I think you should read the post by Steve Doc, as it explains why this doesn't happen. Thanks for your input. dee
On 22 Mar 2010, at 16:39, James Lembeck wrote: > Hi Dee, > Just a thought regarding the form you are using the lecithin in, liposomes > have been around for many years. They were used in cosmetics as a delivery > system for the 'actives' because they increased the bioavailability of the > 'payload'. Then, folks extrapolated this concept to products taken > internally. While it is true that certain ingredients are absorbed better > when taken with fats, and there are certainly many products that are sold in > a 'powdered' format that have 'spray dried' lecithin applied to them for this > reason. Here is what happens, it has been my contention that buying oral > liposomal products (typically more expensive) are a waste of money. Once the > liposome is taken internally and the product reaches the stomach (when it is > mixed with water), the lecithin and the product dissociate. This means they > separate, so now the extra $ that you paid to have this process done is > literally...undone. The bottom line is...you can get the same effect if you > want to increase the bioavailability of an ingredient by just putting your > lecithin into the same glass of water that you are taking the 'active' with. > > Now if for some reason you are using the lecithin to expidite a chemical > reaction that 'changes' the active in some way before you take it, that would > be a different story. Life will be much simpler if you just take the two > together, this way as the stomach empties into the intestine, all ingredients > will be there at the same time to 'do their thing' just like if they were in > a liposomal form. A little test for you to try...if you take a bit of > lecithin and put it into a glass of water (warm) you will notice that in a > few mins. it will begin to disperse into the water. The same thing happens in > the stomach. > > I hope this helps, > > Doc > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
