Biotics Research BioDophilus FOS - 4 oz.

Biotics Research's BioDophilus FOS provides a pleasant tasting powder that supplies the probiotics Lactobacillus acidophilus (DDS-I strain) and Bifidobacterium bifidum in a prebiotic base of fructooligosaccharides. BioDophilus-FOS™ consists of the bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum, along with fructooligosaccharides (FOS). Both strains of bacteria are characterized as lactic acid bacteria, a type of bacteria that may be found in fermented foods such as yogurt. Well documented scientific research has provided evidence that certain types of lactic acid bacteria, including L. acidophilus and B. bifidum, are essential for achieving optimal health. In fact, lactic acid-producing bacteria have been correlated to the activation of immune factors, and have also been associated with improving the consequences of the Th1/Th2 imbalance, which is associated with autoimmunity. Microflora of the gastrointestinal tract play a crucial role in the anatomical, physiological,