Designs for Health - AU Liposomal D3 50ml

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble secosteroid hormone that can be found in three main forms – vitamin D (calcitriol), vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol), and vitamin D3 (colecalciferol). Calcitriol is endogenously produced in the body via ultraviolet B exposure to the epidermis.1 Ergocalciferol is the synthetic form of vitamin D and is most commonly added to food. Colecalciferol is synthesised in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol and is also found in a limited range of food sources such as shiitake mushrooms and oily fish. Vitamin D is required for a vast number of biological processes.

Due to a number of disease states having low vitamin D status in common, serum vitamin D as 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) is often routinely tested. Vitamin D supplementation is suggested in those with a clinical vitamin D deficiency. Variations in vitamin D status are heavily dependent upon a number of factors, including sex, season, location, age, health conditions, and lifestyle.

Liposomal technology

Liposomes are vesicles with phospholipid bilayers surrounding an aqueous or lipid solution. The phospholipid make-up of the bilayer allows for the liposomes to permeate the cell membrane and promote cell to cell fusion, resulting in delivery of the nutrients enclosed within the liposomes into the cells.

Liposomal technology enhances bioavailability and absorption.3 Efficient intracellular delivery is achieved via superior absorption of the smaller sized liposome particles. Liposomal delivery also allows for greater stability in the bloodstream and can be retained in the blood without degradation or oxidation.