Taking nutritional supplements to improve our health is common enough and has been for quite a few decades. Still the debate goes on as to whether this practice is necessary or even beneficial. In this article we will discuss the necessity and usefulness of supplements. We also discuss liposomals, a revolutionary method for producing effective supplements.
Are nutritional supplements even necessary?
In the United States alone, it has been estimated that there are between 25,000 and 84,000 types of toxic chemicals on the market (in plastics, paint, food additives, petrochemicals, etc.) Europe has about the same.
A lot of these substances end up in our bodies, which have no natural way of dispensing with them in this quantity. The bodies sees them as toxins and categorizes them as “oxidants”. It can only handle them with “anti-oxidants”, vitamins that the body uses to bind toxins, neutralize them and then excrete them. The amount of anti-oxidants that we get from a healthy diet are nowhere near enough to handle the increased amount of toxins we are now exposed to. That’s why removing toxic chemicals is one critical reason we need supplements.
The effectiveness of nutritional supplements
Still the question of the effectiveness of supplements remains. There are many scientists who claim that taking vitamins and minerals does nothing more than create expensive urine because they pass directly through the body. The President of the Australian Medical Association, Michael Gannon, wrote this in an article published in the British newspaper, The Independent.
Many studies have been published claiming for the same reason that taking vitamin supplements is therefore of little use. One of the most recent studies was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109718345601. And it’s true that many supplements are not absorbed as well as they should be. It’s apparently very complicated to get some of them into the body cells where they are needed.
Liposomal delivery
The pharmaceutical world had earlier faced a similar problem: how to get their medicines absorbed by the cells despite the body considering them to be very toxic. Their revolutionary answer was the so-called “liposomal delivery”.
Liposomes are fat globules that encase another substance. The substance is often a medicine, but could also be a vitamin, mineral or herb. In the case of the pharmaceutical industry their goal was to be sure that their medicines ended up in the body tissues of the patient. Liposomal delivery did that very well.
The advantage of liposomes is that they remain completely intact and don’t break down, even in the digestive tract. Practically everything packed into them ends up in the cells.
The body’s own composition
Liposomes work thanks to the substance choline (vitamin B4). The body can make choline itself to a limited extent and uses it as a very important part of cell walls. Because the body sees choline as natural it is quickly absorbed into the blood and from the blood it is transported directly to the body cells. Once inside the cell, the fat globule will merge with the cell wall and in doing so release its contents to the cell.
The proven effectiveness of liposomals
Using this method of liposomal delivery has a dual effect. First of all, the active ingredient arrives directly and intact in the cell, whether it be a drug, vitamin, mineral or herb. Secondly, the liposome bead fuses with the cell wall.
This has turned out to be an excellent technique to deliver not only medicines, but also vitamins, minerals and herbs to the cells of body. It ensures that the cells actually receive whatever is intended to be delivered. This has been scientifically investigated in a number of studies, of which we mention three here: Liposomal encapsulation technology a novel drug delivery system designed for ayurvedic drug preparation. (Hemanthkumar M, Spandana V., 2011), Effect of liposomes on the absorption of water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients via oral administration . (Yang Z et al., 2013) and Liposomes in nutrition. (BC Keller, 2001).
The manufacturers of nutritional supplements have adopted this technique in recent years for vitamins, minerals and herbs. Typically 10 to 80% of non-liposomal supplements are absorbed into the blood but less than 5% finally ends up in the cells. That is why, for many people, liposomals have become the preferred option.
Not all liposomals are created equal
So far, this all sounds rather straightforward. Unfortunately, it’s not. Liposomals are not so easy to manufacture and many versions on the market are not at all stable and won’t bring the benefits they should.
Heat, high pressure and chemicals
Making a good liposomal product requires a lot of expertise and ingredients of the highest quality. The most common manufacturing methods use heat, high pressure, or chemicals. High pressure or heat, however, frequently damage the active ingredient, making it less effective. When that happens, you are actually delivering something inferior into the body and you are delivering it directly into the cell!
Alcohol and preservatives
In addition, practically all liposomal products are liquid and therefore perishable unless preservatives or alcohol are added. But then you are also delivering that alcohol or chemical directly into the cell, precisely what you don’t want to do. Moreover, liquid liposomal products have a strong taste, so flavorings have to be added to mask the bad taste.
Dry liposomals
Fortunately, a recent breakthrough now allows us to make liposomal products that are stable, but which do not use heat, high pressure, alcohol or preservatives. This dry form of liposomes has none of the drawbacks described above. The production of dry liposomal products that can be encapsulated does not require the addition of any preservatives, alcohol or flavoring agents.
Thus, delivering a dry liposomal supplement has none of the drawbacks that liquid liposomal supplements do. It appears to be the form with the highest bodily absorption of all supplements .
Finally it is possible to take supplements which do more than create expensive urine.
