• Possessed the claimed amount of viable bacteria listed on the label and at least 1 billion live organisms per suggested daily serving.
• Were free of contamination with other yeast, mold, or types of bacteria with disease-causing potential, and
• Disintegrated properly (if in tablet form) so that their contents would be released, or if enteric-coated, their contents would be released after passing through the stomach.

As Consumerlab.com points out, some manufactures can be misleading with their labels guaranteeing the number of live cells at manufacturing and not consumption. Customers should be aware that not all probiotics are the same and nor offer the same efficacy.
“Consumers should keep in mind that a large percentage of organisms in a probiotic supplement may die before a product is even purchased and labels can be misleading or incorrect,” said Tod Cooperman, MD, President of ConsumerLab.com
Florastor (saccharomyces boulardii lyo) was found to be among the highest quality probiotics containing at least 5 billion live cells per capsule.
Florastor is unique amongst other probiotics as it is a type of yeast- not a bacterium. This gives it many advantages:

• As anti-biotics kill bacteria, Florastor may be taken in adjunction with anti-biotics to help prevent anti-biotic associated diarrhea.
• Florastor has greater surface area than a bacteria which means Florastor adheres to more pathogens. This leads to better protection of the intestinal wall
• A yeast is a safer probiotic since no genetic material can be transferred from bacteria to yeast (unlike bacteria to bacteria)
• Florastor® only temporarily resides in flora and is eliminated in days unlike other bacteria which may colonize the intestinal tract

Furthermore, Florastor (saccharomyces boulardii lyo) is lyophilized which means the probiotic is only active while in gut and allows to guarantee the number of live cells at ingestion (and not just at the manufacturing date) This report reinforces Florastor® as one of the world’s leading probiotic with more than 80 clinical studies performed worldwide demonstrating safety and efficacy.

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