| Liquid vitamins have been taking the vitamin | | | | is finally possible. A coffee filter can simulate the |
| supplement spot light. Questionable facts and liquid | | | | permeable membrane nutrients must pass |
| vitamin claims have plagued the minds of many. | | | | through in our bodies. Lemon juice has a pH level |
| The vitamin absorption truth has finally arrived. | | | | comparable to stomach acid. Stomach acid pH |
| The most controversial liquid vitamin myth has to | | | | levels can range from 1 to 3 depending on |
| be vitamin absorption superiority. Pill form vitamins | | | | conditions in the stomach. Lemon juice has a pH |
| offer up to 30% absorption rates while liquid | | | | level of 2.3. |
| vitamins boast a 90% absorption rate. | | | | Two vitamins were chosen based on high |
| It is time to prove or disprove this fact in a visual | | | | popularity and availability but will be kept |
| manner. The fact testing approach performed | | | | anonymous to preserve the universal nature of |
| involves a very simple experiment. The | | | | this experiment. With the vitamin absorption |
| experiment began with a theory. For a nutrient to | | | | experiment planning complete, the experiment |
| be absorbed into the blood stream, it will have to | | | | was performed leaving only visual vitamin |
| be completely simplified before passing through | | | | absorption facts behind. All components were |
| the body's membranes; the villi in the small | | | | weighed before and after the experiment. Both |
| intestine or the mucous membrane. With this in | | | | vitamins spent equal time in the stomach acid |
| mind, a pill must be simplified before any nutrient | | | | equivalent as well as filtering through the coffee |
| absorption can take place. This will limit the pill | | | | filter. The experiment time frames were meant |
| form vitamin to basically one pathway of entry | | | | to simulate digestion as closely as possible which |
| into the blood stream; the small intestine. | | | | takes approximately 2-4 hours in the stomach. |
| Liquid vitamins fortunately increase the number of | | | | After the filtering process was complete, the |
| entry pathways into the body which allows for a | | | | vitamin absorption facts were finally visually |
| better absorption rate. A liquid vitamin is already in | | | | displayed. The weight analysis revealed 0.2 of an |
| simplest form. As you drink the liquid vitamin, | | | | ounce filtered from the liquid vitamin supplement |
| absorption is already taking place in your mouth's | | | | and 0.8 of an ounce filtered from the pill form |
| mucous membrane as well as through tissue in | | | | vitamin. This coincides with the absorption rate |
| your esophagus. Now, vitamin absorption has to | | | | facts put to the test. Visual proof of the liquid |
| be more than theory. Visual proof of the vitamin | | | | vitamins ability to absorb approximately 3 to 4 |
| supplements ability to pass through a very small | | | | times more efficiently than a pill form vitamin |
| membrane has to be possible. | | | | resides in the coffee filter. |
| With a few items from your kitchen, visual proof | | | | |