SORIA INULAC 30 CPR

Properties: stimulates digestion, protects the stomach, intestinal regulator, increases resistance, promotes bowel movements.

Inulac is a symbiotic natural product containing digestive enzymes, beneficial intestinal bacteria, inulin, fructose, fibre and lactic acid. Inulac has a favourable and synergistic effect on the entire digestive system.

Poor digestion causes food to break down, with repercussions on intestinal absorption, changes in pH, imbalance in intestinal flora and organic dysfunction with diarrhoea or constipation.

Composition:

A.Digestive enzymes.

- Malt extracts with diastase:

• enzymes that break down proteins: protease, peptidase, carboxypeptidase.

• enzymes that break down starch: phosphorylase, gluconidase, amylase.

• enzymes that break down lipids: esterase, phosphatase, glycosylase.

- pineapple powder with bromelain:*

• breaks down proteins and amino acid esters between arginine, alanine, glutamine,

leucine, lysine and phenylalanine.

• is resistant to both gastric and intestinal environments (pH 3 to 8).

• has anti-inflammatory activity thanks to the sulphur groups active in the enzyme.

- papaya powder with papain:

• breaks down proteins and amino acid esters between arginine, alanine, glutamine, leucine, lysine and phenylalanine.

• is activated by cysteine, thiosulphate and gluthation and is inhibited by metals (lead, iron,

zinc, cadmium), free radicals and ascorbic acid.

B. Inulin and FOS (fructo-oligosaccharose) from chicory****.

Inulin is a polymer of fructofuranose with a degree of polymerisation of between 2 and 60, while oligofructose has a degree of polymerisation of between 2 and 20. Inulin and oligofructose (up to 7 fructose units) are the most important prebiotic nutrients. We find these substances in various plants (over 36,000) in which the starch (the carbohydrate reserve) is replaced by a fructose polymer: inulin. Chicory (50-60%), artichokes, asparagus, dandelion, elecampane and garlic in particular contain a lot of inulin. Inulin and the oligosaccharides used to replace sugars and fats act as fibre, are not assimilated by digestive enzymes and stimulate the growth of beneficial flora (bifidobacteria). For example, replacing 15g of sucrose per day with 15g of oligofructose remarkably changes the balance of the intestinal flora in favour of the beneficial flora: more bifidobacteria, fewer bacteroids and less clostridium.

Inulin and oligofructose arrive in the intestine as indigestible fibres and are reduced by the microflora to 50% short fatty acids, used for its own growth and development up to 10% gas (CO2, H2, CH4) and 40% is eliminated in the faeces.

THESE GASES

• acidify the pH, making it easier and faster for beneficial intestinal flora to grow and slowing down the growth of pathogenic germs.

• improve intestinal peristalsis and stool evacuation by 25%, which reduces the risk of dangerous transformations that destabilise the balance between beneficial and pathogenic flora.

• micro-organisms, such as bifido-bacterium, use oligofructose as a source of energy to develop and control harmful germs.

• prevent Na absorption in the proximal tubule and increase water and potassium excretion (diuretic).

• reduce triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the blood and improve the ratio of HDL to LDL.

• reduce triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the blood, improve the ratio of HDL to LDL.

• increase faecal weight by 1g/g.

• are not hydrolysed into monosaccharides, so they have minimal influence on glucose regulation between glucagon and insulin. In addition, they are absorbed gradually and therefore have a positive influence on blood sugar levels.

C. Lactobacillus acidophylus, Lactobacillus caseï, Bifidobacterium bifidus.

Functions of intestinal bacteria:

• play a role in carbohydrate metabolism: beneficial bacteria (bactericides, bifidobacteria, eubacteria) have enzymes that assimilate indigestible carbohydrates (cellulose, pectin, inulin) by fermentation and use them for energy.

• play a role in protein metabolism: 'putrefaction' bacteria (clostridium, coliforms) metabolise proteins into peptides, amino acids and ammonia (odour) and use these building materials for their growth and development.

• play a role in lipid metabolism: beneficial bacteria break down lipids into fatty acids and glycerine, hydrolysing bile salts into free bile acids that can be absorbed with the lipids (enteropathic cycle), thereby improving cholesterol levels and fatty acid metabolism. Bacteria break down 50% of bile acids into glyceric acid, taurine and ketone, which prevent the development of pathogenic flora.

• produce certain vitamins (B3, pantothérien acid, folic acid, biotin and vitamin K) and improve the assimilation of other vitamins and minerals (calcium, iron, etc.).

• produce exo-enzymes or exo-ferments (coagulase, streptokinase, hyaluronidase, etc.) that promote nutrient absorption and inhibit the development of exogenous pathogens.

• produce coloured pigments (anthocyanins, chinones, carotenoids) that promote cell respiration.

• produce coloured pigments (anthocyanins, chinones, carotenoids) that promote cell respiration:

a. production of antibiotic ferments (bacteriokinase, micro kinase, collikinaes, etc.) which are self-destructive (self-regulating) and act on foreign bacteria.

b. production of short-chain ketone acids (butyrate, propionate, acetate) by the fermentation of anaerobic bacteria (bifidobacterium, lactobacillus, fusobacterium), preventing the development of enterobacteria.

c. neutralise toxic substances (drugs, carcinogens, pollution-related substances), break down carcinogenic nitrosamines into amines, nitrates and nitrites.

d. compete for the food substrate or cell receptor of pathogenic germs

pathogenic germs.

e. By lowering the pH of the intestines, they inhibit the colonisation of pathogenic germs.

f. increase aspecific resistance by ensuring the efficient functioning of Peyer's patches, which provide 60% of immunity thanks to the length of the intestine (9 m). Peyer's patches are responsible for producing the important antibodies (secretory immunoglobulin A) that protect the host against invasion by bacteria with a common antigen.

The use of antibiotics destroys the beneficial intestinal flora and disrupts the functioning of Peyer's patches. Instead of promoting the healing process, taking antibiotics facilitates recurrent infections.

D. Lactic acid.

• an acid pH accelerates the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria, which prevents the growth of bacteria (e.g. Escherichia coli), which develop rapidly. The growth of pathogenic flora, which require an alkaline environment for putrefaction, is prevented.

• metabolic processes produce lactic acid and pyruvate, which can diffuse intra- and extra-cellularly and promote cell oxygenation (by activation of the mitochondria) and cell nutrition (by membrane vasodilation).

digestive problems, constipation, full stomach, lactose intolerance, migraine, intestinal septicaemia, reduced resistance, bottle-feeding, cholesterol, gallstones, liver problems, diarrhoea, flatulence, stress, food allergy, cholecystectomy.

Suitable for babies, small children and diabetics. Inulac powder is recommended for babies and young children.

Adults: 2 to 6 tablets a day, 15 minutes after a meal

or 3 x 5 g of powder (or 1 teaspoon) diluted in water

Children aged 1-3 years: 3 x 2.5 g powder (or half a teaspoon)

or 1 to 3 tablets a day

Babies: 5 g of powder (or 1 teaspoon) per day

Tablet ingredients: inulin, FOS, malt, pineapple powder (bromelain), soya lecithin, papaya (papain), lactobacillus acidophylus, lactobacillus caseï, bifidobacterium bifidum (1x109), guar gum, lactic acid, fibre (40%).