We are wonderfully made with more bacteria than cells in our body and most
of them play vital roles in maintaining our good health. Friendly bacteria reside in the
mouth, the digestive tract, the vagina, and on the skin. The vast majority are beneficial.
In the gut they provide essential bodily functions; we would die without them! Intestinal
bacteria aid in digestion, keep the pH in balance, neutralize cholesterol and synthesize
B- vitamins, including B12, vitamin K, thiamine, and riboflavin. Friendly colon bacteria
keep dangerous bacteria in check and counteract the formation of cancer-causing
The friendly bacteria coexist in large colonies in the intestine, overwhelming pathogenic
bacteria and other organisms, or holding them in check. Their secretions maintain a level
of acidity in which pathogenic bacteria cannot thrive, or in which their enzymes become
inactive. Their components or secretions directly attack unfriendly bacteria. For
instance, Lactobacillus acidophilus has an "antibiotic" component acidophyllin,
which stops the growth of 27 different types of bacteria, 10 of which are common
pathogens. By thriving and being present in large numbers the friendly bacteria monopolize
food supplies to prevent growth of unfriendly bacteria.
The standard American diet with high fat, refined carbohydrates, hormone treated animal
products, and low fiber promotes imbalances of colonic bacteria. All processed foods
containing any preservative, the salt and commercial sugars used to make them taste good
to us, salt, sugar and sugar substitutes; they are all the enemy of your friendly
Antibiotics, RX and
over-the-counter drugs, cortisone, hormones, birth control pills and especially long term
antibiotic use are hazardous to the normal intestinal balance of bacteria. The friendly
bacteria are killed off and in their absence the unfriendly flourish, culprits like
Candida albicans, E.coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Clostridium, Staphylococcus aureus, and
other disease causing bacteria. A common result is an overgrowth of yeast from the candida
albicans, which is normally held in check by the friendly bacteria. Many researchers
believe that candida overgrowth is an epidemic in our society and is responsible for a
wide variety of problems, including degenerative diseases.
Why Do We Get Sick
So Often? Medical researchers have proven that when the ecology of the intestinal
tract is disrupted, beneficial micro-organisms can no longer flourish in needed numbers
and proper balances. Harmful toxin producing bacteria and fungi begin to take over,
further changing the ecology of the intestinal tract. Researchers now believe that this
may cause up to 90% of all known illness and disease.
When the beneficial bacteria are destroyed the disease causing bacteria and other bad
bacteria flourish and grow faster than the beneficial bacteria causing a host of problems.
eye, ear, nose & throat disease
foul breath & body odor
headaches and migraine headaches
liver & gall bladder problems
bladder and urinary-tract infections
vaginal yeast infections
ovarian and uterine cancers
high estrogen levels
irritable bowel syndrome
hyperactive-attention deficit disorder
ear and respiratory infections in children.
In one study of a group
of children suffering from symptoms of food allergies, all the children showed evidence of
deficiencies of lactobacillus and bifidobacteria combined with pathogenic bacteria
overgrowth. Almost all of the mothers had a long history of the symptoms outlined above;
the candida passes from mother to child in the womb.
Several strains of the Bifidus bacteria; B.longum, B. bifidum and B. breve; are the main
hard working bacteria colonizing the colon. Research has demonstrated they detoxify the
human system, remove harmful substances and drugs and help convert harmful cholesterol to
coprostanol which we then eliminate. Researchers now believe that declining levels of
bifidobacteria in the intestinal tract mark the onset of chronic degenerative disease.
Unfortunately, the bifidobacteria decline drastically as we age and as we cause the
acid/alkaline balance to change. Mothers milk has such high counts of bifidobacteria that
more than 90% of the microbial count in breast-fed babies intestines is bifidobacteria,
but only 20% in bottle fed babies. Babies with very high counts of the unfriendly bacteria
are the one's with general bad health; ear infections, bronchial problems, throat
More than twenty years
ago medical researchers inquired why the people in an isolated area of Japan had almost no
incidences of life-threatening diseases. The common fact among all of these people was a
high count of bifidobacteria in their digestive tracts. Bifidobacteria produce volatile
fatty acids which provide great metabolic energy and they keep the bowels acidic which
prevents the growth of the unfriendly bacteria.
The beneficial strains of L. Acidophilus, L. Salivarius, L. Rhamnosus and L. Reuteri all
play important roles in the entire digestive system, beginning in the mouth and ending in
the colon. They start by helping with the breaking down of nutrients into usable
substances in the mouth and upper digestive tract, then with the production of vitamin K
and B vitamins in the small intestines, and finally with the cleanup of fecal matter in
the colon. They perform other health benefiting functions all along the way.
acidophilus is best known for producing the enzyme lactase to aid in digestion of milk
products and for the production of four powerful anti-microbial compounds which neutralize
disease causing microbes like staphylococei and a long list of others. It also helps
prevent cancer by controlling nitrosamines and keeps bile salts in a harmless form. The
DDS-1 strain of L. acidophilus dramatically reduces serum cholesterol and inhibits the
growth and toxin producing ability of 23 known disease causing pathogens, reduces tumor
growth and neutralizes carcinogenic substances, according to the work of Dr. Khim Shahani,
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska. He has further shown an
anti-fungal and anti-viral activity to control the likes of vaginitis, flu, herpes and
salivarius provides increased stores of energy by breaking down foods into vital nutrients
and by it's ability to destroy energy robbing toxins. It neutralizes harmful ammonia
chains and eats encrusted putrefactive materials and cleans the colon walls. Lactobacillus
rhamnosus increases our resistance to monocytogenes- bacteria which cause encephalitis,
creates antibodies to dramatically boost the immune system and increases immunoglobulins
to resist and fight infections.
protects against pathogenic invaders of the intestinal tract and controls levels of
harmful microbes such as rotavirus and salmonella. It improves nutrient absorption and
promotes healthy cell growth.
FEED THE FRIENDLY
A substance known as FOS (fructooligosaccharides) is natural food for the friendly
bacteria, especially bifidobacteria, and causes them to proliferate in the colon. FOS
occurs naturally in Jerusalem artichoke flour and a few other foods.
Anyone experiencing health difficulties which might be from a lack of the beneficial
bacteria should consider using a supplement like Rephe- Flora. Numerous reports from users
attest to the many positive health benefits from Rephe-Flora.
Normalize Bowel Movements
Reduce Constipation & Diarrhea
Reduce Foul Breath & Body Odor
Minimize Colds & Flu
Reduce Blood Pressure
Increase Immune Function
Reduce Yeast Infections
Reduce Sinus Problems
Reduce Chronic Fatigue
Reduce Cardiac Irregularities
Reduce Stomach Bloating
Reduce Headaches and Migraine Headaches
Reduce Liver & Gall Bladder Problems
Reduce Bladder and Urinary-Tract Infections
Reduce Ovarian and Uterine Cancers
Reduce High Estrogen Levels
Reduce Colon Illness & Colon Cancer
Reduce Hyperactive-Attention Deficit Disorder, Ear and Respiratory Infections in Children.
The Reported Health
Benefits Are Many.
5% base of rice starch, ascorbic acid
cultures are made with more than
15 billion live bacteria per capsule
One or two caps daily
30 minutes before breakfast