TRUTH ABOUT PROBIOTICS

FDA Recalling of Dietary Supplements Containing Undeclared Sibutramine…ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. and FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals of a recall of 34 dietary supplement products. FDA lab analyses identified undeclared sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug, used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. FDA advises that these products pose a threat to consumers because sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias or stroke. Read the complete MedWatch Safety Summary, including a link to the firm press release, at: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2009/safety09.htm#ABC .

Our Analysis and What You Might Miss From Reading the Above: The scenario above is unfortunately quite common in the health food/ supplement industry. A contract manufacturer, in this case ABC Beauty Supply International Inc., making 34 seperate products under seperate brand names, yet they all come from the same company and have the same drug component inside them that is not listed on the label.

Therefore, making the product adultered under the US Food and Dietary Guidelines and UNSAFE to you, the consumer. The issue at stake here is that a prescriptive drug was used to enhance the weight loss results of supposedly all-natural weight-loss products, and this was NOT disclosed on the label! Very scary, isn’t it!?

Unfortunately, for the unsuspecting consumer, a vast majority of health food supplements are contract-manufactured, including probiotics! We definitely never recommend purchasing a probiotic unless you know the product is researched, formulated, manufactured, and sold by the same company. The only company we know of like this is Natren Probiotics.

For the full list of recalled products and the company’s press release, visit the link above.

NATREN’S SAFE ANSWER TO THE ABOVE SCARE:

A true all-natural weight-loss supplement is Healthy Tummy by Natren. You can rest assured that what they say on the label is actually in the product because they are internationally DRUG-GMP certified. This means that an independent government agency comes in to asses the manufacturing plant, which is located in Westlake Village, CA, and certifies that every single label declaration is accurate and has not left anything out!

Healthy Tummy is an all-natural, GOOD-FOR-YOU, dietary aide that is also a probiotic. In this case, it provides two benefits: weight loss help and support and a probiotic benefit. It is a chewable, french-vanilla flavored wafer that is delicious and can be consumed as a snack at any time during the day when you feel hunger pangs or sugar cravings coming on!

For more information and how to order, visit:

http://store.natren.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=N&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=47045&Category_Code=030 

HEALTHY TUMMY®
The dieters’ probiotic chewable wafer.

Healthy Tummy probiotic chewable wafers provide 1 billion colony forming units (cfu) of effective beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus bulgaricussuper strain, LB-51 per one-wafer serving to aid the digestion process and weight management. This fabulous digestive aide prolongs the feeling of fullness by slowing digestion and helps counteract the rapid swings in glycemic index produced when quantities of empty calories are consumed. This prevents the rapid fluctuation in glucose levels and stops the “sugar blues” that trigger another eating cycle. If glucose levels are higher than the body’s requirements, fats are produced and stored as excess body weight.

The special microbial metabolites produced by Lactobacillus bulgaricus LB-51 during the technologically advanced and unique fermentation process include peptides and amino acids.
The release of multiple satiety (fullness) peptides work together to suppress appetite, end hunger pangs naturally and tell you that you’ve had enough to eat. During the fermentation process, Lactobacillus bulgaricusLB-51 also releases essential amino acids, including tryptophan, an important link in the production of serotonin which regulates mood, appetite and sleep functions.

Healthy Tummy works to help control your appetite:

• Low calorie — only 5 calories per wafer.
• Ingredient beet fructose has a low glycemic index (GI) of 20 for significant health benefits for weight management.
• Helps stabilize moods.
• Delicious, natural French vanilla ice cream flavor.
• Helps quell hunger pangs when used as a diet snack.
• Satisfies the craving for something sweet.
• Helps curb appetite.
• Does not contain any harmful ingredients found in other diet products, such as chemicals, artificial sugars, caffeine, ephedrine, PPA (phenylpropanolamine), phenylalanine.
• Potency guaranteed through the printed expiration date.
• Researched, formulated and manufactured onlyby Natren.

HEALTHY TUMMY PRODUCT AVAILABILITY

DAIRY – Chewable Wafers

PROBIOTIC STRAINS USED: Lactobacillus bulgaricus, LB-51 1 billion cfu per wafer

SIZE: 45 wafer bottle