Garden of Life Primal Defense 180caps (Large)

Primal Defense is the #1 selling probiotic in the Natural Products Industry according to SPINS
Primal Defense is the only whole food probiotic containing Homeostatic Soil Organism blends (HSOs)
Unlike other probiotics, the key bacteria in Primal Defense can thrive in the toughest digestive environments and are undeterred by stomach acid

What is Primal Defence?
Primal Defence is a natural whole food probiotic blend of HSOs (Homeostatic Soil Organisms) designed to optimize the health of the human digestive tract and immune system. Primal Defense is produced using the Poten-Zyme process and the Microflora Delivery System. Primal Defense contains the same nutrients that have been used for thousands of years by some of the healthiest and longest living people in the world. 

Why do we need Primal Defense?
Beneficial soil and plant based microbes used to be ingested as part of food grown in rich, unpolluted soil. However, for the last 50 years we have been sterilizing our soil with pesticides and herbicides, destroying most bacteria both bad and good. Our modern lifestyle, which includes antibiotic drug use, chlorinated water, chemical ingestion, pollution and poor diet, is responsible for eradicating much of the beneficial bacteria in our bodies. A lack of beneficial microbes often results in poor intestinal and immune system health, contributing to a wide range of symptoms and illnesses. 

 
What is the difference between Primal Defense and other Probiotics?
Even if they manage to get through the destructive stomach acids, most probiotic supplements can have a hard time implanting in colons that are pH imbalanced or have too many harmful bacteria. HSOs are designed to implant in any colonic environment. The Microflora Delivery System makes sure that the probiotics colonize throughout the digestive tract where they can work their magic. The probiotics contained in Primal Defense are grown and incorporated into a living whole food substrate using the Poten-Zyme process. This puts the bacteria into their home, if you will, allowing them to thrive on their long journey through the GI tract. Most probiotics on the market today will grow bacteria and then, in a centrifuge, separate them from their substrate. We believe the substrate is as important as the probiotics themselves. Many probiotics have included fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in their product. FOS is an indigestible sugar that may cause digestive disturbances in certain individuals. Primal Defense contains no FOS. Since most probiotic supplements contain live cultures, they are temperature and age sensitive; therefore requiring refrigeration. If room temperature can begin to degrade these probiotics, imagine what the warm human body will do. The HSOs are dormant in the caplet and activated by fluids. Primal Defense requires no refrigeration. Many probiotics on the market measure their potency in colony forming units (CFU). In Primal Defense, it's not the quantity of probiotics, it's the quality. The probiotics in Primal Defense are hardy and are designed to resist heat, cold, stomach acid, chlorine, fluorine, ascorbic acid and bile. The efficacy of a probiotic should be based upon the ability of the product to "on ferment" foods. If you want to test the viability of a probiotic product, simply drop a few caplets in 2-4 ounces of milk and leave at room temperature for 24-48 hours. If the probiotic is viable, the milk will change to a thick yogurt-like consistency. This measures the ability of a probiotic to produce enzymes and break down or pre-digest food. If a probiotic cannot pass this simple test, do you think it will be capable of doing its job in your body

Two Primal Delivery Systems
Primal Defense comes in two easy to use forms: Powder and UltraZorbe caplets. UltraZorbe caplets utilize a proprietary technology which requires no heat and fully preserves the delicate probiotics and enzymes contained in the product. UltraZorbe caplets are designed to provide rapid disintegration and dissolution to completely deliver the nutrients in a timely fashion. Just drop a few caplets in water and see for yourself.

Primal Defense Nature's First Probiotic
How to take your Primal Defense?
 Adults one to three caplets three times per day with 8oz. of juice or water. For advanced usage, take 8 to 12 caplets per day for 90 days, followed by a maintenance level of three for life. Best taken on an empty stomach. Children of twelve and under may take one caplet per day. Safe for all ages, great for pets!

Supplement Facts

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 Caplet

Servings Per Container: 90

  Amount Per Serving % DV*

Total Calories 0  

Total Fat 0 g 0%

Sodium 5 mg <1%

Protein <1 g 2%

Calcium 38 mg 4%

Iron (from Ionic Plant Based Minerals) 2.3 mg 13%

Proprietary HSO Probiotic Blend: 

Barley Grass ¹, Oat Grass ¹, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium breve, Lactobacillus casei, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Bifidobacterium longum. 610 mg +

Ionic Plant Based Minerals 285 mg +

* Percent Daily Values (DV) based on 2,000 calorie diet.

+ Daily Value not established. 

¹ Produced using the Poten-Zyme fermentation process

Other Ingredients

Calcium carbonate, sodium croscarmellose, silica, magnesium stearate (vegetable source), rice maltodextrin, vegetable coating, bacterial proteases, probiotic cultures.