Liposomal Vitamin C | 200ml

Liposomal vitamin C is a groundbreaking option for high-dose vitamin C.

Between 14-30% of the vitamin C consumed in supplement form is actually absorbed by the body. (Source 1) That number can vary greatly depending on your own vitamin C needs and the type of supplement you take.  Consuming five servings of raw foods high in vitamin C per day, such as berries, kiwi, broccoli and citrus, will provide about 200 mg of vitamin C. Adding supplemental vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid, the equivalent form of vitamin C found naturally in foods, will increase blood levels further, but natural absorption of vitamin C above an intake of about 200 mg decreases sharply by 50%. (Source 2) This may be because our bodies use certain transporters of vitamin C in the small intestine called Sodium-Dependent  Vitamin C Transporters (SVCT -1) which will absorb efficiently only up to a certain point. In addition any excess absorbed vitamin C becomes excreted in urine to maintain a small tight control on plasma concentrations.  This is where liposomal vitamin C has an advantage.

\”Liposomes are phospholipid containing microscopic spheres that carry vitamin C at their core. Their absorption does not depend on vitamin C transporters like SVCT-1 but rather on direct fusion of the liposome with the small intestinal cells resulting in direct intracellular release of the vitamin C and eventually into the blood circulation.

Not only does liposomal vitamin C have a substantially higher absorption rate than conventional vitamin C supplements, it comes with its own host of health benefits. This is due to the phospholipids it uses to surround, or encapsulate, the vitamin C — the very mechanism that allows it to bypass the slow vitamin C transporters present in the gut. In this article, I discuss the definition of liposomes and  how to choose the best liposomal supplement, and potential side effects.\”

Information taken from: https://coremedscience.com/blogs/wellness/how-to-pick-the-best-liposomal-vitamin-c