says begin with 6 sprays.  Does that mean you increase or decrease the number of sprays over a certain time period and what is that time period and number of sprays? Also does it need to be refrigerated? It would be great if you didn't, because then we can travel with it. I am used to using products where the # of drops change, so I guess that is where my questions are coming from. I just wanted to be sure I am using it correctly and maximizing the results of the product.

Answer: Having been a "user" of homeopathic goods for at least four decades, my deep understanding of homeopathy is about "less but often." Hence, if you had a severe or acute case of something, it would be better to use 4 sprays every hour or so, as the body builds its own immune system to dealing with the problem. My sense is the originator of this product put in these dosage guidelines as a generic format to suit everybody. He absolutely stressed to us that the user should be creative and "play."

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Probiotics

Did you know that yeast infections, diarrhea, constipation, and many other intestinal discomforts are caused by an imbalance of intestinal microflora? Approximately 95% of the total number of cells in the human body is comprised of both good and bad bacteria. Numerous studies suggest that friendly microbial strains, such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are helpful with flatulence, diarrhea, constipation and many other gastrointestinal discomforts.

In addition to these benefits, good bacteria are capable of producing immune responses while also protecting against microbial pathogens. Many of these strains self-aggregate and adhere to intestinal epithelial and vaginal cells and displace well-known adversaries to the area. Human strains, since they are natural to the human body, adhere, adapt, and grow with greater efficacy than non-human strains. 

Supplementing with probiotics may benefit everyone. Friendly strains may aid in Candida yeast overgrowth, and urogenital unrest in women. It is commonly accepted that infants are prone to gastrointestinal problems as their delicate systems are in the process of developing. Therefore supplementing with friendly bacteria may help to protect them. This same rationale applies to the elderly and may benefit them as well. Frequently, studies have demonstrated that probiotic supplementation may help those with diarrhea, and may provide enhancement of natural immunity. Thus, as a great deal of research suggests, friendly bacteria are important to our health in all stages of life.

You may also find good results when using Homeopathic Probiotics on topical issues.


Antibiotics and Probiotics

A probiotic is an organism which contributes to the health and balance of the intestinal tract. A probiotic is also referred to as the friendly, beneficial, or good bacteria, which when ingested, acts to maintain a healthy intestinal tract and help fight illness and disease.

A healthy lower intestine should contain at least 85% friendly bacteria to prevent the over-colonization of disease causing micro-organisms like E. coli and salmonella. Our colon can maintain its health with 15% unfriendly bacteria if the body contains at least 85% probiotic-friendly bacteria. Most people have this percentage reversed.

Unlike antibiotics, which means to destroy life, probiotics literally means life giving. In more practical terms, antibiotics destroy without prejudice, killing the undesirable bacteria that can cause infection, while also destroying the good bacteria that help fight infection. Probiotics, on the other hand, re-populate the friendly bacteria that can help kill the bad bacteria and fight infection.

With the number of bacteria-resistant diseases on the rise and the length of time it takes to develop new antibiotics, it might be time to consider another alternative: probiotics.

One of the side effects of medium- and, especially, broad-spectrum antibiotics is that they radically change the bacterial population in the intestines. Because these antibiotics kill all bacteria -- even friendly bacteria that fight infectious bad bacteria -- they put the body at risk for super-infection by fungi and other microorganisms.1

Treating a super infection with more antibiotics then creates a vicious cycle: more antibiotics are administered, the immune system breaks down, the depleted body surrenders to yet another superbug, which requires even more antibiotics.

Clearly, the "miracle" drug of the 1940s, which caused some to predict the end of infectious diseases by the 1960s now appears to have entered a new "post-antibiotic era" where bacteria-resistant illnesses significantly outpace the development of new antibiotics to treat them.3

The Growth of Bacteria-Resistant Illnesses
Just a few years after penicillin was put on the market, scientists began noticing a penicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria normally found in the body's intestinal flora. Twenty-five years later, resistant strains of gonorrhea, shigella, and salmonella appeared.3

Since then, bacteria-resistant illnesses have become a worldwide public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two million patients a year pick up infections in U.S. hospitals, and about 90,000 die as a result. Of these deaths, approximately 70% are caused by bacteria that are resistant to at least one antibiotic.4

Not only that but vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), once confined to hospitals, have begun creeping into the community at large.2

While poverty and counterfeit drugs contribute to bacteria-resistant illnesses in Third World countries, physicians over-prescribing antibiotics, lack of education among patients, and livestock feeding practices account for the majority of bacteria-resistance in the U.S.

