When/How Do I Take My Supplements?

Supplements must be taken judiciously to receive maximum benefit.  Swallowing them all at one time will cause the benefits of some of them to be negated.

• Minerals are better absorbed when taken at night. 
• Vitamins should be taken in the mornings. 
• Do not take B vitamins after 4 in the afternoon to avoid their preventing your going to sleep. 
• Amino acids should be taken 30 minutes before meals.
• If taken with meals, proteolytic enzymes act as a digestive aid.  If taken between meals they act as an anti-inflammatory.
• Between meals is an hour before a meal or two hours afterward.
• Very few people need a multivitamin containing iron.  Women are more likely to need iron than men because of blood loss during periods.  Check with your physician to see if you need a multivitamin containing iron.
• Quercetin (400mg to 500mg) taken between meals acts as a powerful antihistamine

Many people cannot take B-Complex because they do not tolerate one or more of the B vitamins contained in the complex mixture.