AORProbiotic 3, Digestive Aid for a Healthy Gastrointestinal Tract, Gut Flora and Immune Response, Dietary Supplement, 45 Servings (90 Capsules)

Prompt shipment and better very well-being. Increased energy and muscle tone. I have done more push-ups and curls the last few months though so I do wanna mention that.

Enterococcus faeciumEnterococcus faecium strains were isolated from an original biotope, artisanal dried Tunisian meat “Dried Ossban,” and evaluated for safety and capacity as probiotics. Gram-positive, catalase negative, and bacteriocin-producing bacteria were screened using selective microbiological media. All isolates were identified by phenotypic and molecular tools. Five E. faecium strains (MZF1, MZF2, MZF3, MZF4, and MZF5) were selected and further assessed for their probiotic properties. They were found to be resistant to the physiological concentrations of bile salts, and the harsh conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, and showed autoaggregation and adhesion ability. All these isolates possess at least one enterocin and could efficiently inhibit the growth of Listeria innocua HPB13. The analysis of their safety profile revealed for almost all the strains the absence of cytotoxicity and virulence determinants, and susceptibility to clinically important antibiotics such as vancomycin. These data suggest that these bacteria, isolated from “Dried Ossban,” do not present a risk to human health, and may be considered as interesting candidates for future use as probiotics and bioprotective cultures for application in the food and/or feed industries.

After doing a lot of reading about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome, I decided to try this product. It was recommended by Dr Grace Lui, of the blog Animal Pharm, who has written extensively on how the gut affects our life. Everything from our immune system, digestion, weight loss, mood, allergies, etc etc.Also there's a lot of good info at Free the Animal.com, by Richard Nikoley. He's written about the good gut bugs and how we not only need them in the first place, but what to feed them to maintain healthy gut microbiota, especially if we've ever taken antibiotics, which we all know wipes them out. And no, store bought yogurt does not re-plant the entire population. There are about a 100 trillion intestinal microflora in a healthy gut, with up to 1000 different species! That little cup of morning yogurt won't replace those. This product will, according to the list on the bottle. It contains the regular probiotics that most products offer, plus soil-based organisms, which so many of us lack now. And it includes some potato starch, which many of those species thrive on. Richard Nikoley (at Free the Animal.com) wrote a lot on this. See his article on Probiotics: The Genetic Component of Obesity. Hmmm... very interesting stuff.Another great source of info I found was Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet. They are both scientists who have done extensive research, and wrote the book Perfect Health Diet.Long story short, yes this little bottle of probiotics is expensive (to me on my budget). It only has 30 servings, if you follow the dosage recommendations on the bottle. But I bought it for a "re-seeding" strategy (I'm taking 2 in the morning and 2 at night, with a tablespoon of unmodified potato starch dissoloved in water). I might have to follow up with a more affordable product for daily use, but plan to occasionally "upgrade" to a bottle of this one every few months, and then "feed" them with the recommended nutrients.Oh yeah, and I really like that it's stable at room temperature. That way I can set the bottle out where it's right in my way, so I don't forget to take it. :-)

It works well in conjunction with other Probiotics that I use (iFlora, Prescript Assist, Primal Flora, Primal Defense Ultra). I also follow a version of Paleo that is very similar to Richard Nikoley's (Free the Animal) version of Paleo which includes safe starches in the form of non-toxic properly prepared legumes (think split peas, navy beans, Anasazi beans etc.), potatoes, potato starch, lime treated corn tortillas, baked oatmeal, oat flour, sprouted brown rice, and bananas. The elimination of wheat, a1 casein dairy, soy, canola, soybean, and cottonseed vegetable oils, chemicals, additives, and preservatives still apply for me. I still have to watch out sneakier sources of inflammation such as soy-fed chicken eggs, and I have to add back in foods to help reduce inflammation overall in the form of water-packed bone-in sardines, and smoked oysters in olive oil (I just rinse off the oil for this because olive oil still upsets my gut for whatever weird reason). If it's something that gives me a headache, irritates my gut and/or gives me immune system problems, then I simply don't eat it. That said, the pounds are slowly but surely melting off my face and midsection, and I don't feel like I'm deprived at all.

I noticed no difference taking this product at 2 caps per day. No increase in energy that I could tell or other signs of improvement over normal. Perhaps I am a nonresponder to this product. I was taking this with other probiotics so that could have had an impact on my results as well. At this price point I will not be trying it again, I have had better success with other probiotics from Kyolic.

This product contains enterococcus faecium, which is considered an opportunistic bacteria. After taking this product for 30 days, enterococcus faecium was found in another area of my body which had developed an infection. I cannot say this was the direct cause, but neither can I recommend this product.