Reader Ms. Shi (Dr. Biochemistry) used the website's "Contact Me" on April 2, 2022 to inquire:
"Hello Professor Lin, I am a loyal reader of your website. Thank you so much for your dedication to society. My sister lives in Michigan. My former son slipped over ice on the ground, fell off his hand, and used sling. After discovering her in China, she has been selling a product with her, a bottle of $71. Fortunately, she doesn't believe it. I found that from the United States to Taiwan/TV is selling. The product is called Isotonix OPC-3, There is a passage inside the English page (also available in Chinese advertising) There is a very entertaining effect: [In order for a substance to be absorbed and used in the body’s metabolism, it must be transported in an isotonic state. Isotonix dietary supplements are delivered in an isotonic solution. This means that the body has less work to do in obtaining maximum absorption. The isotonic state of the suspension allows nutrients to pass directly into the small intestine ]. Are you interested in addressing it? There are also your readers in the American Chinese community! Thank you :D”I completely agree with what Dr. Shi said that the English advertisement is indeed very entertaining, so I can't help but share it with you. I will translate it first: "In order for the substance to be absorbed and used in the body's new oxidation, it must be transported in a state of isostatic pressure. Isotonix dietary supplements are transmitted in a solution that isostatic pressure. This means that the body needs to do less work to obtain maximum absorption. The isostatic pressure of the slurry can allow nutrients to enter the tiny and kidney directly. "
That English is copied from the English official website of this product. However, its matching ads on the Chinese official website are much more interesting. The Chinese advertising first uses a serious title "Excellent Transmission System", and then a book says: "The immersion transmission system can help nutrients be transmitted in a isobaric pressure type, allowing the nutrients to be absorbed efficiently."
However, there is a very interesting picture on the Chinese official website, which is not visible on the English official website:
One of the reasons this chart is interesting is that although its title is "isostatic pressure is compared to general injections and capsules", it does not show any data that can be compared (e.g. several times higher). The second reason is that it shows that the general injection and capsule are "slowly absorbed by the body", but it does not explain what is wrong with "slowly absorbed by the body". You should know that many drugs are deliberately specially designed to be "slow absorption"! After all, only "slow absorption" can maintain long-term effects, isn't it! ?
However, I said back, this chart is really scientifically based. Let's look at a 2009 paper Accelerated antioxidant bioavailability of OPC-3 bioflavonoids administrator as isotonic solution.
This study compares the effects of two OPC-3 agents (isostatic pressure solution vs pulmonary agent) on the blood reactive oxygen species in the subjects. It was found that the blood reactive oxygen species in the recipients taking the isoform solution type had a significant decrease: six times the size of the pulp at 10 minutes, four times the size of the pulp at 20 minutes, and twice the size of the pulp at 40 minutes. Therefore, the conclusion of this paper is: "These findings show that the bioavailability of ketone compounds in isoforming agents has been significantly improved."
This is the scientific basis of that chart. But what makes me feel remarkable is why it is compared with the syringe type? Since we need to prove the advantages of "isostatic pressure solution type", why not compare with "nonisostatic pressure solution" (such as ordinary water), but instead choose an irrelevant "single mold" to compare? So, although that chart has scientific roots, it is an invalid scientific root.
Also, please note that this article comes from the parent company of the product, and its communication author (that is, the leader of the research team) Julian Blumenfeld is the company's chief medical officer. Therefore, its credibility needs to be discounted.
Okay, now we can talk about what "waiting to compress the solution" is.
According to RxList, the website of the administration drug information, the definition of isoforming solution is: "The salt concentration is the same as that of cells and blood. Isoforming solution is usually used as a static fluid for hospitalized patients.. ”
From this definition, it can be seen that isopressurized solutions are used for injection, such as silence droplets and various muscle or subcutaneous stylus. Generally speaking, isobaric pressure solution is physiological salt water.
So, is it necessary to make oral medicines or nutrients into isoform-pressure solutions? Will you use a washout solution (physiological salt water) to make tea, coffee, beans, and juice? Will the wait-to-waiting pressure solution be mixed with gastric acid, digestive fluid, and food? Can the kidneys tell whether the solution entering your mouth is waiting to be compressed, and then decide whether to absorb the nutrients in it? Also, how do other nutrients that are accidentally mixed with the waiting pressure solution be absorbed by the kidneys?
Alas! There are so many questions. But in fact, on the English official website of this product, there is a star number (*) behind almost every voice, and the bottom of the page explains what the star number means. It says: "These voices have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to be used to diagnose, cure, cure or prevent any disease."
Then, why would the neighborhood recommend this product to a person who has a broken hand? The truth is actually very simple: multi-level marketing!
Original text: OPC-3, entertainment effect of isobaric pressure