GoLive® products include only the highest quality strains of human-colonizing probiotics. GoLive® products contain predominantly Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains, which are concentrated in the small and large intestines. All strains included in GoLive® products are alphanumerically-coded (for quality assurance) and clinically-tested. We only source our strains from the most reputable and trusted probiotic suppliers in the world. All suppliers institute strict quality control processes to ensure the safety and efficacy of their strains. We are committed to providing our customers the highest quality, most efficacious probiotic products available in any form. Therefore, we do not include any generic, spore-forming or yeast-based strains in our products.

All of our GoLive®product formulations, packaging and delivery are designed to support optimal bacterial survival, growth and colonization throughout intestinal transit. Once blended in food or beverages, GoLive® probiotics come out of their freeze-dried state, consume prebiotics (soluble fiber and/or sugar), begin growing and continue doing so through intestinal transit. By providing the good bacteria with the prebiotic food sources they need to survive, grow and flourish, GoLive® probiotics are better equipped to survive the harsh environment of the stomach acid. Some level of die-off in the stomach acid is normal and natural. Think back to the way we used to consume bacteria in food, before the advent of probiotic pills and capsules! Our food wasn't coated in wax (“enterically coated”) to ensure survival of bacteria. Instead, the bacteria had an inherent prebiotic food supply in the food in which they were living (e.g., a piece of fruit/vegetable) to protect and sustain them through the harsh conditions of the digestive system.

GoLive® probiotics are consumed in a dynamic and growing state to mimic the way in which we were meant to get bacteria naturally from food. Probiotic pills and capsules are consumed in a static (non-growth) state and, due to volume constraints, lack sufficient (if any) prebiotics. As a result, the probiotics in pills and capsules degrade more rapidly once consumed than do probiotics supported by prebiotics, like those in GoLive®. Additionally, GoLive® products begin to colonize immediately in the mouth (this is where digestion begins!) and continue doing so throughout transit, allowing for more complete intestinal colonization, from consumption to elimination.

GoLive® probiotics are kept air-tight, freeze-dried in our patented foil-sealed packaging to ensure that they are live and active in every bottle/packet when they are consumed. Unfortunately, commercially sold probiotic products that are pre-blended in moisture or packaged in a post-fermented state (e.g., yogurt or kombucha) have significantly reduced probiotic potency when they are ultimately consumed. Most commercially sold kombuchas are pre-fermented and include 1 or 2 strains of yeast and/or spores (B. coagulans). Different from Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains (those included in GoLive® products) yeasts and spores do not naturally occur in the human gastrointestinal tract. Additionally, these types of bacteria are opportunistic and may pose problematic overgrowth issues (e.g., candida) if consumed regularly/in high doses. Lastly, fermentation produces alcohol, which kills good bacteria.

Homemade yogurt, kefir or other fermented foods contain many species of probiotics; however, widely commercialized, processed fermented foods may not have probiotics at the same levels. Probiotic supplements, such as GoLive®, provide a guaranteed quantity of probiotics with multiple strains to support digestive, metabolic and immune health. Many fermented foods do not guarantee a specific amount of cultures through the product’s expiration and few contain the diversity and/or species of strains needed to colonize the gut. Many products marketed as “probiotic” only contain spore-forming strains (B. coagulans) or yeasts, which are not naturally occurring in the human gut. Few, if any, contain important Bifidobacterium strains. This is why, for many people, taking a probiotic supplement, like GoLive®, is an easier, more predictable and efficient way to get an optimal variety of beneficial bacteria in the diet.