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We can all agree that vitamins are meant to help our body improve its day-to-day functions. Different vitamins are meant to improve every separate organ system in our body from immunity to mental function, to energy, to blood count and the list goes on and on.

To absorb the vitamins into our system is of the utmost importance and hence Frunutta vitamins are meant to be taken under the tongue to absorb directly into the bloodstream without unnatural additives and preservatives, just pure goodness.

The problem with any oral vitamin is that it must be swallowed. Now whether you chew, drink, or swallow your vitamin the biggest issue is that the vitamin must survive the stomach acids and then the pancreatic juices introduced in the small intestine, get absorbed by the intestine, survive the liver first bypass metabolism that all food must go through when swallowed, before a fraction of that vitamin can survive and enter your bloodstream. The industry has created more and more additives not only to cheaply produce the vitamins but to increase the survivability of the vitamin in the harsh environment of your gastro-intestinal tract before absorption.

Since vitamin D3 is naturally found in the human body, it is generally considered the preferred form of vitamin D supplementation, which is obtained (mostly) from lanolin that is sourced from sheep’s wool (lanolin).

The effect and safety of animal-based Vitamin D3 is proven.

There is another type of Vitamin D3 which is 100% vegan and vegetarian and sourced from lichen extract.

While, D3 sourced from Lanolin serves as a smart way to maintain optimal levels of Vitamin D3, the safety of utilizing the other supplement which is sourced from lichen is still unknown. 

Get ready to learn about lanolin vs. lichen.

There is a new craze in the marketplace for time-release vitamins. But are they good for you, or can they be harmful? Is this a marketing hype or is there real science behind the new marketing push? 

Time-release vitamins get their origins from the pharmaceutical industry. The reason behind slow- or time-release medication is simple: a) reduce the rate of side effects associated with a rapid surge of the medication in your blood or b) reduce the need for multiple dosing of the same drug in a 24-hour interval.

To better understand how medications are better as a time-released tablet, one has to better understand their side effects.

How best to take your vitamin is not new to the medical community but may be new to the public.

The cost and benefits of each route of administration and the ease of access must also be considered when one is given a choice of vitamin therapies. Intravenous dosing or intramuscular dosing will not be reviewed here as it is not an oral route and would be beyond the scope of this blog.

A 2003 study showed that Stevia could potentially help lower blood pressure. The study suggested that the stevia plant might normalize blood pressure and regulate the heartbeat.

The main issue with zinc absorption is that it can be blocked by supplements such as Calcium, Iron, or Magnesium and it can interact with other medications such as antibiotics. 

What is the best way to take my zinc supplements and are there certain supplements that should be avoided? Finally, how much zinc is too much?