Regular supplements can be hard for your body to absorb and are passed as waste before they can enter the cells. Liposomal supplements support better nutrient absorption and cell health.
Why vitamin and nutrient absorption is important
Several substances can interfere with nutrient absorption, including high levels of certain minerals as well as anti-nutrients in some plant foods. Digestive disorders and bariatric surgery can prevent vitamins and minerals from absorbing properly. Many common, chronic medications — as well while excess sugar and alcohol — can deplete nutrients.
Water-soluble vitamins — like vitamin C —cannot be stored in the body, so improving their absorption from supplements is important to optimizing levels of these vital nutrients.
How liposomal supplements support nutrient absorption
By surrounding nutrients, liposomes protect them through the digestive system and transport them to the blood and cells for absorption.
Liposomes are tiny spheres made from essential phospholipids, a similar structure to your cells. The phospholipids form a ring around a liquid solution that contains a water-soluble nutrient, like Vitamin C. Due to this cell-like composition, the liposomes can move into the bloodstream from the intestine and assimilate into the cell where they drop off the nutrients.
Liposomal supplement benefits
When a liposomal supplement is made with phosphatidylcholine-rich phospholipids, they confer numerous health benefits.
- Better absorption: Absorbing more nutrients helps your body function.
- Less side effects: Better absorption means less excretion and less gastric unpleasantness.
- Cell health: Phosphatidylcholine helps cells repair themselves. This phospholipid also supports a healthy liver, brain messengers, circulation, exercise tolerance, and healthy cholesterol maintenance.
Finding a good liposomal supplement
Read the label closely to ensure you are selecting a quality product that will deliver the benefits listed above.
Make sure the supplement contains water, so the liposomes can form. Water or other liquids will be listed on the supplement facts panel if they are included.
Make sure the supplement includes at least as many phospholipids as it does the nutrient so you know there is enough to completely surround the nutrient.
Check the supplement facts for phosphatidylcholine to obtain the cell health benefits discussed above.
Look for unnecessary ingredients. LivOn Labs, the first dietary supplement company to use liposomal encapsulation technology, has been making liposomal supplements for twenty years using only water, nutrients, phospholipids, a preservative, and, in some cases, an acidity regulator. No liposomal supplements need artificial flavors, sugar, or sweeteners.
Liposomal supplements should not dissolve in water. They should also be individually packaged so they do not degrade when exposed to air over multiple openings.
In conclusion, liposomal supplements provide a better way to absorb vitamins and nutrients — as long as they meet certain quality criteria.