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Avoid Bacterial Soil Organisms If You Have Auto-Immune Disease

When I first wrote about the dangers of ingesting bacterial soil organisms (also known as HSO’s, SO’s, SBO’s, or shelf-stable probiotics) back in 2008, some claimed the information from Natasha Trenev was not valid (Natasha founded Natren, which is a probiotic manufacturer). So I copied my original article with the research references, and posted it [...]

By |2023-05-01T17:04:28-08:00October 7th, 2020|

Bacterial Soil Organisms – HSO’s, SO’s, SBO’s, etc.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Notice the date of my post below: 2003. By 2011, Garden of Life had changed their product and the only (direct) soil organism it now contains is Bacillus subtilis - which has been used for over 1000 years by the Japanese to culture natto. So it does have a long history of safety [...]

By |2023-01-31T16:37:00-08:00January 14th, 2020|

The Lactobacillus sporogenes Hoax

Recently, I received yet another sample of a probiotic to try. According to the label, it contained "Lactobacillus sporogenes- a shelf-stable, vegan probiotic that does not require refrigeration." But here's the problem: There is actually no such species as Lactobacillus sporogenes. Which then leads us to question of what exactly is in all these probiotic [...]

By |2023-04-12T09:53:49-08:00June 14th, 2009|
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