Supplement timing

[Flowerpot108]

Hello lovely people! I was just wondering if my timeline for taking my meds/ supplements is ok:

7:00am Levothyroxine

8:30 am fruit breakfast and hydrolysed beef protein powder taken with some water.

12:30pm salad with some protein

7:00pm veggies and protein with Vit C and some fats

8:00pm fruit snack with Vit C and some fats if not had at dinner.

10:00pm combination pill

When I have the Vit C and fat I supplement. I aim for 11g of fat as I read this is the optimum amount to help you absorb Vit D supplement. I take Vit C to help the iron absorb.

I take:

Metabolics B complex liquid

Solgar Vitamin D3 1,000 IU

Solgar Gentle Iron 20mg

Spatone iron rich water 20ml sachet

I’m going to add more in but doing it in 2 week intervals (K2 100ug and magnesium malate 200mg)

I’m just wondering if taking them all at the same time is a good or bad idea? Could one effect the absorption of the other? I could take iron at lunch with Vit C and others with fat at dinner if that would be better for instance?

[greygoose]

Well, you didn't actually tell us when you take the supplements - apart from vit C.

Iron should be taken four hours away from thyroid hormone, and four hours away from EVERYTHING else, except vit C.

What do you mean by 'combination pill'?

[Flowerpot108 in reply to greygoose]

Oh sorry! So I mean I eat something with Vitamin C in it like oranges, to help the iron supplement to absorb. So I have all the supplements at the same time either with dinner or snack, whatever I have consumed fat and Vit C from food in.

Ahhh okay so best to eat something with Vit C at lunch and take my iron then. Which will be 4 hours from levo and 4 hours from dinner when I’d take my other supplements, ensuring I consume fat to help the Vit D absorb. Thank you!

Combination pill r.e contraceptive pill.

[greygoose in reply to Flowerpot108]

Call me nitpicking, but I really don't think an orange is going to give you enough vit C to help absorb the iron. That may be all very well if you're talking about absorbing iron from food, but an iron supplement, as it contains a lot more iron than the average meal, needs more vit C. I take 1000 mg with my iron.

[Flowerpot108 in reply to greygoose]

Ahhh so I had better get a supplement! Ok thank you!

[greygoose in reply to Flowerpot108]

You're welcome.