Blooms Green Lipped Mussel Capsules

Blooms green lipped mussel capsules are pretty popular among people taking dietary supplements, mainly due to their low price, high accessibility and heavy advertising campaigns.

Although they are efficient in reducing symptoms associated with arthritis, these capsules aren't really the best choice for those looking for highly qualitative dietary supplements obtained from New Zealand mussels. This may sound intriguing to you, so here are the reasons that sustain this affirmation.

Blooms green lipped mussel capsules use dried shellfish

Nothing unusual, you may say, but do you really know what this means and why it's important for your health?

According to the reputable Australian producer Blooms, mussels used in preparing these capsules are harvested from New Zealand oceans and this is surely a good fact being given that shellfish in these waters are known to be extremely healthy and generally free of contaminants.

But this also means there's a time delay between the harvesting moment and the extracting procedure used for obtaining powders or oils, therefore it's absolutely necessary for these shellfish to be somehow processed before being transported. And even if no information regarding these aspects is available on Blooms green lipped mussel capsules leaflets, on the label dried mussels are listed as main ingredients.

So these capsules are actually made of dried shellfish, which has considerably fewer beneficial effects on one's health. This is because during the drying process lots of the proteins, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants in green lipped mussels are destroyed, triggering an important efficiency loss for the final product.

But before being dried, this seafood is probably frozen in order to be safely transported. Again, this is not necessary a negative aspect, as raw green lipped mussels are often frozen by regular consumers who don't cook them immediately and store the shellfish for longer periods.

The bad part about this is that freezing, when combined with drying, destroys almost all nutrients in these mussels, leaving them tasteful but free of the active ingredients which give their amazing health effects.

So now that you understand why Blooms green lipped mussel capsules aren't really the best choice for you, let's see which are the valuable alternatives to these dietary supplements.

Natural powders made of fresh green lipped mussels

This is what you should be looking for when searching for nutritious and qualitative supplements made of New Zealand mussels. Powders have the highest concentration in active principles from all extracts obtained from this shellfish, so it's definitely better to use this type of dietary supplements instead of capsules or oils.

Then, powders made of fresh mussels have strong anti-inflammatory properties, act against bacterial and viral infections, protect the bones, teeth and skin, improve circulation and immunity and are excellent adjuvants in digestive ailments.