are the bacteria living?
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As far as I know they are. I have irritable bowel syndrome and Phillips Colon Health really helps me. I am a retired nurse so my advice to you would be to ask your physician about the bacteria. That would be your best source for information.
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I would imagine so. If they were dead, would they be called bacteria? Do we call a corpse a person? They may be in suspended animation or a similar state. I am not a scientist so this is my opinion. Now if I were a physicist perhaps we could talk about wave/particle. Hope this helps.
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FROM THE BOX: 20 Billion Live Cultures** Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus casei [also 200 mg inulin (a prebiotic)]
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Bacteria needs moisture. Otherwise not sure. Never had any problems though.
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The hydrogen peroxide predominantly kills the bad bacteria not the good. However I add a probiotic to encourage the more rapid development of a healthy environment as the bad bacteria are replaced.
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For me it has worked. Washed them a couple of times and they are still alive.
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yes they seem to be. I hadn't noticed that before though. I have been giving them to my dogs for a few years now and haven't experienced any problems.
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yes. Alive and kicking (er crawling, that is). Important to release them IMMEDIATELY or if you can't, immediately chill them in the fridge to keep them in a state of torpor.
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They DO establish themselves. They are spore forming. http://www.thecandidadiet.com/soil-based-organisms/ I can't seem to get rid of them. They're having terrible affects on me.
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Raw but likely they have been irradiated which kills them and the enzymes. Thanks to a law the FDA passed a year or so ago to supposedly protect us :-(
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Given that raw probiotics are, in fact, living organisms, it is a good idea to keep them in the refrigerator.
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I think it meant millions of live cultures per capsule. There are 250 million CFU of Lactobacillus Acidophilus, 250 million CFU of Bifidobacterium Bifidum, 124 CFU of Lactobacillus casei and 120CFU of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus.
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Germs are microscopic, but it might reveal colonies of bacteria. I guess many organic fluids, such as those our cats secretly secret around the house, are entirely evident with this light, especially when you also use the tinted googles.
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I believe they are. I have mine for a couple years now. We love it and it works great.
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I agree...very odd not to show that. Another site lists these as what it contains: Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus DDS-1, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus
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If you buy it retail and it was on a refrigerated shelf yes. I got mine via Amazon Think about it this way too. Pb8 is a living thing. I refrigerate mine. Keeps the bacteria strong in my mind and don't die off
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I second what T. Genovese said. You won't become immune to it. It has a physical property like a magnet to the bacteria. So it'll keep doing what it does.
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Sorry. I don't know. Doesn't say. All it says is "14bil at time of manufacture. Bacteria count will vary after time of manufacture."