Frequently Asked Questions about Super Biovitality. 

What are the "Psyllium Husk" contained in Super BioVitality? How are they beneficial to the body?
"Psyllium Husk" or "Golden Grain Husk" are also known as psyllium, which is primarily cultivated in Iran and India. Its seeds contain aucubine, enzyme, fat, mucilage, etc. Soluble fibre is found abundantly in Psyllium Husk. It forms a viscous gel in the stomach to increase bulk in the intestines as it absorbs water, promotes regular bowel movement, helps to maintain the proper functioning of the intestines and keeps an optimal pH in the intestines. By drinking Super BioVitality prior to your meal, you feel full faster and bulk is created in your intestines to reduce your appetite and lower your calorie absorption. Moreover, Psyllium husk can also promote regular bowel movements, make your stool softer and promote normal regularity.

What part of "Psyllium Husk" is used in Super BioVitality?
Super Biovitality Green makes use of the outer layer of Psyllium Husk seed.

Are there nuts in Super BioVitality?
There are no peanuts in Super BioVitality; however, there are miniscule amounts of tree nuts.

Can Super BioVitality be part of a "heart healthy" diet?
Yes. The Food and Drug Administration recognized that: "Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol and rich in fruits, vegetables, and grain products that contain some types of dietary fiber, particularly soluble fiber, may reduce the risk of heart disease, a disease associated with many factors." Super BioVitality contains no saturated fat, trans fat, or cholesterol, but does contain many sources of soluble fiber. Super BioVitality can join regular exercise, a good diet, and a healthy lifestyle as a factor in maintaining coronary health.

Why do health practitioners and their patients find Super BioVitality to be so effective?
Human health is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon, involving many interactions and internal synergies. Likewise, Super BioVitality is a multi-dimensional product that utilizes the synergies of its many ingredients for its beneficial effects. The product was designed by a PhD food scientist, it is comprised of the finest ingredients, and it is manufacatured with the best processes avilable. Super bioVitality is all about health. Its effectiveness is no surprise to us!

While Super BioVitality was not formulated specifically as a homeopathic remedy, it certainly does contain minute amounts of hundreds of minerals, vitamins, and nutritional compounds by the very fact that it contains nearly 60 natural and organic ingredients.

Why does Super BioVitality contain so many certified organic ingredients?
Certified organic ingredients are grown, stored, cleaned, and processed without the use of synthetic fertilizers or toxic chemicals. Toxic substances not only assault the environment, any residues on the food could also assault the human body, challenge the immune system, and possibly contribute to a wide variety of ailments. Our organic whole grain, legume, and seed ingredients are sourced from Timeless Seeds, Inc. in Montana. This farmer-owned company contracts production from a select number of certified organic family farmers in one of the cleanest agricultural regions in North America. The grains are produced in accordance with USDA's National Organic Proram, including extensive record keeping and inspections. Simply put, when health is the goal, organic ingredients are the best place to start.

Who should use Super BioVitality?
Super Biovitality is suitable for adults and children over 1 year of age, with a maximum of 5 g./day for children between 1 and 2 years of age.

Why are nearly 60 legumes, grains, edible seeds and plants added to the ingredients of Super BioVitality? 
Psyllium husk is one of the highest sources of dietary fibre to maintain the health of the digestive system; nevertheless, psyllium alone impairs nutrient absorption. For this reason, Super Biovitality contains additional ingredients to boost the complement of nutrients.

What are the differences between dietary fibre and crude fibre (roughage)?
Dietary fibre can be divided into two major types: insoluble and soluble fibres. Insoluble fibre is also called crude fibre and derived from the outer protective layer of seeds, and the skins of fruits and vegetables, including cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, etc., which make up the structural parts of plant cell walls. Soluble fibre includes pectins, gums and mucilage, which are found mainly in fruits and grains and dissolve in the intestines to form a viscous gel.

