Green Lipped Mussel Extract Gel or Powder: Which One Is the Best for You?
If you’ve just started taking green lipped mussel extract, you might wonder whether to go for a green lipped mussel extract gel or its powder equivalent. Your confusion is understandable, and that’s exactly what I will try to clear up in the course of this article.
Now, the mussel gels are generally cheaper than powders, and there is a very good reason for this in that gels are generally found to contain a great deal less of the active components than they are to be found in the equivalent quantity in the powder form. For example, you will find that gel contains roughly between one third to two thirds the amount of active components that you would find in an equivalent amount of green mussel powder.
But that’s not all. Generally speaking, in the course of their preparation, gels undergo a comparatively more outdated process that involves cooking the original organic component of the mussels or at least heating it to high temperatures. This type of process is known to destroy some of the organic component present in the flesh of green lipped mussels.
On the other hand, manufacturing of the powder involves a special freeze drying process that locks in most of the health benefits.
This difference in the processing technology employed, is the reason why a mussel extract gel can only be used effectively in the treatment of arthritis, whereas the powder can treat a host of ailments ranging from arteriosclerosis to diabetes, as well as cancer and asthma. It also goes a long way into treating other medical conditions such as issues related with mental health and the overall neural system.
Furthermore, the extract in its powder form contains components that can help in the production of serotonin – a hormone which can work to protect a person from depression and depression related illnesses.
Having said the above, does it still make sense to go in for a green lipped mussel gel?
Well the answer is simple: if the ailment that you are treating is arthritis or a related ailment, or even a sport injury you would like to heal as quickly as possible, then yes, it makes much more sense to go for the gel, because of its lower price.
In conclusion, if general good health is what you are aiming for, then of course you need to go for the mussel powder. But if a specific healing of injury or a specific treatment of arthritis is your goal, then the green lipped mussel extract gel make far more sense and is much more economical.