| I want to briefly discuss with you the various | | | | Beginnings Nutritionals, Therbiotic Complete is from |
| types of probiotics that can be used and that are | | | | Klaire Labs and Multi-Flor Spectrum can be found |
| available for different issues that we see in | | | | through Kirkman Labs. |
| children with special needs. Probiotics in general are | | | | Then you can also find probiotics that help with |
| considered life promoting organisms that provide | | | | specific treatments and are targeted to help with |
| much needed food for the digestive tract and are | | | | certain issues. One treatment specific probiotic is a |
| an aid in the utilization of critical vitamins and | | | | product called Culturelle. Culturelle is a probiotic |
| minerals. Probiotics can also help to stimulate the | | | | that contains a certain type of acidophilus known |
| immune function in the digestive tract as well as | | | | as acidophilus GG. This specific type of probiotic is |
| work to keep some pathogens like yeast and | | | | a very helpful one against a certain bacteria |
| bacteria in check. So for general support, a | | | | known as clostridia. |
| multi-flora probiotic supplement would be used for | | | | There are many different types of clostridia |
| that specific purpose. | | | | bacteria and this form of acidophilus GG probiotic |
| And when I say multi-flora probiotic, what I mean | | | | will target these different types of clostridia |
| is one that includes various forms of acidophilus | | | | bacteria. When performing a stool analysis or an |
| and bifidobacter bacteria, they can serve almost | | | | organic acid testing on children with special needs |
| as a multi-vitamin for the digestive tract and they | | | | and if we see elevated markers indicative of |
| are considered to be multi-flora probiotics. There | | | | clostridia bacteria, my first step is usually to |
| are many different varieties of multi-flora | | | | suggest using Culturelle probiotic as a long term |
| probiotics available, Probiotic Support Formula is an | | | | therapy to help control clostridia bacteria. I will also |
| example, another example is Therbiotic Complete | | | | go into more depth as to the different types of |
| and a third example is Multi-Flor Spectrum. You | | | | probiotics that can be used in different scenarios |
| can get the Probiotic Support Formula from New | | | | in part 2 of this video series. |