Affordable Supplements

In the olden days, medicine came in the form of tinctures or liquefied herbal formulas. With the advancement of technology, liquid was turned into powder and powder packaged into pills and capsules for convenience. However, recently, we have seen a resurgence of tinctures in the form of liquid supplements.

Previously, liquid supplements were specially prescribed for children and the elderly who find it difficult to swallow tablets and pills. Recently, pharmaceutical companies have been packaging their medicines and supplements in the liquid form due to the following advantages:

More natural state of vitamins and nutrients – liquid form of supplements are deemed to contain properties that are closer to the natural state of their sources. Active components of plants and herbs are more potent and more concentrated in the liquid state, because they are extracted from their sources in the liquid form. Moreover, these active ingredients are preserved in their potent state, because they don’t have to undergo a chemical process of transforming liquid into solid such as the processes undergone by pills and capsules.

Faster absorption rate – since liquid supplements are already in a state that is easily absorbed by the body, the digestive organ need not exert more effort to work on the tablets and capsules’ coatings and fillers to dissolve and absorb its active ingredients. In fact, the absorption of liquid starts from the mouth down to the esophagus, it may not even reach the stomach before the body has completely absorbed it.

Higher absorption rate – this is the most important advantage of liquid supplements. Studies show that only 10-20% of the nutrients and vitamins contained in the pill form actually reach the cellular level of absorption. On the other hand, 60 -70% of the nutrient content of the liquid form are absorbed by the body. Thus, the liquid form is not only more effective in delivering the much needed nutrients to your body, it is also a better value for your money.