Containing all the benefits of Best Selling Floradix formula without the yeast. Specially designed without brewer's yeast, gluten and honey, Floravit is ideal for those who suffer from allergies, yeast sensitivities and liver conditions. Easily digested, non-constipating and highly soluble, Floravit is important for those concerned with iron deficiency and related symptoms. Ideal for vegetarians. 

Iron is essential for hemoglobin formation and for the effective circulation of oxygen throughout the body. Without adequate levels of iron in the blood, one will be left feeling lethargic and tired. Women are more likely to suffer from anemia and low blood-iron because menstruation, pregnancy and breastfeeding tax their iron stores. Vegetarians are at higher risk of developing iron deficiency and so are those who eat little red meat. 

 

However, many people are eating less meat due to the high fat content and fear of mad cow disease. In the case of iron, even dietary intake often is insufficient to supply the body's daily requirements. Iron is not easily absorbed, and there is even less available for absorption if digestion and food breakdown is reduced through stress, poor enzyme production or age. Older people often require a supplement, as their bodies less efficiently absorb nutrients. This makes the need for a high quality iron supplement clear.

Solid iron tablets first need to be broken down by the body before their iron becomes available for absorption. Tablets are held together with binders and coated with substances to help them keep their shape. Due to the binders, fillers and coating, the body cannot easily get to the nutrients in a tablet. As well, tablets usually use forms of iron that are not well absorbed by the body. Liquid supplements, on the other hand, do not need to be broken down by the body before the active ingredients can be released and absorbed. They are right there for the body to pick out and absorb through the gastric mucous lining, since liquid supplements provide the body with a much larger surface area to volume ratio for easy absorption.

 

Liquid iron gluconate (Floradix) is one of the most reliable and trusted forms of liquid iron world wide.

The absorption rate of Floradix (liquid iron gluconate) is twenty-five per cent compared solid iron tablets that have an absorption rate of two to ten per cent. Floradix provides maximum absorption by using the most highly absorbable form of iron, iron gluconate. Floradix also contains B vitamins and vitamin C to enhance absorption, herbal extracts to increase digestion, and fruit juices to ensure proper stomach acidity. A twenty milligram dose of Floradix satisfies the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of fifteen milligrams of iron for women of child-bearing age.

Yes. The reason is that they are competing for the same absorption sites in the small intestine. This can be confusing, since both are present in spinach, and other vegetables; however, it must be remembered that they are not present in high amounts in food, so there are probably enough absorption sites to absorb both.

 

In a supplement however, the doses are high and so the maximum absorption sites are needed by each nutrient. These two minerals can be taken 2 hours apart from each other. If it is calcium carbonate, it needs to be taken with food to increase its absorption.

 

However, our calcium tonic does not require that, because it already has good absorption rates. Calcium actually interferes with absorption of many nutrients so it is best taken alone away from other supplements. Best taken at bedtime, because it helps induce sleep.

Ferrous gluconate in liquid form is very well-absorbed.
The dose contains 10mg of elemental iron – a safe amount that can easily be all absorbed.

Pharmacy iron tablets often cause constipation because they contain far too much iron to be absorbed at once (for example 60mg elemental iron) and forms like ferrous sulphate are not absorbed as well as ferrous gluconate.

What is the difference between Floradix and Floravit?

Both are liquid iron supplements however Floravit Iron is yeast, wheat and gluten free. It has been especially formulated for those with food sensitivities or allergies. Plus, it is also honey free which makes it vegan friendly!