Brewers's Yeast - Lewis Labs

Better Nutrition, Feb, 2003

If brewer's yeast is not now a part of your daily nutritional habit, it ought to be.

The microscopic plant, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae--commonly referred to as Brewer's Yeast--is nutritionally superior to all other types of yeast. It is one of the best natural sources of the entire B-vitamin Complex. It is a superb source of concentrated protein, including ALL the essential amino acids.

It is extraordinarily rich in nucleic acid, which is a basic element in cell development and is believed to retard to the aging process. It is the best nutritional source of chromium that occurs in Brewer's Yeast in an organic compound known as GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor). This vital factor is found in few other foods and is essential for the production of effective insulin, without which the body cannot properly handle glucose, its major fuel. Hypoglycemia results when the blood sugar level rapidly shoots upward, followed by a rapid release of insulin which, in mm, overshoots the mark and drives the bloods sugar too low. The role of GTF is to moderate insulin activity--first by potentiating the circulating insulin and then by reducing the amount required to be released.

As if this were not enough, Brewer's Yeast is also rich in selenium, potassium and many other factors too numerous to mention--all in the most available form for immediate use by the body.

In spite of these nutritional credentials, many people shy away from Brewer's Yeast because they simply can't take the awful taste.

Lewis Laboratories has discovered and imported a truly good-tasting Brewer's Yeast. Not only is it good-tasting but it has a higher protein content and richer nutritional content than any other Brewer's Yeast on the market.

The name of this remarkable product is Lewis Laboratories 100% Pure Premium Imported Brewer's Yeast. It is sold under no other name or label.

How can pure, unbleached, untreated Brewer's Yeast taste so good? Of course there is a reason.

Most Brewer's Yeast is recovered after its use in the brewing process--it is grown in vats containing grain, malt and hops. As the yeast plant "feeds" on this culture medium, it produces alcohol while it absorbs nutritional factors from the medium. At the same time, the yeast picks up chemicals and other undesirable materials. Although it goes through a de-bittering process to remove the contaminating oils (mostly lupulins which gives it a bitter taste), the recovered end product is barely edible. This de-bittering process also results in the loss of some protein, amino acids, minerals and trace elements from the product.

Lewis Laboratories 100% Pure Premium Imported Brewer's Yeast is not derived from the brewing process and needs no de-bittering. It does not go through any chemical processing. It is a 100% pure, natural product. That is why it retains a protein contents of 55-60% and a nucleic acid content of 8-10%. This is why it is completely digestible and functional and why many people who are allergic to other yeasts have no problem with this one.

The culture medium on which yeast is grown is most important, since it is from this medium that the minerals, metals and vital micronutrients are derived. Unlike ordinary brewer's yeast, which is grown on grain and hops, Lewis Laboratories 100% Pure Premium Imported Brewer's Yeast is grown on sugar beets and dried at the low temperature of 60[degrees]F, the safest way to process yeast. Since it is derived from sugar beets, it contains a rich spectrum of nutrients. Sugar beets are known to absorb so much out of the soil--minerals, metals, trace elements, etc., that they can only be grown on one field for about two years without depleting the soil. Therefore, the nutritional riches end up in this yeast.

Lewis Laboratories 100% Pure Premium Imported Brewer's Yeast tastes so good it actually improves the flavor of many foods. It can give a rich, cheesy taste to an otherwise dull vegetarian soup. However, don't destroy the Vitamin Bs by overcooking--add the yeast after you remove the pot from the heat. Or you can simply mix it with your favorite juice for a real nutritional boost. But, why not find out for yourself?. You be the judge. Free taste sample available--call 1-800-243-6020