posted on Aug, 31 2017 @ 02:55 PM
a reply to:
neotech1neothink
With your added ingredients you are defeating the purpose of liposomal encapsulation. Taking liposomal C with anything the stomach needs to digest
causes the liposome to break down and be dissolved (digested) in the stomach. By taking the liposomal C on an empty stomach the liposome passes
through the stomach relatively intact where it can be absorbed lower in the intestine before stomach acid can act upon it. I'd be willing to bet that
you could take your current dosing amount of ascorbic acid dissolved in water with no flushing. LE is for dosing above those limits where flushing
occurs. The LE greatly enhances the absorbability because of the lipid outer layer. The way your taking the vitamin C you're back to the absorption
level of Vitamin C tablets (approx 20%)
As an example, I currently dose at one ounce (shot glass) of LEC twice to three times daily. My LEC provides approximately 4g of ascorbic acid per
ounce. It tastes like pluperfect hell but I don't flush. I would also add that in addition to the ascorbic acid I use reduced glutathione to equal
approximately 250mg per dose.
I worked in wet labs most of my working life so I have the equipment and the know how to understand what's taking place when all these ingredients are
combined. I am old school so I work by weight rather than volume measurements. Admittedly, that's overkill for the home user. The reason I deal with
this as though I were working in a lab environment is for repeatability. I want the same results for myself and the friends and family I share the
formula with. If, whomever, uses the same ingredients and takes the time to scale out those ingredients per the formula should get the exact same
results that I do in my home lab.
Now, after all of that, I'm not kicking your cow. In fact, my hat's off to you for taking responsibility for your personal health. Nothing you're
doing is off the charts wrong, you are getting Vitamin C into your bloodstream. You're just not getting as much as you may think that you are. In my
experience dosing with well made liposomal C at levels above six grams per day (actually close to the 10-12g range) is where you see the detox effects
LEC is now famous for. But, and this is important, it must be taken on an empty stomach. Otherwise the Vitamin C will lose its protective lipid layer
and go through the digestive tract like tablets. If that happens at these doses you won't want to stray to far from the bathroom.
The process I use is based upon the patented process Livvon now owns and mirrors their process down to and including 12% ethyl alcohol in the blend to
aid in the encapsulation process (the EA softens and makes the lecithin pliable). Livvon uses a high pressure spray process to encapsulate whereas we
home users use sonication to do the work. In the end the finished product is at least on par with the retail product and because it can be made as
needed it's always fresher than anything you can find on store shelves.
Flavoring is what it is. I'm experimenting with flavorings but the truth is that even with approximately 75-80+% encapsulation quite a bit of that
Vitamin C isn't getting encapsulated and you're going to taste it. I tend to keep the formula at near the maximum saturation level for Vitamin C which
means that there's a lot of Vitamin C that was not encapsulated. That's not necessary but my aim is to get the most bang for the money spent on
ingredients. The one thing to remember is to flavor just before you bottle and refrigerate. I've used natural flavorings but the cost is to steep for
my wallet. Flavorings from the big flavor houses work better and are generally sold in an ethyl alcohol carrier which, in my mind, makes them
preferable but each to his own. So far my best results have been with orange flavor with a small amount of stevia extract (sweetening was the wife's
request).
Keep at it, you'll eventually get it dialed in where you want it. Cheers!