"Probiotics" - from the Greek, meaning "for life" the term medically referred to as a group of "friendly bacteria" or "microflora".  Trillions of bacteria and other microbes inhabit our digestive tract making it possible to digest food, absorb nutrients, and fight off infections and disease.  Without microflora our entire digestive system would collapse after eating a piece of fruit that hadn't been properly washed.  Intestinal microflora make it possible to fight off toxic bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella and pass waste matter efficiently throughout the body and ultimately regulate how healthy our immune system.  Without sufficient microflora available, the nutrients we consume would virtually pass through us leaving us starving. 

Living Bacteria

Our bodies are filled with millions of bacteria, some of these bacteria are essential to life while others cause disease and illness. The human digestive tract carries over 400 distinct microorganisms.  The number of microorganisms in the body far exceeds the number of tissue cells making up roughly four pounds of a body weight.  When we visit the doctor for a cold that won't go away and viral screenings are negative, they will quite commonly prescribe antibiotics to kill infection.  While antibiotics are sometimes life saving they come at a price.  Commonly prescribed antibiotics are not targeted in the bacteria that they kill.  Antibiotics wipe out infectious bacteria, but take with it the essential life saving ones needed for proper immune function and digestion.  After exposure to antibiotics our body works overtime to regenerate good bacteria and eventually our health improves.

Antibiotic Exposure

Commercially raised animal and dairy products are exposed to some 30 different antibiotics all approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use on food animals.  These antibiotics are just as detrimental to good bacteria as they are to bad.  The western diet containing high levels of processed flours, sugars and preservatives, chlorinated water and increased stress levels are all factors leading to improper balances of intestinal flora.  Current farming and soil cultivation indiscriminately remove bacteria from the soil from which we grow our fruits and vegetables.  Now more than ever we need to replenish the probiotics missing from our diets.  

Syntol AMD "Advanced Microflora Delivery"

Typical probiotics formulas contain competing strains of bacteria.  These strains can be cannibalistic or fight for the same food sources.  Simply adding more strains of bacteria to a probiotic does not necessarily make it stronger and in some cases can actually have the reverse effect.  Syntol AMD contains 100% complementary microflora in capsule form.  Typical probiotics are sold in tablet form.  Tablets are easier and cheaper to manufacture, but are much less absorbable than powdered capsule in the body, and in some cases require refrigeration to survive.  Syntol AMD uses spore germination technology a revolutionary new process that delivers probiotic spores  rather than living bacteria.  Probiotics, spores are dormant life forms that protect the bacteria from acidic conditions, as well as extreme heat and cold.  These spores then attach themselves to the inside of the intestinal mucosa and begin to germinate forming the probiotic bacteria.  Spore germination technology is an extremely dependable means for delivering probiotics in less than ideal conditions.  Spore germinated probiotics do not require glass packaging and refrigeration. 

Syntol Synbiotic Formulation

Syntol is a combination of probiotics and prebiotics more commonly referred to and classified as synbiotics. Prebiotics are nondigestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth and activity of probiotics.  These prebiotics create the essential environments for probiotics as well as our own indigenous bacteria to flourish.  Syntol uses Fructo-oligosaccharides or FOS as a prebiotic.  FOS also referred to as neosugar and short-chain FOS is completely resistant to bodily digestion.  These neosugars pass safely through the stomach and small intestine. They act to stimulate the growth of probiotics and bifidobacteria in the large intestine by fermenting and creating ideal conditions for microflora colonization. 

Powerful Candida Yeast Cleanse

Some doctors argue that 60 to 80 percent of the population may be affected by an overgrowth of Candida yeast. Much of this is caused by the overuse of prescription antibiotics.  If left untreated the yeast can form a fungus, developing rhizoids (plant like roots) that penetrate and attach themselves to the inside of the intestinal wall.  These roots can dig deep enough to cause permeability (leakage) in the intestinal tract and allow toxic material to flow into the blood.  This condition is known as Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS).  Beneficial bacteria also attach themselves to the intestinal wall helping to repair and clean the mucosa rather than destroy it.  Bad bacteria, good bacteria, and Candida all fight for available attachment points along the intestinal wall.  When enough beneficial probiotics are introduced Candida become overtaken and normal intestinal flora may colonize in their place.

Yeast thrives in extremely anaerobic (non oxygenated) conditions.  Syntol facilitates an extremely oxygenated environment preventing the growth of additional yeast colonies and provides the perfect conditions for indigenous bacterial growth.  In addition Syntol is extremely effective at removing candida yeasts that have already attached to the digestive tract.  Candida albicans are composed of an outer protective protein layer.  Under this shell Candida is primarily composed of cellulose (cell walls) and N-acetyl-glucosamine (Chitin). Syntol uses the extremely potent blend of protease (protein digesting), celluslase (cellulose digesting), and chitosinase (chitin digesting) enzymes.  These enzymes strip away the Candida's protective protein shell and begin digesting its cellular infrastructure.  Syntol contains a powerful colon cleanse to assist in the removal of dead yeast and other bad bacteria from the body. This will protect the body from experiencing detox symptoms from toxins given off from the elimination of yeast. 

