What "we" of today can do for the "future"

In recent years, our awareness of health and medicine has been shifting. We now live in an era that seeks "preventive medicine" and "anti-aging medicine" — ways to stay healthy and maintain vitality. With this shift comes growing recognition of integrative and alternative medicine, the nutritional role of food, and the gradual uncovering of metabolic functions at the cellular level.

People's thinking has also evolved — from "I'll take medicine if I get sick" to "What can I do to avoid getting sick?" and "Is there anything I can do for myself even after illness?"

Since 2001, I have been working to spread awareness of postbiotics internationally, and I have come to realize firsthand that gut health problems exist in countries all around the world.

Postbiotics are substances and components that were revived in modern times after 1931 through the hands of many researchers, with the goal of recreating "Daigo" — a product of fermented soy and lactic acid bacteria described in the Buddhist scripture "Mahaparinirvana Sutra" from 2,500 years ago. Unlike conventional probiotics, these postbiotics directly influence our gut microbiota, promoting the vital activities of the thousands of bacterial communities inhabiting the intestines. I firmly believe they can assist in the processes of digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion that sustain the lives of people and animals.

Our postbiotic product "SOPHIA" is a newly developed and continuously evolved formulation built on diverse experiences and modern technology. It is my mission to share SOPHIA — and the wisdom of healthy longevity gathered from around the world — with as many people as possible, both in Japan and globally, and to help them experience true health.

With gratitude,