An experiment for all!!!!!
Hey - did you guys ever wonder if you were actually "getting" anything out of your supplements - or if you were , literally, flushing your money away?
I know I've wondered this MANY times!!! And while this test won't tell you if your muscles are benefiting from what you are taking - it will tell you if your supplements are "breaking down" as they should - so your body at least has a chance of using them!!!
Give it a try!!!!
Supplements should dissolve in about 30 minutes in order for the body to absorb the full amount of nutrients. But a simple at-home test reveals that some of the most popular vitamins can take several hours, even days, to fully dissolve.
a) Combine equal parts of water and white vinegar in a see through glass or bowl.
b) Heat the mixture for 20 seconds in a microwave (set on high).
c) Drop the supplement you want to test into the mixture.This test will mimic the hydrochloric acid in your stomach.
After 30 minutes, you will observe one of the following results:
1) The supplement has not dissolved. In this case, you are likely to excrete most or all of the supplement depriving your body of the promised nutritional benefits.
2) The supplement has partially dissolved, is floating on top of the mixture and is stuck to the side of the glass. In this case, you are likely to excrete some or most of the supplement depriving your body of the promised nutritional benefits, as well as experience an upset stomach.
3) The supplement has dissolved has sunk to the bottom. In this case, you are likely to excrete most or all of the supplement depriving your body of the promised nutritional benefits.
4) The supplement has dissolved and it floating freely on top of the mixture. In this case, your body will benefit from the nutrients.
And here's a simple way for my friends in the States to "give something back" today!!
Please click on the link below and send a Free Card of Thanks to a member of the U.S. Armed forces fighting in Iraq. It only takes a second - and it's a chance that regardless what you may think about war - you support the folks who are over there!!!! You might just make someone's day
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html
I know I've wondered this MANY times!!! And while this test won't tell you if your muscles are benefiting from what you are taking - it will tell you if your supplements are "breaking down" as they should - so your body at least has a chance of using them!!!
Give it a try!!!!
Supplements should dissolve in about 30 minutes in order for the body to absorb the full amount of nutrients. But a simple at-home test reveals that some of the most popular vitamins can take several hours, even days, to fully dissolve.
a) Combine equal parts of water and white vinegar in a see through glass or bowl.
b) Heat the mixture for 20 seconds in a microwave (set on high).
c) Drop the supplement you want to test into the mixture.This test will mimic the hydrochloric acid in your stomach.
After 30 minutes, you will observe one of the following results:
1) The supplement has not dissolved. In this case, you are likely to excrete most or all of the supplement depriving your body of the promised nutritional benefits.
2) The supplement has partially dissolved, is floating on top of the mixture and is stuck to the side of the glass. In this case, you are likely to excrete some or most of the supplement depriving your body of the promised nutritional benefits, as well as experience an upset stomach.
3) The supplement has dissolved has sunk to the bottom. In this case, you are likely to excrete most or all of the supplement depriving your body of the promised nutritional benefits.
4) The supplement has dissolved and it floating freely on top of the mixture. In this case, your body will benefit from the nutrients.
And here's a simple way for my friends in the States to "give something back" today!!
Please click on the link below and send a Free Card of Thanks to a member of the U.S. Armed forces fighting in Iraq. It only takes a second - and it's a chance that regardless what you may think about war - you support the folks who are over there!!!! You might just make someone's day
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html
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Thursday, November 02, 2006
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