Taking nutritional supplements to improve our health is common enough and has been for quite a few decades. Still the debate goes as to whether this practice is necessary or even beneficial. In this article we will discuss the necessity and usefulness of supplements. We also discuss liposomals, a revolutionary method for producing effective supplements.
Are nutritional supplements even necessary?
In the United States alone, it has been estimated that there are between 25,000 and 84,000 types of toxic chemicals on the market (in plastics, paint, food additives, petrochemicals, etc.) Europe has about the same.
A lot of these substances end up in our bodies, which have no natural way of dispensing with them in this quantity. The bodies sees them as toxins and categorizes them as “oxidants”. It can only handle them with “anti-oxidants”, vitamins that the body uses to bind toxins, neutralize them and then excrete them. The amount of anti-oxidants that we get from a healthy diet are nowhere near enough to handle the increased amount of toxins we are now exposed to. That’s why removing toxic chemicals is one critical reason we need supplements.
The effectiveness of nutritional supplements
Still the question of the effectiveness of supplements remains. There are many scientists who claim that taking vitamins and minerals does nothing more than create expensive urine because they pass directly through the body. The President of the Australian Medical Association, Michael Gannon, wrote this in an article published in the British newspaper, The Independent.
Many studies have been published claiming for the same reason that taking vitamin supplements is therefore of little use. One of the most recent studies was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109718345601. And it’s true that many supplements are not absorbed as well as they should be. It’s apparently very complicated to get some of them into the body cells where they are needed.
Liposomal delivery
The pharmaceutical world had earlier faced a similar problem: how to get their medicines absorbed by the cells despite the body considering them to be very toxic. Their revolutionary answer was the so-called “liposomal delivery”.
Liposomes are fat globules that encase another substance. The substance is often a medicine, but could also be a vitamin, mineral or herb. In the case of the pharmaceutical industry their goal was to be sure that their medicines ended up in the body tissues of the patient. Liposomal delivery did that very well.
The advantage of liposomes is that they remain completely intact and don’t break down, even in the digestive tract. Practically everything packed into them ends up in the cells.
The body’s own composition
Liposomes work thanks to the substance choline (vitamin B4). The body can make choline itself to a limited extent and uses it as a very important part of cell walls. Because the body sees choline as natural it is quickly absorbed into the blood and from the blood it is transported directly to the body cells. Once inside the cell, the fat globule will merge with the cell wall and in doing so release its contents to the cell.
The proven effectiveness of liposomals
Using this method of liposomal delivery has a dual effect. First of all, the active ingredient arrives directly and intact in the cell, whether it be a drug, vitamin, mineral or herb. Secondly, the liposome bead fuses with the cell wall.
This has turned out to be an excellent technique to deliver not only medicines, but also vitamins, minerals and herbs to the cells of body. It ensures that the cells actually receive whatever is intended to be delivered. This has been scientifically investigated in a number of studies, of which we mention three here: Liposomal encapsulation technology a novel drug delivery system designed for ayurvedic drug preparation. (Hemanthkumar M, Spandana V., 2011), Effect of liposomes on the absorption of water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients via oral administration . (Yang Z et al., 2013) and Liposomes in nutrition. (BC Keller, 2001).
The manufacturers of nutritional supplements have adopted this technique in recent years for vitamins, minerals and herbs. Typically 10 to 80% of non-liposomal supplements are absorbed into the blood but less than 5% finally ends up in the cells. That is why, for many people, liposomals have become the preferred option.
Not all liposomals are created equal
So far, this all sounds rather straightforward. Unfortunately, it’s not. Liposomals are not so easy to manufacture and many versions on the market are not at all stable and won’t bring the benefits they should.
Heat, high pressure and chemicals
Making a good liposomal product requires a lot of expertise and ingredients of the highest quality. The most common manufacturing methods use heat, high pressure, or chemicals. High pressure or heat, however, frequently damage the active ingredient, making it less effective. When that happens, you are actually delivering something inferior into the body and you are delivering it directly into the cell!
Alcohol and preservatives
In addition, practically all liposomal products are liquid and therefore perishable unless preservatives or alcohol are added. But then you are also delivering that alcohol or chemical directly into the cell, precisely what you don’t want to do. Moreover, liquid liposomal products have a strong taste, so flavorings have to be added to mask the bad taste.
Dry liposomals
Fortunately, a recent breakthrough now allows us to make liposomal products that are stable, but which do not use heat, high pressure, alcohol or preservatives. This dry form of liposomes has none of the drawbacks described above. The production of dry liposomal products that can be encapsulated does not require the addition of any preservatives, alcohol or flavoring agents.
Thus, delivering a dry liposomal supplement has none of the drawbacks that liquid liposomal supplements do. It appears to be the form with the highest bodily absorption of all supplements .
Finally it is possible to take supplements which do more than create expensive urine.