When should I take dietary supplements?

When should I take dietary supplements?

Susan Silberstein & Marilyn Joyce (Health and Nutrition Educator & Heath Counselor) gives expert video advice on: What kinds of dietary supplements should I take? and more...

The best time to take your nutritional supplements is with the meal. It's best to take it at the beginning of the meal, middle of the meal, or the end of the meal, but with food. So you don't want to take a lot of water with the supplement because you don't want to dilute your digestive enzymes. The food is like a carrier for the nutrients, it's like a cargo ship. You've got the carbohydrates, fats and proteins which are the cargo ships carrying the nutrients which are the cargo to where they have to go.