A Buyer's Guide to Prebiotics and Prebiotic Supplements

Congratulations on considering a prebiotic supplement. Supporting health, digestion and immunity with a prebiotic is certainly something we recommend.

But not all prebiotics are created equal. We hope you will consider Prebiotin, but would like to suggest a few key considerations you should ask of _any_ prebiotic supplement you may consider:

1) Does the prebiotic company engage in safe manufacturing processes

a. Is it manufactured in the U.S.A. or overseas, e.g. China. Do they even tell you where it’s made?

b. Has the facility been inspected by the FDA?

c. Does the facility follow the FDA’s “GMP” (Good Manufacturing Process) requirements to ensure safety and lack of contamination.

2) Is it actually a prebiotic?

a. Fructo-Oligosaccharides and Galacto-Oligosaccharides are the only ingredients that authorities agree have fully met the ‘proof’ of being prebiotics.

b. Not all FOS and GOS are created equal: Does the prebiotic offer a full-spectrum prebiotic such as Oligofructose-Enriched-Inulin, or simply “inulin” or “FOS” – much cheaper alternatives without the same research-proved benefits.

c. Does the product use alternative ingredients that are only “possible prebiotics” or have only “prebiotic effects” - such as agave, isomalto-oligosaccharide, dextrin, lactulose, etc.

3) Is the prebiotic company medically credible and responsible?

a. Does the prebiotic contain only natural ingredients?

b. Does the prebiotic add unnecessary calories, carbs, fat, sugar, salt or other ingredients to your diet?

c. Does the prebiotic list all ingredients and include a full “nutrition info” panel on the packaging?

d. Does the prebiotic provide information on the research, studies and clinical proof standing behind its product?

4) Is the prebiotic made by a “real” company you can contact, and which tells you openly about itself and its policies?

a. Does the prebiotic company have a website with a thorough “about us” page, a toll-free number, a physical mailing address and other ways to ensure they’re “real” and that you can reach them if needed?

b. Is there a physician, PhD or other real ‘authority’ who stands behind the product, or is it just an anonymous “supplement company.”

c. Does the company focus as a specialist in prebiotics? Or, do they offer many products on a “whatever’s selling these days” basis?

We hope you'll visit http://www.prebiotin.com and consider Prebiotin for yourself or your loved ones. We certainly do run our company and product in accordance with the concerns noted above. But whatever you do... ask questions before you start taking ANY supplement into your body! You deserve answers and the truth!