Studies are starting to shows that “Probiotic” or “beneficial microorganisms” may be able to improve chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

According to Johannsen, probiotics should have the following characteristics if they are to be used in human beings:

- The micro-organisms must be of human origin – using probiotics produced from micro-organisms that occur in soil or animals can be dangerous

- The micro-organisms in probiotics must be present in adequate quantities (not too little and not too much)

- The micro-organisms in probiotics must be viable (i.e. alive – it is no use taking large doses of probiotics that are dead!)

- The ideal micro-organisms for the human gut belong to the Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus families

EndoMune meets all of the above criteria. Each capsule contains 6 billion bacteria, and has multiple strains of the Bifido and Lacto bacteria species. It’s important to note that probiotics are comprised of live organisms. In order for this potency to remain, long-term storage should be within a refrigerator. As the article notes, consuming probiotics that have no live organisms has zero benefit.

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