The BariCeutical Prescription: Liquid Vitamins for WLS Patients
Nutritionally deprived, wrinkled, drained and tired is not what Silvia Demeter envisioned when she underwent gastric banding surgery in 2003. But that is how she found herself feeling after losing weight.
"I felt like I was starving. My skin was wrinkled, my hair was falling out. I felt drained and tired. Even grocery shopping or caring for my family was a chore. By 5PM each day I was a couch potato," said Silvia. Even as an obese person Silvia was mindful of nutrition turning to organic solutions to meet her nutrional needs. " After surgery I was taking the hard-tablet vitamins prescribed by my surgical weight loss center. But with a gastric band hard vitamins get stuck and I suffered from acid reflux."
But worse than the acid reflux was the inability of Silvia's body to absorb the greatly needed nutrients in the vitamins. Studies indicate that it takes a normal digestive system as long as four hours to absorb as little as 20% of the nutrients in a vitamin. The inactive ingredients in vitamins such as binders, fillers, artificial colors, flavors, wax coatings and preservatives slow down absorption.
No wonder Silvia and so many weight loss surgery patients are nutritionally deficient.
In her very personal struggle to become nutritionally healthy Silvia visited health food stores and started mixing her own cocktail of liquid vitamins. But it wasn't enough. "I started attending conventions and consulting with an absorption specialist, along with many bariatric professionals because there had to be a better way to meet my nutritional needs," said Silvia.
Silvia became her own scientist and surrounded herself with the best experts in the fields of nutrition, absorption and bariatrics. The result: The BariCeutical Prescription, the only patent-pending bariatric supplements specifically designed for the bariatric patients and endorsed by top physicians in the United States.
BariCeutical liquid vitamins immediately release nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract within thirty seconds of consumption and the overall absorption is 98%. Silvia says, "With each vitamin supplement that we make our goal is to provide you with meaningful vitamins that provide you maximum benefit. Through research, quality control and quality ingredients that's the BariCeutical Prescription difference. It's our life's work."
Silvia Demeter is the real deal: she is one of us. Her passion for living well after gastric weight loss surgery is unsurpassed. "I founded this company for me because I wanted to feel like my old self, full of energy and ambition. Now it is my pleasure to share these products with the world of weight loss surgery so that everyone can be nourished and feel the energy of a healthy weight well-fed body."
Learn more about The BariCeutical Prescription and living a well-balanced nutritionally fit life.
Kaye's Shopping List:
Opti-Sorb Multi- Vitamin: Opti-Sorb Liquid Multi-Vitamin, is a great tasting blend of the essential vitamins and mineral that your body needs. This is the multi-vitamin you have been waiting for, the one you will actually enjoy taking every day. The vitamin can be taken directly from the packet or mixed into a bottle of water or favorite drink. You do not have to worry about getting this multi-vitamin “stuck” in your pouch, because it is a liquid multi-vitamin. Recommended dosage: For Bariatric Bypass patients, 1 pouch A.M. or P.M. mixed in water or favorite drink and sipped gradually throughout the day which is helpful in the prevention of mal-absorption. Lap Band patients, 1 pouch each day at any time sipped from pouch or mixed in water or favorite drink. 30 packets per box.
Super B Complex: Facilitating the absorption of the vitamin B12 is important to aid in the prevention of deficiency which causes anemia. Vitamin B12 is absorbed in the part of the small intestine that is by-passed in patients who underwent the Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass as well as the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS). There is also a chance for patients who have undergone a Banding procedure to experience vitamin B12 deficiency because of the potential to limit the consumption of meat. Our Super B Complex vitamin is a spray that’s absorbed through the mucosal membrane to ease absorption and provide the maximum benefit. Our high quality, Super B Complex is used to help breakdown other vitamins that the body needs. This crucial vitamin supplement is the connection the body needs to make other vitamins work effectively. Perhaps the most important supplement, our proprietary formula is a “mist” sprayed directly under the tongue, and is thereby absorbed into the blood stream. This helps the body utilize all nutrients available. This vitamin B complex gives you a boost of energy and a sense of well-being. Recommended Dosage: Bariatric Bypass patients, 3 “sprays” twice daily. Lap Band patients, 3 “sprays” once a day
Rapid Melt Iron Tab: Opti-Sorb Iron Tab™ an exclusive rapid disintegration (30sec) easy-to-swallow, readily absorbed tablet, rich in iron and minerals essential to aid in the prevention of anemia. This product is a specially formulated blend to provide fast onset and maximum absorption of selected minerals. This significantly reduced-size tablet has been designed to disintegrate within seconds upon contact with a small amount of fluid. Selected minerals whether in their element, salt, or chelated state have been incorporated to provide maximum absorption. Iron deficiency due to poor gastrointestinal absorption has been adressed in this formula by providing an iron carbonyl powder (Ferronyl®) with a high concentration of the elemental iron itself (>98%). Ferronyl® iron powder comes as a fine spherical particle that results in higher human bioavailability than other elemental iron forms. In addition, key benefits of this product are low use levels, excellent bioavailability, highly resistant to oxidation and being very safe (GRAS status). Recommended dosage: Bariatric Bypass patients, twice each day. Laparoscopic Gastric Banded patients, once a day.
Pre-Digested Protein: Pre-Digested Total Protein complex is a concentrated, great tasting liquid that can be mixed with your favorite drink or sipped directly from the package. It is essential for you to consume the right amount of protein to help your muscle mass and prevent anemia. The fact that you are not able to eat as much protein as your body requires, this pre-digested protein will fill the gap between what you are getting nutritionally and what your body needs. Recommended dosage: Bariatric bypass patients, 1-2 packets A.M. or P.M. mixed in water or your favorite drink and sipped gradually throughout the day which is helpful in the prevention of mal-absorption. Lap Band patients, 1 pouch each day at any time sipped from pouch or mixed in water or favorite drink. 30 packets per box
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