Overuse and Misuse of Antibiotics

By physicians.
In the U.S. physicians write approximately one million prescriptions for antibiotics each year. Of these, says the CDC, half are inappropriately prescribed for common viruses -- not the bacterial illnesses for which antibiotics were intended.5

Doctors cite time, uncertainty, and patient demand as reasons for over-prescribing antibiotics.5 In one study where 80% of prescriptions were not within the CDC guidelines, patients were significantly more likely to receive an unnecessary antibiotic when they indicated their illness was severe or where they mentioned a positive experience with a previous antibiotic.5

With most doctors seeing patients for a brief 15-20 minutes, their primary concern -- and what their training has taught them -- is to halt symptoms. If patients say that they've had a good experience with a particular antibiotic, physicians will often write a prescription for that antibiotic without delving into the cause of the symptoms.5 

By patients. In the U.S. we do everything fast, and healing is no exception. Patients demand a label and a quick fix for whatever ails them even if they don't understand the consequences. As one study found, 58% of patients were not aware of the possible health risks associated with the misuse of antibiotics.5

In addition, drug companies spend $12 billion each year to advertise their drugs.6 Apparently, it's working. Ninety-five percent of doctors had seen an average of seven patients in the previous six months who requested specific drugs that they'd seen advertised on TV, in newspapers or magazines, or on the Internet.2

Finally, patients have a tendency to stop taking antibiotics as soon as they feel better. Not taking the full course of prescribed antibiotics, however, allows the bacteria that should've been killed off to continue growing and mutating into a resistant strain.3

In our food. The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that more than 70% of all antibiotics used in the U.S. each year, some 25 million pounds are routinely fed to the poultry, pigs, and beef cattle that end up on our dinner plates. But it's not to treat disease as you might suspect. Instead, antibiotics are used as food additives to promote faster growth and to compensate for illnesses the animals might get as a result of crowded and unsanitary conditions on corporate farms and in feedlots. Over half of these antibiotics are the same ones that doctors depend on to treat human illness!7

It's no wonder then that we now see bacteria-resistant illnesses jumping species. According to the World Health Organization, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) may be an example of a disease that first appeared in animals, then jumped to the more vulnerable segments of the human population.2

There are also implications for the U.S. meat trade. As reported by the General Accounting Office (GAO), New Zealand, Denmark, and the European Union -- all competitors in the world meat market -- have banned the use of most, if not all, antibiotics as growth promoters. And they have done this without adversely affecting food safety.2

All of these . . . doctors, patients and our food have negatively contributed to the increasing number of bacteria-resistant illnesses in the U.S. and around the world. While new antibiotics are continually being developed, the time it takes to get them to market can be as long as ten or more years. By that time they may not be effective against the bacteria-resistant illnesses they were intended to treat.

Clearly, the "post-antibiotic era" opens the door for new, more life-giving treatments for infectious diseases.

Probiotics Give Life to Better Health
As mentioned above, antibiotics kill indiscriminately. They not only kill the undesirable bacteria that cause illness, they wipe out the beneficial bacteria that fight off the illness-producing bad bugs.

Re-populating the gut with healthy intestinal flora can often help those with chronic conditions feel better.

The positive value of probiotics is undeniable. In a long-term study, those who ate one cup of non-pasteurized yogurt with live, active cultures every day were shown to significantly improve their health and immunity and especially to reduce allergy symptoms.9

Candidiasis
Candidiasis, also called Candida albicans or Candida, is a type of yeast that often overwhelms the body following the administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics (among other causes.) Though some healthcare professionals believe that Candidiasis only affects those with severely compromised immune systems (like those with HIV or cancer), more and more evidence is challenging that assumption with estimates of actual incidence being surprisingly high and pointing to antibiotics as the main culprit in recurring Candidiasis.10

