More than 200 healthy study subjects at the Luigi Sacco Hospital in Milan, Italy were split into four groups. Two groups received a daily dose of the probiotic strains BB-12 and L. casei. The other two groups were given a placebo pill. After two weeks, all four groups were given a seasonal influenza vaccine. Plasma and saliva were taken before the test began and at six weeks to compare the number of flu antibodies.

The results showed that while all groups received the vaccine, the L. casei group showed a 46% increase in the number of antibodies produced, compared to just a 2% increase in the corresponding placebo group.

Sam Lingo, director of operations for Enzymes, Inc., says studies like this will open the public’s eyes to the power that a balanced digestive system possesses.

“Many consumers don’t understand that the digestive system is at the very core of overall health,” Lingo says. “It really goes back to the foundations of enzyme therapy. If your body isn’t busy fighting a war in the gut, it has the biochemical resources it needs to focus elsewhere, including strengthening the immune system, responding to inflammation and helping to improve other vital systemic (organ and tissue) function.”

Probiotics have sparked a proverbial firestorm within the consumer food and health industry in recent years. From traditional probiotic-rich foods to new drinks, supplements and even “gummy” products, consumers are bombarded with the message that probiotics are nature’s answer to indigestion– eliminating “bad” bacteria and boosting “good” bacteria, all with little risk of side effects. However, probiotic manufacturers are going to great lengths to one-up their competitors, claiming that more strains of probiotics are more beneficial. Are they correct? Not necessarily. Click here to read more.

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On this front, Dan Kaur Weamer, director of technical services at Enzymes, Inc., Parkville, MO, recommends probiotic formulas that “combine four or five probiotic strains that colonize the bowel in high numbers—preferably three billion or more viable organisms.”

Says Weamer of Enzymes, Inc., “In supporting proper digestion with enzyme supplements, you’re relieving digestive stress from the pancreas. This helps the body conserve energy that supports and helps maintain a healthy immune system. In addition, complete digestion of food reduces the chance that partially digested food will cross the gut barrier. When this happens, there’s a negative immune reaction to the foreign substance (improperly digested food), which places major stress on the body.”

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