So what does “sublingual” mean, anyway?
“Sublingual” means “under the tongue.” You simply place
a TriVita Super Sublingual B-12 tablet under your tongue and allow it to dissolve
completely. Super Sublingual B-12 uses Dr. Alfred Libby’s
original, patented delivery system to speed these essential B vitamins directly
into your bloodstream – where they’re detectable in as little as 30
minutes.
The science of sublingual
When a substance is administered sublingually, it is absorbed through the mucous
membranes under the tongue and into the sublingual vein where it has direct access
to the blood circulation – and is then carried throughout the entire body.
Medical science has been using this method for years in the administration of cardiovascular
drugs, steroids and some barbituates.
- Researchers Delpre & Stark studied patients with B-12 deficiency to see if B-12
can be absorbed by holding a tablet under the tongue. The theory behind sublingual
is that the mucous membranes under the tongue are efficient at absorbing certain
molecules. Five patients had pernicious anemia, 7 were vegetarians, and 2 had Crohn’s
disease (which can prevent the absorption of B-12 in the ileum). The patients held
two 1,000 mcg B-12 tablets (equaling 2,000 mcg/day) under their tongues until completely
dissolved. This was done for 7 to 12 days. Average serum B-12 levels went from 127.9
± 42.6 to 515.7 ± 235. All patients’ serum B-12 normalized.
There were no side effects and all patients preferred this to injections.
From the article, “Sublingual therapy for cobalamin
deficiency as an alternative to oral and parenteral cobalamin supplementation”
Published in Lancet, August 1999
Aren’t there other ways to get B-12?
Until recently, there were few options for getting the B-12 your body needs:
- Diet: B-12 is naturally found in animal foods including fish, milk
and milk products, eggs, meat and poultry. But your ability to absorb the B vitamins
from food decreases as you age because the production of acids that release the
B-12 from protein decreases with aging. Other factors – including reliance
on acid suppressing agents, gastric disorders or surgery, certain prescription medications
and dysfunction of intrinsic factor – can also interfere with your body’s
ability to absorb B-12.
- Oral tablets: Although there are many B vitamin tablets available
on the market, B-12 is very poorly absorbed into the body by oral means. Blood levels
of B-12 increase only slightly after these tablets pass through the digestive system.
- B-12 injections: Doctors have relied on B-12 shots for years to
treat serious B-12 deficiencies. Though most of the vitamin B-12 from large intramuscular
doses is lost in the urine, injections have still traditionally been the best method
of treatment. The shots, however, can be embarrassing; difficult to provide for
some patients who are elderly or living alone; and painful and expensive if provided
by a health care professional.
Why Super Sublingual B-12 from TriVita?
Super Sublingual B-12 from TriVita uses a delivery system so unique and powerful,
it was patented! Now you don’t have to worry about your B-12 going through
a digestive system obstacle course – or the pain and expense of a B-12 injection.
And, Super B contains more vitamin B-12 than the average injection!
Plus, it’s the only B-12 product on the market to combine both major forms of B-12 with B-6, folic acid and ginseng. TriVita Super Sublingual B-12 takes the pain and worry out of B-12 supplementation. These critical nutrients go directly to your bloodstream, where they start working
right away!
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