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This Article is Reprinted with permission from EXPLORE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL-VOLUME 10, Number 2, 2001
One of my first patients benefiting from her ingestion of the extraordinary homeostatic soil organisms was a fortynine-year-old female forest ranger named Maria Strang who was infected with Lyme disease. The illness had sapped her of strength. She could hardly rise from bed and of course wasn't able to work as a state forest ranger," Maxine Murray, N.D., CNHP, MA, told me during our recent interview. Just a week-and-half after I had put her on ten daily capsules of Primal DefenseTM, my patient joined some friends for a jaunt on her bicycle. Maria underwent a complete restoration of strength, and she kept taking the capsules for a month more in order to get on with her life. "In another case, Manfred Rechsheim, a twenty-eight-year-old construction worker consulted me last year for the treatment of red hot, open, bleeding sores all over his body and on his face. He felt emotionally depressed, had been fired from his job for absences caused by the skin lesions, and offered a long history of taking therapies. Mr. Rechsheim received every possible treatment one could imagine, all of which had failed miserably.The treatments were part of the patient's case study. Three different dermatologists had been unable to produce a single viable diagnosis. Ruling out psoriasis and eczema, this undiagnosed condition had been part of his life since the man was fourteen years old. "While I had no ready answers for him, I thought giving Primal DefenseTM a try might do something for the unfortunate fellow. I told him that the skin is a reflection of what's happening in his intestinal tract. He took twenty capsules a day for six weeks until the skin lesions were entirely gone," declares Dr. Murray. "They just disappeared. Frankly, I was amazed at the result. Although there were no more eruptions, I had him continue with ten capsules of Primal DefenseTM daily for three months to insure that he remained well. Today he takes five a day as a preventive measure, with his skin remaining smooth, clear, and flawless. "I think that this patient's skin troubles came directly from the gut and the poisonous junk foods he had been eating. He ate sausage or pizza on and off the job. Primal DefenseTM did not act as a calmative for the man's skin; rather, this product had eliminated his persistent gastrointestinal tract toxicity," Dr. Maxine Murray confirms. "It's my belief that toxins within the GI tract are the prime sources of much pathology we health professionals are seeing every day in our treatment rooms." Board-certified gastroenterologist Joseph Brasco, M.D., is associated with renowned family medicine specialist Joseph M. Mercola, D.O., at the Optimal Wellness Center in Schaumburg, Illinois. Exhibiting a passion for treating complex chronic illnesses by integrating lifestyle changes with innovative tools in nutrition and energy medicine, both physicians routinely prescribe or dispense this same potent, proprietary probiotic formula, Primal DefenseTM. "I believe that Primal DefenseTM is applicable as a food supplement for everyone, whether a person is sick or not," affirms Dr. Joseph Brasco. "The probiotic micro-organisms found in this formula are proven to be helpful for the enhancement of health and prolongation of life. Such proof has been shown ever since mankind inhabited the earth. Primitive man absorbed the product's soil-based organisms from the environment in different ways; for instance, he buried meat and other food in the ground as a form of preservation. Such meat would combine with soil-based bacteria and be eaten to become a part of the human physiology, thus changing into what science now identifies as body based organisms. Such friendly microorganisms, having established themselves in the human gut, create an environment for optimizing human nutrition. "Eating vegetables directly out of the soil as part of food was good for primitive man. The organisms living in that soil caused primal man to thrive. But today it's different! Given the paranoia that modern men and women in western society feel against ingesting soil of any kind, these ancient soil-based organisms no longer are part of our food supply," continues Dr. Brasco. "Yes, times do change! It used to be that a pioneering farmer working his fields, the so-called 'sod-buster,' who became hungry simply dug into the ground, pulled up some carrots, brushed off the dirt, and chomped away on vegetables containing the residual dirt and all. The farmer kept his gastrointestinal tract functioning well by ingesting these extracurricular homeostatic soil organisms. "But that's not the way it is anymore," sadly reports this gastroenterologist who exclusively practices natural medicine. "So fastidious are residents of Western industrialized nations that too much cleanliness has become somewhat detrimental to one's gastrointestinal tract. We have to eat dirt once in awhile. "Where Primal DefenseTM kicks in is that its microorganisms are unlike other probiotics or beneficial gut bacteria. Rather, they are quite unique. Their homeostatic soil organisms maintain intrepid health for modern men and women the way primitive man experienced it," Dr. Brasco says. "Where people specifically find advantage in using Primal DefenseTM is in situations involving chronic disease of gut origin. Since my expertise lies in the area of gastrointestinal disorders, this product is a primary therapy that I utilize on a routine basis. Certainly with my seeing patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, it is one of the main tools I employ for treatment. I use this probiotic, which combines plant sterols and sterolins plus cereal grass juice in a formulation that is ever being improved, exactly as the manufacturer dictates. Garden of Life, Inc., located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, makes an excellent adjunct to the food supply. "I give everyone a trial on Primal DefenseTM. My standard procedure is to work up a patient to his or her optimal dosage and then maintain that dose as long as it's effective. So, I use it both preventively and therapeutically because the product's homeostatic soil organisms [HSOTM] have definitely been part of the human diet for many thousands of years. Only, the HSOsTM have been lost as a result of our modern food processing methods," states Dr. Brasco. "People with arthritis, chronic const