GUT HEALTH ISSUES HAVE INCREASINGLY BEEN TROUBLING THE MODERN HUMAN

LEAKY bowel, Crohn’s disease, bloating and general discomfort – the list goes on. It seems our modern lifestyle (antibiotics, diets, illness, stress) may be playing havoc with our gut and microbiome.

The probiotic strain Akkermansia was identified many years ago as a determining factor of a healthy microbiome. The problem was not the research, nearly 2000 scientific papers have been published on the consequences to human health of low levels of Akkermansia. The issue has been, that after years of trying, no one could figure out how to grow Akkermansia at scale. In fact, the only way physicians could increase human levels of this important strain was with a fecal transfer.

Enter PhD microbiologist Dr Collen Cutcliffe, who, together with her partners from leading tech and research institutions around the US, set up bioscience company Pendulum Therapeutics – and developed a special oxygen-free lab to study and grow Akkermansia.

Akkermansia is regarded as a “keystone” strain for gut health and plays a special role in supporting a healthy immune response, gut barrier integrity, intrinsic weight management and glucose handling processes.

Akkermansia also naturally supports GLP-1 production, the chemical in our body which regulates hunger and signals when we are full.

The current scientific evidence collectively points to supporting healthy Akkermansia levels as a logical step in supporting microbiome diversity and human health.

Pendulum’s Akkermansia is now available in NZ exclusively at www.pendulumlife.co.nz 

Until recently, the only way to support healthy levels of Akkermansia was by faecal transplant With funding from the Mayo clinic, Pendulum’s team of PhD scientists finally discovered a way to cultivate this anaerobic strain at quantity (in a specially constructed oxygen free lab) and designed a capsule to ensure it survives the digestive juices intact

Akkermansia has been the subject of +2000 scientific studies and is known as a “keystone” probiotic for gut health. Akkermansia is an important strain that inhabits the gut lining, where its interaction with mucin supports a healthy intestinal wall.

Furthermore, Akkermansia is used as a predictor for wellbeing, with higher levels being seen in healthy individuals and high performance athletes

New Zealand is the first country in the world outside of the USA to have access to Pendulum’s next-generation, health supporting probiotic range.

Pendulum’s Akkermansia is a patented probiotic strain available exclusively at www.pendulumlife.co.nz | info@pendulumlife.co.nz

Pendulum’s Akkermansia supports:

• Healthy gut wall integrity

• Healthy body composition

• Metabolic health

• Immune system health

• Healthy blood glucose levels

• Healthy GLP-1 levels