Hi Veronique;

There is some confusion here. Basic EM produts, which contain live
flora, such as EM culture and AEM and SAEM, and some EM brews,
contain both live beneficial microbes --- which can indeed act as
probiotics in the gut -- and also a wide spectrum of raw food-form
antioxidants, energy substances and other nutrients such as minerals
and trace elements.

On the other hand, specialized supplements made with EM, such as
EM-X, have been sterilized and microfiltered, and thus do not contain
significant quantities of beneficial microbes, although they may
contain some antioxidants and some other nutrients.

with care,
--Vinny

At 04:21 PM 9/9/2006, you wrote:
>HI
>My name is Veronique and I am the mother of two ASD kids (Autism
>Spectrum disorder). I have been using probiotics and natural
>antifungals (garlic, monolaurin..) for years and thanks to these along
>with a few supplements, my kids are nearly off the spectrum... but as
>soon as I stop the antifungals, yeast, clostridia and other nasties
>keep coming back....I first heard of EM because a Japanese friend of
>mine used it for her health and improved dramatically. I read all I
>could find about it and decided to buy EM... just received my bottle of
>EM-X...and realised something is not so clear to me. I understand that
>EM works like an antioxidant, not like a probiotic... does that mean I
>should keep using antifungals and other probiotics, or should EM-X be
>used on its own for better results. ANy idea????
>Thanks in advance for your input.
>Veronique