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Intermitent Fasting and Vitamins and On Digestive Enzymes
I do IF and I wanted to know when is it good to take Vitamins? I take these vitamins
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
- B Complex
- Pregnacare Multivitamin with Omega 3
- Omega 3 Of Thorne
- Reservatrol
1) Is it ok to take it during IF or it will not be absorbed as much?
2) It is recommended to take it during food or after food? – Sometimes I did take it after Food and it makes me hungry.
3) I also take Digestive Enzymes with each Meal. Is that bad? Can it lead to my body depending on it ? Do you recommend I stop Enzymes? (I do have a Dolicocolon and The dominating symptoms of dolichocolon are constipation, abdominal pain and volvulus.) My Colon transit time is so long…
Thank you <3
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@Sara all of those supplements you listed are better taken with food, especially fat soluble vitamins like D and omega-3. Therefore, it’s better to take them once you break your fast and eat a meal. Zinc should actually be taken away from food, but most people get nauseous so we usually recommend taking it with food as well.
Here’s a handout on the timing of supplements and how best to take them.
As for enzymes, if digestion isn’t compromised but just needs a little support, I recommend taking them mid-meal or after a meal to give your body a chance to produce and secrete it’s own enzymes first.
Hope that helps.
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BEST HANDOUT EVER <3 THANK YOUUUUUU
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Is there any natural way for one’s body to secrete its own enzymes in a better way ?
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@Sara yes – prioritising blood sugar regulation if that’s an issue for you. And also ensuring you have strong stomach acid to signal the release of enzymes.
Do you know if any of those are issues for you?
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I don’t have issues with blood sugar regulation alhamdilillah. But Stomach acid yes – I try also to drink at least 330ml of water with apple cider vinegar daily.
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@Sara and do you happen to know the cause of your suboptimal stomach acid? You can watch THIS video from the Gut Health Masterclass for contributing factors and then THIS video for the baking soda challenge (3 min mark) for a subjective assessment and for measuring progress. Ultimately, you’ll want to address why it’s suboptimal.
This will help SO many systems downstream because we need stomach acid to breakdown our proteins needed to make hormones, enzymes and neurotransmitters for example; we need it to absorb key nutrients like magnesium, iron, zinc, calcium, etc which are all critical for so many functions, and as I mentioned, strong acidity will help trigger the release of digestive enzymes. Strong stomach acid also acts like a “cleansing tank” to prevent pathogens from entering into our digestive tract from contaminated food/water.
Apple cider vinegar can help offer triage support in mild cases, but for those with hypochlorhydria (low or suboptimal stomach acid), they may need actual betaine HCL. But ultimately, getting to the root cause is key. Betaine HCL and digestive enzymes are helpful triage solutions while addressing the root cause(s).
Another test to determine how much stomach acid a person needs is the HCL dosage challenge. We have a handout with explanations on how to do that HERE.
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@Bernadette Abraham Thank you so much <3 - I will check this out and try to understand the root cause
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@Sara let me know what you think might be at play after going through the links. I trust your intuition.
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