Can anyone advice me, what is the best way to take the various herb pills? Is it ok to take them all together, or should I wait say half an hour in between? Also, is it better to take them on an empty stomach or together with meals? The bottle says to take them with meals but i've read a lot of people here take them on an empty stomach.
The recomendations on how to take pills and arguments for them are really diverse and I'm not sure which are really correct and which not. The argument for taking them on an empty stomach is that this way there is less competition with food, however I question how significent this competition is, given that the digestive tract is designed for efficient absorption. The same reason and the same doubt can be applied to why take them several times a day. Persoanlly I don't think it make a huge difference really. What I do this is important is that you space taking herbs away from drinking coffee and carbonated drinks, because they are said to significently affect absorption.
oh moon i totally agree, i myself cannot possibly fit in a different schedual for taking herbs, eating and taking the herbs is the only way i can do it, its all i have time for, lol.
I think what is more important is that you take the pills around the same time, and that you take them at all. for example, i can take them in the morning and before bed on an empty stomach, but at work, its hard for me to find a time to sneak away to chug water and take my pills, so i just take them on my lunch break. NBE still seems to be working for me.
Take your herbs on an empty stomach if you can handle it. I take mine before bed so if they bother me - I'm totally unaware of it. I take them all at once and don't break the dose up. Cut back on caffeine and upped my protein. This works for me but you have to figure out what works for you. I've been at this for almost 2 years now and finally feel like I'm getting somewhere doing what I'm doing now. I owe a lot to Wen on the other board.
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Re: What is the best way to take the pills?
May 22 2008, 10:32 PM
Thank you all for the input! I guess I won't be bothered about taking the pills at separate times a day as it is just too difficult to keep track of what I am taking.. At the moment I just divide them in 2 groups:
1. SP and fenugreek as soon as I get up on an empty stomach,
2. EPO and gingko biloba (for circulation)a while later with breakfast.
I do the opposite thing in the evening, take EPO and gingko with my last meal, while SP and fenugreek just before bed.
I also add flax seeds in some meals throughout the day.
I find this works quite well and I am able to remember to take all the pills this way.
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