The Real Thing takes Social Responsibility seriously. We regularly receive feedback from our valued customers regarding our product offering and its impact on the environment. Consequently we have re-evaluated the use of secondary packaging for the Complementary Medicine range. Secondary packaging in this range is being phased out for all products except that packed into the 75 ml glass bottles and our Mega Omega Fish Oil Range (Natural and Lemon). Current batches are being packed into glass amber bottles only. For your convenience, we have added a recycling logo to remind and encourage recycling. We have also provided a link to The Glass Recycling Company. Visit their website to find a glass bank closest to you. Alternatively, many retailers have recycling facilities, so make recycling part of your shopping journey! Let us all do our part to recycle, repurpose or reuse to save our planet.
WHY ARE THE REAL THING PRO-PROBIOTICS CONTRA-INDICATED IF YOU ARE IMMUNO-COMPROMISED?
Complementary Medicines including probiotics are regulated by the South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA). The Real Thing Pro-Probiotics Capsules contains a broad-spectrum of 9 different viable strains of beneficial bacteria and Saccharomyces boulardii, a non-pathogenic species of yeast. The SAHPRA Guideline 7.04 7.04_CM_SE_Health_Supplements_Mar22_v4_3 contraindicates the use of Saccharomyces boulardii in persons with an immune-compromised condition e.g. AIDS, lymphoma, patients undergoing long-term corticosteroid treatment. Similarly, the Canadian authority Health Canada also contraindicates probiotics for these conditions.
The Natural Medicines Database states immunocompromised or critically ill patients taking Saccharomyces boulardii might have an increased risk for fungemia.