45-year-old time tested formula – no other probiotic product has this longevity. WG is Consortia of Soil Borne Organisms (SBOs) – 10 strains of bacteria – some spores. It takes 8 weeks to create the Consortia as opposed to most probiotics that are grown in 3-5 days in a laboratory. A portion of the original batch is used to create every new batch like sourdough. The SBOs come alive and thrive in the stomach acids unlike others that are already dead when they are encapsulated. Throwing a bunch of bacteria together is like throwing a person into a group of people from different countries and expecting them to be able to work together when they can’t speak the language.  This is a foundational product for health – it is not representing itself as the one and only product that people need, but taking it enhances the efficacy of all other products including drugs, foods, supplements, etc.  While it is considered a pre/probiotic supplement, it is a FOOD.  A Structure/Function Claims Notification Letter for this SBO Probiotics Consortia formula was submitted to the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition in June 2010. It was met with no opposition. What this means is that in-as-much as the FDA cannot approve a health supplement; this is the next best thing – no opposition. So, rest assured it works on just about Every Health Challenge.  The Structure/Function submission documents were independently researched, reviewed and compiled by Technology Consults of Lee B. Dexter & Associates, Austin, Texas. Lee B. Dexter was a renown Probiotics expert, former Biology Professor at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1989 winner of the R & D Top 100’s Award, holder of four Probiotic related Patents for the use of bacteria in foods/animal feed, and the largest contributor of bacteria strains to the USDA, to date, with over 600 identification submissions. Lee Dexter knew more about this field than anyone else in America. When a person’s gut is healthy – the body/mind function optimally. The gut is considered the second brain. Animals respond well to this product – all animals. The industry is now marketing probiotics – prebiotics – symbiotics – individually, WG qualifies for all these categories in one capsule.  These bacteria have been on this planet for 3.5 billion years. They are gently dehydrated in their food source – this is the prebiotic aspect. WG’s job is to restores balance in the body. Taking WG gets rid of parasites, fungus, viruses, bad bacteria (we need some ‘bad bacteria’ too – it’s all about balance), and anything else that is over populating!