Example: One in 12 women suffers from recurring vaginal yeast infections, one of the more common symptoms of Candida. One study found that of the 50 women who received weekly probiotics applications for a year, none had a recurrence, whereas about 200 infections would normally have been expected during that same time.10

Diarrhea
Perhaps the best evidence for the powerful effectiveness of probiotics is in the extensive research done with those who suffer from various forms of diarrhea: infectious diarrhea, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, chronic diarrhea, and traveler's diarrhea.11

One particular study showed that infant formula supplemented with probiotics was far more effective at decreasing the risk of diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, and fever than for those infants taking a placebo formula.11

In another study, researchers found that hospital patients who drank a fermented milk containing probiotics every day had significantly fewer cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea than those who drank a placebo. These patients also had a significantly shorter median hospital stay than the placebo patients.12

Eczema and Other Skin Conditions
Evidence found that babies considered at high risk for allergies who were given probiotics for six months following their births, cut their incidence of eczema by 40%.13 Another study showed that allergy-prone mothers who took probiotics during pregnancy were less likely to have children suffering from eczema.14

Infections
Because probiotics help build up the immune system, it only makes sense that they also help fight infection. A seven-month study of more than 570 children in day care centers found that drinking a probiotic milk reduced the number and severity of respiratory infections and the need for antibiotics.15

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and Crohn's Disease
Researchers conducted a study of 327 patients with a history of ulcerative colitis. Some patients were treated with the prescription drug mesalamine while the others were treated with an uncommon and less studied probiotic strain. Findings indicate that the probiotic was just as effective as the drug.16

In another study, patients taking a high-dose probiotic following surgery for ulcerative colitis had a lower chance of relapse than those in the control group.14

The evidence for the effectiveness of probiotics continues to grow. According to Psychology Today, clinical trials continue to suggest that "increasing the gut's level of probiotics prevents and alleviates many intestinal problems, from simple indigestion to diarrhea, flatulence, and bloating. It may also lower cholesterol and prevent tumor recurrence."17

Clearly, using probiotics to re-populate the intestinal flora with healthy bacteria can have some powerful health benefits, especially for those who have had medium- or broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy in the past.

Sources:
1) Definition for "antibiotic," The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed., 6/7/2005. 
2) "Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance" 
        World Health Organization Report on Infectious Diseases 2000 
        http://www.who.int/infectious-disease-report/2000/index.html 
        Accessed August 2005
3) Definition for "drug resistance," The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed., 6/7/2005.
4) Light, J., "Working to keep antibiotics working: can the superbugs be stopped?" Multinational Monitor,
1/1/2004.
5) Gums, John G., "Redefining appropriate use of antibiotics," American Family Physician, 1/1/2004. 
7) Barrett, B. & Wallinga, D., "Act against threat from 'superbugs'; legislation to halt the routine use of antibiotics in livestock feed is needed to combat the threat to human health posed by antibiotic resistant bacteria," Wisconsin State Journal, 10/24/2004.
9) Van de Water, J., Keen, C.L., & Gershwin, M.E., "The influence of chronic yogurt consumption on
immunity," Journal of Nutrition, 10/1999, 129(10), 1932.
10) Gaby, A.R., "Recurrent Candidiasis: one step forward, still backward," Townsend Letter for Doctors and
Patients, 11/1/2004.
11) Van Niel, C.W., "Probiotics: not just for treatment anymore," Pediatrics, 1/1/2005.
12) Evans, J., "Probiotic drink cut cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospital," Internal Medicine News, 4/1/2005.
13) Seaton, T., "Prebiotic/probiotic update: formulating a bright future for prebiotics and probiotics," Nutraceuticals World, 3/1/2005.
14) Stevens, S., "Bacteria to the rescue: 'friendly' bacteria can help gastrointestinal health," Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL, 11/8/2004.
15) Helm, J., "Lurking in your yogurt are live cultures that may boost immunity, among other benefits," Chicago Tribune, 3/28/2005.
16) Shaughnessy, A.F., "Probiotic useful for preventing relapse of ulcerative colitis," American Family Physician, 5/15/2005.
17) Peirce, A., "Guide to natural healing 2004 handbook for winter wellness: twelve natural remedies that boost immunity, lift your mood and keep the heart healthy," Psychology Today, 11/1/2004. 


