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Page 16 | Abby's Magazine | www.AbbysMag.com Introducing NEW DR. FORMULATED PROBIOTICS Why a Healthy Microbiome is Fundamental to Good Health In the words of Dr. Perlmutter, "One of the most exciting developments in lifestyle science over the last decade has been the sharpening focus on the central role that our resident microbes (bacteria) play in regulating overall health. These microbes, together with their genetic material and metabolic byproducts make up what is collectively known as the microbiome. It is becoming readily apparent that the trillions of microbes living on and within us play a fundamental role in almost all of the systems of the body. Even as recently as 10-20 years ago, we did not understand the extent to which the gut microbiome can influence a person's mood, regulate appetite, produce essential vitamins, regulate the immune system, and influence systemic inflammation. What science has revealed over the past decade about the role our resident microbes play in keeping us healthy has truly been remarkable. It's now clear that the more than 100 trillion microbes living on and within us are, moment to moment, playing a fundamental role in virtually every system within the human body. Who would have conceived that research would have revealed, for example, that the bacteria living within the colon are helping shape our mood, regulating our appetite, manufacturing health-sustaining vitamins, controlling our immune systems and inflammation, and even influencing the expression of our DNA? This growing body of science has helped inform an even more exciting scientific prospect: the idea that intentionally altering an individual's microbiome could have significant impacts on overall health, resistance to disease, and longevity." Garden of Life knows all too well that many people in today's modern world experience dysbiosis (an imbalance within the microbiome). Several factors contribute to this imbalance where the opportunistic "bad bugs" have crowded out the "good bugs" in our guts. Although adding probiotics back into a dysbiotic environment does help, it cannot always reshape a healthy microbiome. These environments need a multi-step approach. So, the question is, what do we need to build and maintain a healthy microbiome? 1. PREBIOTICS - What Are Prebiotics and What Do They Do? Prebiotics are carbohydrates that humans cannot digest. As they travel through the digestive system undigested, they promote the growth of beneficial bacterial in the colon and support digestion. According to Dr. Perlmutter, our gut bacteria thrive on prebiotic fiber which is an important food source for them and allows them to grow, reproduce, and make beneficial compounds which promote gut health. Popular prebiotics include garlic, onion, Jerusalem artichoke, dandelion greens, and supplemental forms include potato starch and acacia. The antibacterial activity of these phages was first observed in the waters of the Ganges and Jumna rivers By Dawn Thorpe Jarvis, MS, RD, LDN, CPSDA Sr. Director, Nutrition Science & Educational Content and by Ryan Cornett, MS Manager of Nutrition Science & Educational Content in India in 1896. In 1917, Felix d'Herelle demonstrated their clinical relevance by isolating and applying phages to treat numerous bacterial infections. In the 1930s, the use of bacteriophages for the treatment of bacterial diseases (or "phage therapy") was popularized; however, the concept lost momentum with the introduction and wide-spread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The specificity of bacteriophages is now viewed advantageously because phages allow selective modulation of the gut microbiota without initiating gut dysbiosis. Much like a garden, we must weed the garden before we lay the seeds and start to feed the seeds. PreforPro® is able to selectively remove harmful microbes from the gastrointestinal tract acting as the "weeding" of the garden before we introduce the seeds (probiotics) and the feed (postbiotics). Bacteriophages kill off harmful E. coli in the gut, but unlike antibiotics they do not kill off the good bacteria as well. This makes them the preferable choice. As a result of extensive research, PreforPro a blend of four clinically studied phages, is a next-generation prebiotic that supports the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut utilizing phage technology. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists bacteriophages as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for human consumption because they are abundant in nature, reside naturally in the human gastrointestinal tract, and are consumed daily by humans. We included clinically studied PreforPro in the new Dr. Formulated probiotics line because of its clinically demonstrated ability to selectively remove unwanted pathogens and hence, help prepare the gut by making more room for the beneficial probiotics to do their job. One other key advantage is that these phages are effective in very small doses (15mg), which can easily be delivered in a single capsule. They are gentle on the digestive system and have been clinically shown to promote the growth of good bacteria & support balance.† PreforPro does not cause gas and bloating like traditional fiber or starch-based prebiotic fibers, only requires a small dose versus a huge dose, and very importantly, it works in hours rather than over days. This is definitely a win-win situation for gut health and digestive comfort. PreforPro functions in both the small and large intestines and is not affected by the competing nutrients of varying gut environments. It works with a broad spectrum of probiotic species to give the digestive system an effective boost. Within hours of consumption, PreforPro goes to work on the undesirable bacteria in the gut by destabilizing the bacterial cell wall, releasing nutrients into the environment which can then be consumed by the good bacteria within the GI tract. PreforPro's innovative mechanism of action is patented for use as a prebiotic.