Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology

What is Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology?

Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology was originally developed to significantly increase the absorption and bioavailability of unstable amino acid compounds. This reduces the amount of these compounds required to achieve the desired effect, thereby reducing potential side effects and the amount of undesirable degradation products. Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology is now also used for amino acid compounds that are not necessarily known to be largely destroyed in the acidic environment of the stomach, as it has been shown that Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology can also result in a significant improvement in absorption and bioavailability for such compounds.

How does Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology work?

The improvement in absorption and bioavailability of more or less unstable amino acid compounds is achieved with Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology in two independent ways. The first step is a buffering of the stomach acid to prevent acid-induced destruction of these compounds and the second step is an increase in the absorption rate by probiotic bacteria.

The acid buffer of the Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology

Although stomach acid is an essential part of the digestive process, as it kills food-borne pathogens to prevent infection and is needed for the digestion of dietary proteins, its effect can be undesirable when taking certain supplements. This is due to the fact that stomach acid unfortunately not only promotes the breakdown of dietary proteins, but can also chemically alter certain orally administered amino acid compounds in such a way that they lose their desired effect. This reduces the absorption and bioavailability of these compounds, as only a portion of the intake reaches the intestine intact, where the actual absorption into the bloodstream takes place. The classic example of an acid-sensitive amino acid compound is creatine monohydrate, which in dissolved form in the acidic environment of the stomach is easily converted into ineffective creatinine, which is associated with undesirable side effects. However, other popular amino acid products such as glutamine are also very sensitive to acids, which means that only part of the active ingredient ingested is absorbed intact by the body, as the rest has already been destroyed before absorption.

To prevent such undesirable destruction of orally administered active ingredients, Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology includes an innovative acid buffer that neutralizes stomach acid and thus prevents acid-induced destruction of amino acid compounds. The result of this is that almost the entire amount of the active ingredients ingested reaches the intestine in intact form and can be absorbed by the body. In other words, the bioavailability increases, which means that the same effect can be achieved with a smaller amount of the active ingredient as with a higher amount without the buffer system. This lowers costs on the one hand and reduces potential side effects of higher dosages on the other. Incidentally, this effect is not limited to amino acids and amino acid compounds, as there are many other active ingredients that are sensitive to acids and are completely or partially destroyed in the stomach.

Increasing absorption and bioavailability through probiotic bacteria

In addition to the acid buffering system, Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology includes another factor that can significantly improve the absorption and bioavailability of amino acids and amino acid compounds supplied in the form of supplements: probiotic bacteria. Even though the term bacteria is generally associated with negative connotations and the development of diseases, there are many healthy bacteria that colonize the intestines and without which optimal digestion would hardly be possible. These bacteria include the family of probiotic bacteria, which many people are probably familiar with in the form of the bacterial cultures contained in yoghurt. What is less well known is that scientific studies have shown that certain probiotic bacteria can increase the bioavailability and absorption of amino acids and amino acid compounds by up to 20%. In other words, with the help of probiotic bacteria, the body can absorb a greater proportion of active ingredients supplied in the form of supplements, such as creatine, glutamine, beta-alanine or D-aspartic acid, which further reduces the amount required to achieve the desired effect. The probiotic bacteria in question are Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Casai. As these probiotic bacteria are very sensitive compounds that can easily be destroyed by environmental influences and the acidic environment of the stomach, only microencapsulated probiotic bacteria are used in the Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology. This microencapsulation prevents premature undesirable destruction of the probiotic bacteria and ensures that they can develop their full effect where it is most important - in the intestine. Since the acid buffer and the probiotic bacteria of Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology act via completely different physiological pathways, there is no overlap of effects, which in other words means that their effects add up in terms of improving absorption and bioavailability of supplement ingredients.

What other health benefits does Polyhydrate Unique Buffering Technology have?

However, the numerous benefits of probiotic bacteria are not limited to improving the bioavailability of amino acids. Probiotic bacteria also have a whole range of other health-promoting properties. In the small intestine, probiotic bacteria from the Lactobacillus family, such as Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Casai contained in the Polyhydrate formula, prevent pathogens from colonizing the intestine by ensuring an acidic pH value of the chyme. In the large intestine, probiotic bacteria from the bifido group, such as Bifidobacterium Bifidum contained in Argininie Polyhydrate, keep pathogenic bacteria and fungi in check. The metabolic products of the probiotic bacteria from the bifido group serve as a source of energy for the colonocytes (the cells of the inner intestinal wall). Without these metabolic products, the colonocytes die and can be attacked by bacteria in the intestinal flora. This can lead to digestive disorders and, in the worst case, to intestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease. In addition to this, probiotic bacteria and their metabolic products are needed to provide defense cells for the immune system, thereby promoting the function of the immune system. It can therefore be said that the metabolic performance of probiotic bacteria is directly related to the correct functioning of the immune system and that a lack of probiotic bacteria impairs the correct functioning of the immune system, which can result in a higher susceptibility to disease.