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A beautiful summer day at Standard Process corporate headquarters in Palmyra, Wisconsin References, Glossary, and FAQs
FAQs

Q Should Standard Process tablets dissolve Product Usage
in water or vinegar?
Q Why is it better to take supplements
A All products meet the standard disintegration throughout the day instead of all at once?
levels set forth by the United States
Pharmacopeia (USP). Water and vinegar are not A The body processes most compounds based on
good models for how the stomach digests foods. concentration; so the more there is, the faster
your body works to process it. The key is getting
Q How is the manufacturing equipment the right concentration at the right time. In
cleaned between different product runs? general, taking smaller amounts throughout the
A Between each separate product run, any day allows the body to maintain a lower but
equipment that comes in contact with ingredients more consistent amount for a longer period of
or finished product is washed and sanitized. Swab time, sustaining the molecular mechanisms
samples are taken from several areas of each supported by the consumed compounds.
piece of equipment. These samples are exposed to
a luminometer, which fluoresces in proportion to Q Why is it recommended that some
the amount of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in Standard Process supplements be chewed?
the sample. ATP is found in and around all A Some Standard Process supplements are
biological matter and would indicate a possible designed as chewables for those who cannot
bacterial presence. If the luminometer measures swallow capsules or tablets. After chewing,
ATP results beyond an acceptable level, the taste-bud receptors tell the brain what is
cleaning process is repeated and additional ATP entering the digestive system. Tasting is
tests are conducted. After the cleaned equipment considered the first stage of digestion, when
passes the ATP testing protocol, the equipment is salivary secretion enzymes are activated.
sanitized. Only then is the equipment ready for Q Which Standard Process supplements
use with a new batch of product. If a clean piece should not be chewed and why?
of equipment is unused for more than 24 hours, it
is resanitized prior to use. Sanitizing solutions A Zypan, Betaine Hydrochloride, and Cal-Amo
are rotated regularly to avoid bacterial resistance. should never be chewed because the acids may
The surrounding production suite, including the cause potential damage to tooth enamel.
floors, walls, and vent covers, is also cleaned. Chlorophyll Complex Perles will temporarily
stain the teeth and turn the tongue green.

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