The Truth about Vitamin Tablets
72There has been an ongoing debate for a number of years regarding the effectiveness of vitamin tablets. Some claim that vitamin tablets are a waste of money because they pass right through the body without being absorbed. In many cases this is true. Whole vitamin tablets have been found in elimination. Because this is a common occurrence It has been suggested that vitamin supplements cannot be absorbed by the body.
The truth is that a healthy digestive system has no problem absorbing nutrition from any source as long as it can be broken down in the stomach. People don't like swallowing horse pills so manufacturers try to make tablets as compact and easy to swallow as possible. The problem this creates is a tablet that is so tightly bound that it cannot be disintegrated and absorbed before it passes through the body.
A good test to see if a vitamin tablet will absorb in your stomach is to try to take a small bite out of it or put a crack in it with your teeth. If it feels like a rock you know it's not going to be absorbed in your stomach. You will find some manufacturers have pharmeuceutical grade vitamin tablets. This means they have been proven to completely breakdown in your stomach within 1/2 hour.
There is a lot of infommercial hype about liquid vitamins being more absorbable than vitamin tablets or capsules. This is true only in the case of the poorly manufactured vitamin tablets that go right through the body. The truth is liquid vitamins may be absorbed more quickly but not more effectively.
The advantage of taking liquid vitamins is not having to swallow pills. The disadvantage may be the taste.This is the first step to choosing effective vitamin supplements. When you have found a company that has a highly absorbably product the next step is to make sure the product contains vitamins from quality sources in adequate amounts per dose.
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Great information. We have been teaching this for years. Good to know that others are sharing this truth.
Thanks for your comment Jean! I have been using a brand for several years that is proven to completely disintegrate in your stomach within 1/2 hour. I take the daily power pack for men, nutritional hybrids. They have a number of other supplements as well. I have listed them above through Amazon because they seem to offer the most inexpensive price apart from becoming a wholesale buyer.
Thanks for your comment Eddie! Glad to know you are educating others about these important facts. Thanks for stopping by.
Steve, Can you get what you take over the counter? I have digestive problems due to a botched surgery. I stay anemic to the point of having to have Iron iv's. No vitamins seem to get into my system. Any advice would truely be appreciated. Thanks! Great hub!
Thanks for your comment allshookup! You might try elliminating sugar, wheat and dairy from your diet for a season and eating very healthy. This has been effective in helping individuals who need healing in the digestive tract. Another thing you can do is take probiotics to cultivate intestinal flora which is essential for digestive health. For more info. on probiotic you can read my hub Powerful Probiotics http://hubpages.com/hub/wherecanipurchaseprobiotic Eating your food extra slowly and chewing it really well and drinking lots of water throughout the day may also help.
nicely written steve
Great information to know, thanks!
Very Nice! I cannot aford the Airborn brand right now... any suggestions as to what I could get over the counter?
Thanks for your comment Louise! Unfortunately, I am not to familiar with drug store or health store brands because I order online only. You might find what you need by talking to your local nutritionist.
Great info, Steve!
Hi,That's an awesome article you have on vitamin tablets, my friend!By the way, thanks for dropping by at my article! see ya!
Thanks,Steve!
Vitamin tablets are useful in few conditions. All healthy persons must use natural sources like vegetables, eggs cereals etc to fulfill need of vitamins. I believe all allopathic medicines are harmful in long run
Jean's Corner says:
15 months ago
Thanks for the info Steve. I really didn't know this. Is there a brand you feel that absorbes better than most? I do take vitamin supplements so now I will have to do the bite test.