Supplement Facts Serving Size One Capsule
Amount per Serving		% Daily Value
Iron (from Ionic Minerals)	0.19 mg	2%
Syntol Probiotic Blend  Spore Germinating Probiotic Blend: (Alfalfa (leaf, stem), Emblica officinalis extract (fruit), Papaya Juice (fruit), L. Acidophilus, L. Casei, L. Bulgaricus, L. Lactis, L. Plantarum, L. Brevis, L. Caucasium, L. Helveticus, B. Bacterium (L.Sporogenes and S. Boulardi)) Syntol Digestive Yeast Cleanse: (Protease, Cellulase, Chitosinase, (From Bacillus SP), "non animal" Peptizyme SP  (Serratiopeptidase))   Syntol Prebiotic Blend: Fructo-oligo Saccharides, (prebiotic neosugar) Fulvic Acid, Ionic Minerals	500 mg	*
*Daily Value not  established

Candida Albicans, a common yeast, is part of the regular flora (bacteria) in the digestive trat.  In a healthy state they live in a ratio of about one candida to one million other bacteria.  Due to many modern-day factors, this yeast can proliferate out of correct proportion.  Yeast over growth-related disorders may then develop, such as yeast infections, rectal itch, constipation, bloating, skin problems and many others.

With long term infestation, this candida yeast shifts into a fungal form which develops roots, called rhizoids, that can grow into the intestinal wall.  These rhizoids cause the intestine to become porous, allowing toxins and undigested proteins and carbohydrate to flow through the bowel wall, to be absorbed into the body and the blood stream. This condition is called a Leaky Gut Syndrome. 

The next step in this vicious cycle is that the immune system of the individual makes antibodies (proteins) which attempt to neutralize the candida overgrowth.  These antibodies can cause the body to become hypersensitive to certain foods and molds, and can create a wide variety of food allergies.  They can also interfere with hormonal activity and cause nutritional deficiencies.

What are the common causes of candida overgrowth?

1. Repeated antibiotic use is the most common cause of yeast overgrowth.  A healthy intestinal bacteria balance suppresses the overgrowth of yeast.  When antibiotics destroy this health flora, candida is free to proliferate.

2. Birth control pills and cortisone drugs commonly cause candidia overgrowth as a side effect.

3. Over consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates greatly affects the balance of good flora in the intestinal tract.  The lack of good quality food in one's diet compromises the immune system, which helps yeast and parasites to flourish.

4. Vaginal yeast can be transmitted from an infected partner.

5. Higher progesterone levels seem to enhance yeast growth, so women with candida may see increased symptoms pre-menstrually or during pregnancy.

How can one get rid of Candida?

1. Change the diet to one that will not encourage growth of candida.  Eliminate fruit and fruit juices, sugar, honey, fructose, maple syrup, cheese and dairy products.  Soy sauce, mushrooms, breads with yeast, baked goods and peanuts should also be eliminated.  Avoid caffeine and alcoholic beverages.

2. Eat plenty of vegetables and lean protein.  Soups and stews are excellent.  Substitute yeast free millet bread and gluten free grains such as corn, millet, quinoa, and teff.  Use Stevia as a sweetener.  Snacks should include:  pumpkin seeds (raw) and oil free corn chips.  Use raw almond and raw cashew butter and vinegar free salad dressings.  Granny Smith apples are the only fruits permitted.

3. Drink plenty of water:  at least 1/2 ounce of water per pound of body weight, every day.  For 130 pound person that would mean 65 ounces, or about 7 tall glasses.  Drink herbal teas and sweeten them with Stevia.

4. Re-establish good flora in your intestinal tract with acidophilus and bifidus supplementation.

5. Enhance your digestion with a digestive enzyme like Devacor before each meal.

6. Add a systemic enzyme such as Neprinol which can help assist in cleansing the body of toxins via the bloodstream.

Product Comparison	Primal Defense	Syntol AMD
Contains Competing Organism Strains	YES	NO
Contains Potentially Harmful Soil Organisms	YES	NO
Contains bacterial indigenous Organisms	NO	YES
Made in Tablets or Powder Capsule	Tablets	Capsule
Number of CFU's Colony "Forming Units"	1 Billion	3 Billion
Contains Powerful Candida Yeast Cleanse	NO	YES
Patients may develop product dependency	YES	NO
Contains SEBbiotic Antibiotic Cleanse	NO	YES
Contains a Prebiotic (Neosugar) probiotic food	NO	YES
Spore Germinating Probiotic Delivery	YES	YES
Contains Ionic Minerals	YES	YES
Contains Fulvic Acid	NO	YES
Enzyme Breakdown
Contains Protease	YES	YES
Contains Cellulase	NO	YES
Contains Chitanase	NO	YES
Contains Serratiopeptidase	NO	YES