B-imune Product Range
A range of
nutritional supplements, that focus on addressing general and specific dietary
and medical requirements. The B-imune range of products leverages off of the
unique benefits that are achieved through the inclusion of Probiotics. B-imune
address health through enhancing and supporting the immune system and supplementing
the diet by way of appropriate Vitamins, Minerals and Nutraceuticals.
B-imune
Product Range
B-imune is a range of
functional foods that not only supplement the diet, but also enhance and support
the immune system simultaneously. B-imune is a broad range of supplements
and addresses a variety of ailments, requirements, tastes and budgets, with
an underlying emphasis on good nutrition and an enhanced immune system. Central
to the B-imune philosophy is Probiotics and the importance of these natural
bacteria to the well-being of the human digestive and immune system.
An introduction to Probiotics
Probiotics are a class of “good” or “friendly” bacteria
that are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract, helping with digestion.
Although the word “bacteria” is often associated with germs and
illness, there are in fact a number of strains of bacteria that help the human
body to function, maintain health and fight illness and disease. The “friendly”
bacteria in the human intestinal tract assist with digestion by breaking foods
down into their component parts for absorption into the body. “Bad”
or “pathogenic” bacteria on the other hand, can cause intestinal
microflora imbalances and lead to illness and disease. While human beings
usually start life with a relatively healthy intestinal tract, lifestyle and
environmental factors can greatly reduce the number of “friendly”
bacteria allowing pathogenic bacteria to take hold and cause problems. Supplementing
our diets with an effective probiotic re-populates the intestinal tract with
“friendly” strains to reverse this trend, improve intestinal health
and help guard against disease.
There are almost 100 different species and 100 trillion of total bacteria
in the human intestinal tract. “Friendly” and pathogenic bacteria
form a delicate and constantly changing balance as they compete for attachment
throughout the tract. Both “friendly” and pathogenic bacteria
can and are affected by changes in the intestinal environment. Bacterial infections,
stress, antibiotic treatment, alcohol, poor diet and a number of other factors
can and do disturb the delicate balance in our intestinal tract, often decreasing
the number of beneficial bacteria while allowing an increase in pathogenic
bacteria. Some common symptoms of this imbalance include flatulence, constipation
and/or diarrhea. If this imbalance is left untreated the symptoms can become
chronic, as in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and can compromise the immune
system and lead to other serious illnesses.
Lactobacillus, in particular, is a “friendly” species of intestinal
microflora, and is considered beneficial in its ability to aid in the breakdown
of proteins, carbohydrates and fats in food. It also helps in the absorption
of necessary elements and nutrients such as minerals, amino acids and vitamins
required for humans and other animals to survive. Probiotic supplements containing
this beneficial strain of bacteria help to adjust and maintain the necessary
intestinal microflora balance. Prevention of illness by a well-maintained
microflora balance is accomplished by a method referred to as “competitive
exclusion”. That is, the friendly bacteria take up positions known as
enteric sites therefore preventing the pathogenic bacteria from establishing
itself and proliferating to become the predominant bacteria.
B-imune includes the lactobacilli Lactobacillus Acidopholus, Bifidobacterium
bifidum and Bifidobacterium longum, and as much as these are well-known and
common lactobacilli, it is the unique strains of these species that enables
the success of the B-imune range. Our unique strains have been extensively
tested regarding their ability to survive both in a packaged format, after
cultivation, and during their journey through the intestinal tract, after
ingestion, where they have to survive the chemical challenges of the human
body.
Probiotics in Health
Probiotic supplements have now been embraced and accepted as agents that can
bring significant health benefits, including:
- Enhancement and support of the immune system.
- Antimicrobial effects inhibiting intestinal and food poisoning pathogens.
- Improvement of gut function through the balancing of microflora, so
reducing constipation and improving intestinal mobility.
- Treatment of diarrhea including infantile and antibiotic induced
diarrhea.
- Nutraceutical effects including contributing to the reduction of serum
cholesterol, management of diabetes and the prevention of osteoporosis.
- Cell normalisation effect (normalising the capability of cells).
- Prevent infection by harmful bacteria (defence against the effects
of increased pathogenic bacteria).
- Cleanse blood of toxins.
- Improves intestinal health and reduces symptoms including constipation,
flatulence and diarrhea.
- Reverses the negative effects on the digestive tract of infections,
antibiotics, alcohol, stress and poor diet.
- Very helpful in treating specific conditions such as Irritable Bowel
Syndrome, Colitis, Crohn’s Disease & Lactose intolerance.
- Improved nutrition through the enhanced breakdown and digestion of
vitamins, minerals and amino acids and their absorption through the intestinal
walls.
Prebiotics
Prebiotics are often referred to when discussing probiotics because these
are nutritional substances that preferentially feed probiotics. Prebiotics
are a type of non-digestible carbohydrate known as Fructo-oligosaccharides
(FOS). FOS aids probiotics to thrive and grow and so achieve balance in the
intestinal micro-flora. Prebiotics can be taken in conjunction with probiotics
or independently with the intention of stimulating existing “good”
bacteria or micro-flora.
With time, our population has become more aware of the importance of the prevention
of disease. This has lead to a more health-oriented society. Following this
trend, product development based on beneficial bacteria including lactobacilli
is now in full swing. Substantial scientifically proven benefit regarding
supplementation with probiotics now exists, and it is for this reason that
we have developed the B-imune proBiotics range of supplements.