Homeopathy

The term homeopathy was coined 200 years ago by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathy is a science-based healing system that draws upon a world-wide body of clinical research into the holistic nature of illness. The American Institute of Homeopathy was organized in 1844. Homeopathy developed popularity based on its success in treating the various epidemic diseases that raged throughout America and Europe during the 1800s. Statistics indicate that the death rates in homeopathic hospitals from these epidemics were often one-half to as little as one-eighth those in orthodox medical hospitals.

Homeopathy treats illness by the stimulation of the body's own healing response. Homeopathy helps you restore your body's "vital force" or "essence" to harmony and balance.

Homeopathy encourages the body to rally against the origin of an illness and is known to actually change inherent patterns of weakness and disease. Homeopathy seeks to ameliorate symptoms by focusing on the source of the imbalance causing them. As we age, the mind and body degenerate. Consider homeopathy as a vitalizing, detoxifying and regenerative approach to wellness. Homeopathy complements other health and medical care.

Homeopathy is commonly used all over the world. It is particularly developed in Europe where it originated. In England, for example, there exist exclusively homeopathic hospitals. In France, every pharmacy dispenses homeopathic medicines, 39% of the population uses homeopathic medicines. In France about 40% of physicians use homeopathy in the normal, daily course of writing prescriptions, and the government pays for homeopathic remedies. In one study, it was reported that the total costs associated with homeopathic care per physician were about 50% less than those costs associated with conventional patient visits. In addition, patients under the care of a homeopath took 3.5 times fewer sick days than those people under conventional care.
Homeopathy is widely used in Germany, India, Australia, Mexico and throughout South America.

Homeopathy can be effective in acute and chronic physical, mental and emotional discomforts. Using minute doses of natural substances, homeopathics can act to restore physical, mental and emotional balance by considering the entire person in addition to the immediate symptoms.

While homeopathic remedies have been around for awhile, we cannot be sure how our homeopathic products vary from traditional formulations, but they seem to be on the cutting edge. In the emerging wellness paradigm, supplements and solutions based on energetic frequency will be known to be more compatible and effective for the human/animal body systems. 
 

Newsletter Notes

- Tonight we are announcing the new product that I briefly mentioned a week or two ago --PROBIOTIC. Many years ago we came across an outstanding probiotic. We nurtured this probiotic out into the marketplace, and it became a significant success. For some unexplainable reason, our association was terminated with the maker of this probiotic, and we have been searching for five years or so to find another product of similar quality, integrity and effectiveness. This previous probiotic was more than just a probiotic to help bring around the "good guys" in the gut . . . it had many other healing powers as well. This ranged from skin conditions, to bacteria, fungus, mold and on through to more serious pathological conditions. It was actually an antibiotic as well as a probiotic. 
 
We think we have found its replacement, but we need your help.
 
The probiotic we are introducing tonight is actually a homeopathic probiotic. At least six months ago Libby and I were brainstorming with Frank Demuro, the developer of our very successful Amazing Spray, which is also homeopathic. Libby had the intuition that Frank could, in fact, produce a homeopathic probiotic with all of the properties of our former product (and even some greater properties) and laid that challenge down for Frank. Brilliant developer and explorer that Frank is, he could not resist having a go at it. Every month or so we would bug Frank and ask him how it was going. He would say "It is looking good, but I think I can make it even better. I am getting good feedback." He is such a perfectionist, it seemed like it would never be ready, but a few weeks ago, we received sample bottles for Libby to test in the Liforce Centre and among her circle of practitioner friends.  Libby feels strongly that we have found the product for which we have been looking and hoping.
 
In order to really know the power of this new probiotic, we would like to do some further product research. Who better to turn to than our GLN Members? We are looking for people who have "problems," not only in the gastrointestinal area, but those who may have conditions that have not been helped by other products in the marketplace. Those Members who have been with us long enough to remember the previous product will probably have some very creative ideas.


Customer Testimonials

As long as I use the ProBiotics every day, my bowel movements are regular and easy; otherwise not so much. What a simple way to get more friendly bacteria into your system. V.A., TX