What are the benefits of insoluble and soluble fibers to the body? What functions do insoluble and soluble fibers perform, respectively?
Humans lack the enzymes needed to break the chemical bonds of the cellulose (fiber) chain. However, fiber remains an extremely important part of a well-balanced diet for good health.
Insoluble Fibre: Its major functions are to promote satiety (makes you feel full faster), to expand the fiber in the stomach, to promote regular bowel movements, and to make your stool softer.
Soluble Fibre:
The FDA has recognized that certain soluble fiber (like that found in oats & barley), help lower the Cholesterol levels:
Lowering the Cholesterol levels: Dietary fibre can merge with bile acid to reduce the rate of fat absorption. In humans, bile acids are derivatives of cholesterol synthesized in the liver cells, and cholesterol can be eliminated in bile to reduce cholesterol levels.
Maintaining the normal functions of the mucosal barrier: Soluble fibre can be dissolved in the intestines by intestinal bacteria to help maintain the normal defensive functions of the intestinal mucous membrane.

Is Super BioVitality suitable for use during pregnancy? 
When you are pregnant, you should check with your physician before using Super BioVitality.  Since Super BioVitality may affect the assimilation of some nutrients, it is best taken by pregnant women to enhance regularity, using a maximum of 10g/day and with the precaution that a pregnant woman should concentrate on increasing her nutrient intake to help the baby grow. Many other standard constipation relief remedies contain artificial coloring, flavoring and other synthetic ingredients which are potentially harmful to a developing fetus. Super BioVitality, on the other hand, contains only natural ingredients (many of which are certified organic) and a wide variety of natural vitamins and trace minerals in the wide variety of ingredients.

Can Super BioVitality induce weight loss?
Super BioVitality contains abundant soluble fibre, which helps to create a "full feeling" in the stomach to reduce the ingestion of other food quantities when being taken between meals (1/2 hour before meals is best). At the same time, "Psillum Husk" act as "fat blockers" to prevent the intestinal absorption of fat.

Is it possible to reduce the risk of carcinoma of the large intestine (colorectal cancer) by taking Super BioVitality?
The cause and treatment of cancer of any kind is complex and still under investigation by many researchers. Cancer certainly afflicts different people for different reasons. But, colorrectal cancer does seem to have a strong connection to diet. The Food and Drug Administration has recognized that: "Low fat diets rich in fiber-containing grain products, fruits, and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer, a disease associated with many factors."
Super BioVitality was scientifically formulated recognizing the extensive research that supports the FDA approved statement. Super BioVitality contains dozens of ingredients including whole grains, fruits and vegetables, which are known sources of dietary fiber. It is also interesting to note that one ingredient in Super BioVitality is organic Black Beluga Lentils™. A recent article published in the Scientific Journal for Agriculture and Food Science by USDA researcher, Dr. Gary Takeoka, Ph.D, indicates that this lentil contains an anthocyanin found in no other food. Anythocyanins are being investigated as anti-tumor and anti-cancer compounds. Needless to say, we will be following further research on this lentil and this particular anthocyanin very closely.
 

Why does Super BioVitality contain no cholesterol, trans fat, or saturated fat?
Cholesterol, trans fats and saturated fats are not healthy nutrients. Super BioVitality contains none of these, and is made entirely from plant-derived ingredients. Absolutely no animal products of any kind, and no processed or synthesized oils or fats are used. Super BioVitality was formulated by a noted food scientist, Dr. Jimbi Mai, of Functional Ingredient Technologies, to promote human health. For that reason, he selected the finest ingredients, and avoided any with cholesterol, transfats or saturated fats which may contribute to, or exacerbate, disesaes like coronary disease and diabetes.

Why do so many standard off-the-shelf fiber products contain artificial color, artificial flavor, and sweeteners?
Good question! It is a mystery to us how they can claim to be health products. Artificial color, artificial flavor and sweeteners are added presumably either to mask the fact that it is really nothing other than psyllium, or they are a marketing tool for "product differentiation" (In case the consumer prefers artificial red to artificial yellow!) Super BioVitality contains only natural ingredients, nothing artificial. Its color and its sweet flavor come exclusively from its natural ingredients.