dr. pavone, it did not, but it made for some great marketing.teria, they die off at a rapid rate in the bottle as it either sits in your store shelf or in your cupboard. >> and much of whatever is left dies off as it passes through the acidic environment of the stomach. >> that's right, before it hits those trillions of cells of bacteria in your intestines and colon, where you need it. so it's simply just not enough to move the needle of your digestive health. it's like adding a pinch of salt to the ocean. >> okay, i get it. i guess that's why i never felt much from probiotics. but if not enough good bacteria get through, how can probiotics work? >> well, that is why i'm here, dr. pavone. it turns out that not all probiotic strains are fragile. and ironically, it's the most ancient strains of probiotics -- the ones that have been shown to be around in our fertile soil for millions of years -- that are not fragile. in fact, they're quite hardy. >> so that's how our ancestors got their probiotics. >> exactly. and they didn't have to take a pill. t