Probiotic Timeline

PROBIOTIC TIMELINE

1905
Dr. Elie Metchnikoff (Metchnikoff's Theory of Longevity) advocates long youth and healthy old age through the continuous use of
Lactobacilli. The Nobel Laureate, Dr. Metchnikoff was the first to recognize the problems caused by the "die-off" of friendly
bacteria in the intestines and the first doctor of modern medicine to recognize the disorder we now call Dysbiosis (irregular and
abnormal intestinal flora).

1946
World War II has ended and modern medicine beings its "Golden Age." Modern medicine begins the doctrine of If There's a
Problem in the Human Body - Cut it Out or Kill it with Antibiotics and new drugs created by the pharmaceutical industry. The
power of an individual's health shifts from the Family Doctor to the large pharmaceutical corporations and protocols of the
American Medical Association.

1949
Japan has lost World War II. All their major cities have been destroyed and they have had two atomic bombs dropped on two of
their large cities. The health of the Japanese people was at its lowest point. Dr. Nakayama, a Japanese physician, first isolates
Lactobacillus sporogenes (Bacillus coagulans) on green malt. He believes that these bacteria could be the answer to the
problem of dysbiosis running rampant in the Japanese people.

1964
Japanese test L. sporogenes (Bacillus coagulans) on adults, as well as infants, suffering from diarrhea and constipation.
These clinical trials used antibiotics in conjunction with L. sporogenes (Bacillus coagulans).

1972
The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare approves - and Japanese doctors are able to prescribe - L. sporogenes (B.
coagulans) for diarrhea and constipation.

1978
In the United States, the Health Food Industry finally begins to recognize the problem of candida or candidiasis. Maybe Dr.
Metchnikoff was right?!

1990
Manufactured L. acidophilus, in pill form, gains popularity as a source, other than fresh yogurt, for replenishing intestinal
bacteria. The probiotic industry, following Dr. Metchnikoff's lead of replacing bacteria with acidophilus from yogurt, felt they could
do better by manufacturing a source of acidophilus in pill form.

Could they have been wrong ...?

1991
Dr. Jay Dhawan, with his twenty-three year clinical laboratory experience, realized that manufactured acidophilus products were
inconsistent and ineffective due to their inability to survive in heat and especially stomach acid. He recognized that the need was
great and L. sporogenes (Bacillus coagulans) was the way to stop dysbiosis. He intensifies his worldwide search for an
alternative Beneficial Bacteria Supplement, to replace yogurt. Geneflora®, the new age intestinal flora was formulated to meet
the needs of people in the United States.

1998
The "Golden Age of Medicine" has lengthened our lives, but has ushered in the Age of Chronic Diseases. The medical
establishment begins to admit they do not have the means to treat many Chronic Diseases. Dr. Dhawan recognizes that
dysbiosis has become a syndrome of lifestyle-induced physical problems and is currently involved with most chronic diseases.

2000
Dr. Dhawan inaugurates a program to inform and educate the public about how to enhance their health and thrive in the Age of
Chronic Diseases by treating, what he calls, Lifestyle Induced Dysbiosis Syndrome (L.I.D.S.) with Geneflora® and the
Geneflora® Family of Products.

What if the probiotic industry "Backed the Wrong Horse?!?" If manufactured acidophilus was the "right horse," we should not
have the chronic disease problem that we have today with candida. If acidophilus worked effectively, we should not have Irritable
Bowel Syndrome (I.B.S.) running rampant through the adult population of America.

Have the acidophilus manufacturers sold the public on the wrong probiotic?

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