To rowingmom

You got me thinking about vit c in liposomal form and here is an article that bashes Mercola for not doing it correctly as far as the competition is concerned.  They do not have a problem with the ingredients I use but they do have a problem with Mercola not using water in his formula and not stating how much of the lecithin he is using.  And this company is a competitor, so it is an interesting article. 

There is no mention in the article about the ultrasonic machine.  If the machine is not used, of course it is not possible to make lipo vit C.  I would encourage you not to give up your contemplation and look into this further because you just may be amazed of the benefits.  Keep in mind who is saying what.  A company promoting their own product will have no interest to tell us we can do it home.  The lipo craze is based on a book about the vit C written by an MD, but I don't remember his name.  He wrote the quantities in the book and how to make it.  And people started to make their own.  There is a test that one can use to see how good (effective) the encopsulation is.  You mix some of the solution with baking soda and look to see the babbles. I didn't try it because it works for us.  If you persue the idea and keep looking, you may the dr that invented this.  I do not believe the one we'd buy is any better unless is super expensive.  In fact this company makes it with soy, which I would not buy anyway.  I hope this helps with your decission!  If it's not put through the machine, of course it is just an emultion, it's not the same thing--the machine creates gentle vibrations to mix it without overprocessing it like a blender would. 

http://www.livonlabs.com/liposome-encapsulated/pdf/Livon-Review-of-Dr-Mercola-Liposomal-Vitamin-C.pdf

stacestar:

I don't know if Mercola's is the best choice or not. I posted the link for discussion. I didn't use Mercola's products. He writes articles about how his stuff is the best and warns about the competition not being as good, and the competition does the same. But the fact that he does not use water may decrease absorption, I'm thinking.

The machine uses vibration sound waves to mix the water-lecithin-vit C powder. It doesn't seem like much, but if you put water in the machine and a piece of aluminum foil on top of the water, it actually makes holes in it. That is one test to see if the machine is working properly. There are better machines. I got one of $40 off of Amazon and it does indeed makes holes in the aluminum foil sheet. The more expensive machines have more watts power and you probably don't have to mix it as long. I mix mine anywhere between 30-45 minutes as needed--until there are no more babbles on top.

Why I am sold on vit C liposomal:
My mom has kidney problems and goes to the bathroom at least 10 times per night. Taking vitamin C lipo that I make, she goes now up to 2 times at night and some nights she doesn't go at all, so she sleeps better and is more rested. So it is working great for her, she doesn't want to be without it. Whatever it does, it clears her kidneys and she feels in general better than she did in over 30 years.

For us, we use it to prevent flu and colds but I do believe that it kills bacteria as well. I remember reading an article of someone using lots of vit c and salt and garlic and clearing up from Lyme. I don't know about that, but we've been healthier since we got it. Kids are in school and at this time of the year they usually get sick from other kids. But so far so good. We've been taking it since Jan 10th--I just looked to see when I bought it and I bought it on Jan 7th. No regrets! I have been taking up to 3 grams per day and no problems.

Garden:

I didn't use LivOn Laboratories nor Mercola nor other brand, neither did I look at the prices. I posted the article because I thought it's a good read. I am making my own and I am happy with the results. It doesn't give me any stomach discomfort or diarrhea and I use up to 3 shot glasses per day now.

I plan to go up because since I've been using it I think I am herxing. I wasn't taking anything else but VIt C I was making and the thyroid meds I've been on for 9 yrs. So if it kills bacteria without feeding it like the other vitamins, then no reason to stop taking it. Not sure if it's herx or new symptoms, but everyone else here that is taking it doesn't have a herx, so it must be me.

I added propolis with honey and I am again almost symtom free. That's all I am taking right now and I haven't been taking abx or herbals or anything else for about 5 yrs. I should change my signature, too because it is no longer valid.