Tips On Why Liposome Improves Drug And Nutrient Absorption

By Wanda Vaughn


Liposomes were discovered in the 1970s when they were first used to target the delivery of medications directly to where they were needed by the body. By producing a slower release of the active ingredients, the toxicity that could cause unwanted side effects was reduced. Liposomes are now used effectively in the nutritional supplement and cosmetic industries because it was discovered that the liposome technology improves nutrient absorption.

A liposome is described as a fluid-filled pouch, microscopic in size, which has phospholipids in its walls. These phospholipids are identical to those found naturally in cell membranes throughout the body. Liposomes can directly deliver substances to the cells and into the blood stream much more efficiently than the body is able to on its own.

Another benefit of liposomal delivery is that the lipids used to create the molecules are fatty substances like lecithin, and these are effectively the building blocks of all cells, needed for replacement and repair of membranes. Modern diet and lifestyles drastically affect cell walls and this adversely affects the uptake of oxygen and nutrients by the cells. The effect of the liposomal delivery is increased health at a cellular level.

Liposomes are now used in the treatment of several life-threatening health problems, with good effect. Included in this list are autism, congestive heart disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimers, Parkinsons and other age-related diseases.

Nutrients and the components of some medications are frequently improperly absorbed by the body but liposomes have been found to increase the amount these substances are absorbed. CoQ10 is a classic example; it absorption rate is generally around 3 to 5 percent but when it is delivered in a liposome system, it shoots up to more than 90 percent.

The term referring to how liposomes work in the body is called Liposomal Encapsulation Technology, shortened to LET, and is used to target certain areas of the body to receive the medication or nutrient. This is required because the digestive system attack and degrade oral supplements and drugs and this reduces their usable strength. Using LET, the dose can be reduced which is helpful with some of the more toxic drugs used to treat cancer.

Vitamin C represents an excellent example for the use of LET, if only because it can be prepared in the home. Vitamin C is a vital nutrient for the body, as an antioxidant and immune booster. Humans do not make this vitamin and so must take it orally as food or supplements. Vitamin C supplements taken orally assimilate slowly and have a low rate of absorption. Intravenous injection was the only way to get higher doses of this vitamin and increase absorption rates. LET produces increased transfer rates straight to cells which produces greater rates of absorption than injections.

Nutrition companies have started to use LET in some of their oral dietary and nutritional over-the-counter supplements. Check out what is available in the liposome technology when shopping for supplements. Do some research into how to make your own liposome nutritional supplements yourself at home.




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