Your Flora Regenesis

Thank You for Choosing Living Nutrition’s Organic Fermented Your Flora Regenesis

Your Flora Regenesis is a traditional fermentation of organic sprouted soybeans blended with organic artichoke and chicory, providing a natural balance of 120+ species of beneficial microbes within a complete living food. Research shows that creating a nourishing ecosystem, alongside the factors including key digestive nutrients and enzymes, is the best way to build a healthy gut environment.

Modulates the gut flora and promotes biodiversity

10 billion CFUs per serving

Supports sluggish digestion

Suitable for post-antibiotic recovery

Fermented Soy

Each serving of Your Flora contains 10 million beneficial species of bacteria, including friendly Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Research suggests that fermented soy is one of the best foods for nurturing a healthy and diverse gut microbiome, thanks to its unique balance of peptides, polyphenols and signalling compounds. We use a special extended kefir-kombucha fermentation to develop the valuable, active compounds and deepen their therapeutic effects. For extra benefits, we also source the very best organic non-GMO soybeans and sprout them for four days prior to fermentation.

Active Compounds

Rich in structural proteins to build healthy tissue including L-glutamine, L-proline and L-glycine.

Contains short chain fatty acids like L-butyrate, and L-propionate that help to support the gut environment, reinforce the digestive lining and reduce inflammation (1).

Fermented soy also contains vitamins, peptides, minerals, flavonoids, phenolic acids and saponins which protect against oxidative damage (2).

It also provides neurotransmitters, a rich and diverse array of microbes, enzymes and communicating compounds which are key for digestive, immune and overall health.

Meet the herb

Artichoke is a plant native to the Mediterranean region of southern Europe and northern Africa and cultivated for its delicate, nutty flavour in recipes, as well as its prebiotic properties in supplements and digestive aids. The plants produce sturdy flower stalks with distinctive large flower buds that cover a tender and edible artichoke ‘heart’.

Chicory is a blue-flowered perennial plant that originated in northwest Asia and Mediterranean regions but is now cultivated all over the world, thriving in regions with abundant rain. It has edible, slightly bitter leaves that can be enjoyed in salads, or cooked and even roasted to make an ersatz ‘coffee’. Like artichoke, chicory is a good source of soluble fibre that can boost the diversity of the microbiome.

History

Artichokes were valued by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans for their benefits to digestion, the liver and gallbladder, and for purifying the blood. Because artichokes were often served up at parties as an antidote to rich fatty foods and wine, they were described by Roman author and philosopher Pliny the Elder as ‘food for the rich’.

Chicory’s historical record goes back thousands of years to ancient Egypt where it was used as a medicinal plant to boost metabolism and aid digestion. Also popular in native America and Asian cultures, it was consumed as a vegetable and used to purify the blood, as well as treat conditions of the liver.

Benefits

Chicory has been studied for its antioxidant, liver-protective, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and hypoglycaemic properties (3). Its prebiotic compounds may play a role in appetite regulation, positively modulating satiety hormones and gut microbial diversity (4).

Artichoke has wide-ranging pharmacological potential, with most studies focusing on its benefits to liver health. Artichokes demonstrate antioxidant, hepatoprotective (liver protective), bile-enhancing, as well as cholesterol- and lipid-lowering effects, which correspond with its historical use. Some studies show that extracts of the roots and leaves of artichoke may even help liver cells regenerate (5).

Key actives

Chicory and Artichoke contain inulin, a kind of fibre that absorbs water in the gastrointestinal tract to create mucilage. It acts like a prebiotic, feeding beneficial bacteria to produce anti-inflammatory compounds in the gut called short-chain fatty acids.

Chicory contains caffeic acids, compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, as well as a range of flavonoids and a special class of sesquiterpenoid compounds.

Chicory is a good source of minerals and vitamins, including calcium, iron, potassium as well as vitamins A and C.

Artichokes contain an antioxidant compound called cynarin which stimulates bile production necessary for fat digestion and the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients as well as detoxification of hormones, environmental toxins and heavy metals.

Contraindications

There are some groups where caution is required: children and those nursing, pregnant (or considering pregnancy), and on medication or under medical supervision should consult their healthcare practitioner before using our supplements. Specific known contraindications (this list is not exhaustive):

Since chicory can stimulate bile production, it is contraindicated in cases of gallstones. Chicory may not be suitable for people with oxalate sensitivity or kidney stones. It should not be used in combination with blood pressure medication and diabetic medication.

Artichoke can also stimulate bile flow so may not be suitable in cases of gallstones or bile duct obstruction. Individuals who are sensitive to plants in the daisy family, including marigolds, chrysanthemums and ragweed, may also experience allergic reactions to artichoke. It should not be used in combination with blood pressure medication and diabetic medication.

Fermented soy should not be used in combination with oestrogens, tamoxifen, warfarin, diabetic medication and blood pressure medication.