Taking supplements is a good way to provide full coverage for health benefits that can be gained from vitamins, minerals, herbs, and amino acids. Supplements are more popular now than ever, but did you know that adding a simple black pepper extract can increase your absorption?
No matter how many supplements you take, they can only be as effective as their absorption and how bioavailable they are to the body. It’s the very reason that some people feel taking supplements is both a waste of time and money; but adding in one more supplement to your routine can make all the difference in how much your supplements can offer you.
Enhances Nutrient Absorption
Black Pepper Fruit Extract, trademarked under BioPerine®, can enhance absorption of nutrients and supplements by 30%. Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) has been established for its health benefits because of its high antioxidant profile and has been a staple on kitchen shelves since it became a prized spice. Now, clinical studies have been conducted with the standardized extract, BioPerine, and they have found that the benefits of black pepper extend beyond what was previously known about the spice.
Black Pepper extract helps the intestines absorb more of the nutrients and supplements by inhibiting enzymes during the detoxification stages. BioPerine® also prolongs intestinal transit time, allowing nutrients and supplements to remain longer for maximum absorption before passing through digestion.
BioPerine® maximizes absorption of various nutrients, including herbal extracts, vitamins (both fat and water-soluble), antioxidants, amino acids, and minerals. Some of the most common supplements which BioPerine can enhance are:
- Herbal extracts: Curcumin, Boswellia serrata, Ashwagandha, capsicum, and Ginkgo Biloba
- Fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, K
- Water-soluble vitamins: B1, B2, B6, B12, Niacinamide, C, and Folic Acid
- Antioxidants: Vitamins C, A, E, beta and alpha carotene, lycopene, pine bark flavonoids, beta-cryptoxanthin, zinc, selenium, germanium, lutein/zeaxanthin
- Amino acids: lysine, isoleucine, leucine, tryptophan, threonine, valine, phenylalanine, and methionine
- Minerals: Magnesium, copper, potassium, iodine, manganese, iron, zinc, selenium, calcium, vanadium
Boosts Supplement Absorption
Due to BioPerine’s ability to increase absorption of oral supplements, it can also increase the absorption of medications. Consult your healthcare provider to ensure that BioPerine supplementation won’t adversely affect medication absorption. In some cases, with certain medications, if you add BioPerine®, you may need to adjust the dosages and frequency.
BioPerine, Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), is a valuable addition to your supplement regimen for increased absorption. Make the most out of your supplements by adding the patented bioavailability enhancer of BioPerine!
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