If vitamins or other supplements are taken at the right time, they prove to be very good for health. At the same time, the body is able to absorb them better due to which health gets full benefits.
Healthy Tips: Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs to stay healthy. Generally, to overcome vitamin deficiency, such things are included in the diet which can provide sufficient vitamins to the body. But, if the vitamin deficiency is not fulfilled by diet, then vitamin capsules or other supplements are taken to overcome this deficiency and get an adequate amount of vitamins. But, people have difficulty in understanding when and how these supplements should be taken. To solve this dilemma, Dr. Priyanka Sehrawat of AIIMS has shared a video from her Instagram account. Priyanka is a health coach and neurologist and works in AIIMS, Delhi.
On what is the best time to take vitamins or supplements, Dr. Priyanka says that Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, and Magnesium are all water soluble, hence take them one hour after breakfast. These are better absorbed.
Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Omega-3, and calcium require food and fats to be absorbed. So these are taken after the biggest meal of the day. It should be kept in mind that the biggest meal of the day should be breakfast and not lunch or dinner.
Thyroid medicines should be taken first. They are effective and beneficial only when taken on an empty stomach.
Lastly comes iron. Iron tablets are absorbed on an empty stomach. Take them with orange juice or lemon water one hour after meals because iron is best absorbed with Vitamin C. Keep in mind that iron and calcium tablets should not be taken together. Both of these are not absorbed together and calcium prevents the absorption of iron due to which calcium will be absorbed but calcium will not be absorbed.