pation, Crohn's disease, colitis, and other gut-linked systemic conditions improve by supplementing with the Primal DefenseTM whole food ingredients. "Allow me to offer an illustrating case history. About sixteen months ago, Marion Frome, an eighteen-year-old manicurist from a nearby Illinois town consulted me for the treatment of Crohn's disease. She arrived after many forms of therapy had failed her. It was only after I prescribed Primal DefenseTM that her diarrhea came under control, abdominal cramping stopped, malabsorption corrected itself, and fistulae around the anus healed. She had an exceedingly positive response, and my perception has been that this is standard procedure for Primal DefenseTM," says Dr. Joe Brasco. "My medical associate has had similar experiences with the product, too." "Based upon Dr. Brasco's excitement with Primal DefenseTM, I became interested in the product approximately two years ago. Today, this probiotic has become the A-number-one nutritional supplement that we use in our Optimal Wel1ness Center," confirms Joseph M. Mercola, D.O. "From its possessing at least fifteen different strains of beneficial bacteria efficacious for the gut, we are getting marvdous results with Primal DefenseTM. I have literally put thousands of people on it, which is incorporated into a full detoxification program by me. The product is an incredibly potent and effective agent for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], and most especially for this condition's subset, Crohn's disease. I recommend all of my IBD patients to take it. "If I see any reduction in results from a person's daily usage of Primal DefenseTM, I switch my patient off the product and onto something else. I use only what is working for the individual. That has been my rule in this medical center during the entire length of its operation for the past fifteen years," says Dr. Mercola. "And successful case histories are easy to come by; for instance, a couple of years ago I was visited by Mrs. Sarah Haimes, a thirty-eight-year-old homemaker being treated with various steroids and antibiotics for the control of symptoms related to irritable bowel syndrome [IBS]. She suffered with recurrent abdominal pain accompanied by spastic colon, functional diarrhea, a great deal of psychological stress, and emotional conflicts, all of which are characteristic of IBS. Mrs. Haimes was desirous of having a child, too, but the constant discomfort of her symptoms prevented conception. "But then the situation changed for this patient. After she took Primal DefenseTM for a period of six weeks, all of her health problems had become better. In fact, some months later Sarah reported that she had impraved so much, she was able to become pregnant. Today, I'm happy to advise that mother and baby are doing very well," Dr. Mercola says. Those Friendly Bacteria in Primal DefenseTM Homeostatic soil organisms - truly potent probiotics - comprise the main ingredients in Primal DefenseTM; their inclusion is vital for the illness prevention and therapeutic efficacy of the product. Probiotic bacteria favorably alter the intestinal microflora balance, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, promote good digestion, boost immune function, and increase resistance to infection 1,2. Those individuals with flourishing intestinal colonies of beneficial bacteria are better equipped to fight the growth of disease-causing bacteria.3,4 Upon ingesting them, the homeostatic soil organisms incorporated into Primal DefenseTM maintain a healthy balance of intestinal flora by producing organic compounds such as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and acetic acid, which increase the acidity of the intestine and inhibit the reproduction of massive amounts of harmful microorganisms.5,6 The HSOsTM also produce substances called bacteriocins, which act as natural antibiotics to kill almost any kind of pathological bacteria.7 Beneficial bacteria of the HSOTM type promote healthy digestion. Enzymes secreted by them aid in the metabolism of food. They produce digestive enzymes such as protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, and lactase, the enzyme required to digest milk, which is lacking in lactoseintolerant individuals.8 Symptoms of IBS frequently are alleviated by intake of the HSOsTM in Primal DefenseTM. Among the populations of western industrialized countries, irritable bowel syndrome is likely the most common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 17.5 % of the people. It usually exhibits symptoms of bloating, abdominal discomfort, gas, and alternating diarrhea and constipation. Furthermore, IBS patients may suffer with backaches, fatigue, and other seemingly unrelated problems. A subtle but steadily increasing malnourishment from the habitual eating of overly processed foods such as hamburgers, frankfurters, pizza, and the like has recently come under suspicion as the main cause of IBS.9 Regular ingestion of HSOsTM tends to eliminate the yeast syndrome (candidiasis) from the entire body, and its invariably present vaginal yeast infection in particular. The review of research on candidiasis will cause you to conclude that both topical and oral use of probiotics can prevent yeast infection caused by candida overgrowth.10 Most definitely, anyone can avoid ever again experiencing heartburn or associated GI tract symptoms by swallowing capsules of Primal DefenseTM and/or other probiotics on a daily basis.11 Diarrhea is a devastating symptom that often complicates a variety of illnesses. Most damaging is that it flushes friendly intestinal microorgarusms out of the gastrointestinal tract, leaving the body vulnerable to opportunistic infections. Replenishing the beneficial bacteria by supplementing with Primal DefenseTM invariably helps to prevent new infections. The incidence of "traveler's diarrhea," caused by pathogenic bacteria in drinking water or undercooked foods, can be reduced by the prophylactic taking of probiotics, especially HSOsTM.12 HSOsTM are vital if the aim of treatment is to recolonize the intestine during and after antibiotic use. Supplementation with the friendly bacteria which make up Primal DefenseTM replaces the beneficial bacteria lost to antibiotics. Thus, up to 50 percent of reinfections are prevented from occurring after usual antibiotic usage.13 Reprinted with permision from EXPLORE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL-VOLUME 10, Number 2, 2001 Page 1 of 2
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