Ode Coyote wrote:

>    Bakers yeast comes in a dry powder. It is most definately alive. [or
> your bread wouldn't rise]
>

Yeast forms spores since it is a type of fungus.  Acidophilis is a bacteria, but
it also forms spores.  If it didn't then they would most like not make it 
through
the stomach alive anyway.

Marshall

>
> Ode
>
> At 02:26 PM 5/30/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >  Jay Ice 5/28/03  5:55 PM
> >
> > > Ok since CS kills both bad and good bacteria today I bought acidilpholus
> > > with bifidus. It says it contains over 1 Billion live organisms. But
> > how are
> > > they alive? It's a hard chewable wafer that tastes like banana's. How do
> > > they stay alive in wafer form?
> > > Jay
> >********************
> >Well Jay, I don't really know - - I have taken acidophilus for
> >many years, and with only one exception, the capsules were noted as freeze
> >dried. That one exception was in liquid form --- ugh, I'll never do that
> >again.
> >
> >What is more important is when you take it. You want to give it time to
> >establish itself in the intestine --- so I am putting an interval of about 6
> >hours from the time I take my daily dose of CS (first thing in the morning)
> >until I have something to eat at lunch time. I'm hoping that the CS has
> >moved clear of the upper intestine so the good germs won't be killed.
> >
> >For what it's worth.
> >
> >Jack
> >         GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE, THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:
> >             When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.
> >
> >
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