04/26/2025
Top 6 mistakes you're making when taking supplements ❗
1. Taking the incorrect blend of supplements ↔️- To enhance effectiveness Vitamin K should be taken with Vitamin D. B Vitamins are all involved in various metabolic processes making it optimal to be taken together. Magnesium compliments Vitamin D and B Vitamins.
2. Not taking supplements correctly 🫢- All supplements should be taken as directed unless told otherwise by a provider. This is to ensure you are getting the full benefit the product advertises.
3. Bad Timing ⏰- Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble meaning they are absorbed by the body with dietary fats or often referred as "healthy fats". Healthy fats include foods like, nuts, salmon, avocado, and peanut butter.
Some supplements contradict each other such as, Zinc and copper, Calcium and Iron, Binders (charcoal) and vitamins. To avoid the absorption interference it’s best to take these supplements at different times of days.
4. Poor Quality 💩- Yes, pharmaceutical grade supplements are not cheap! Some things to look for are transparency in ingredients (avoid proprietary blends), formulated to be highly bioavailable, non-gmo, and no additives. Every supplement in our office has been chosen and researched by our providers.
5. Taking supplements w/o researching 🌐- Sometimes advertisements claims really don’t match up to the ingredients list. Going in blindly when purchasing supplements can cause you to buy multiple vitamins doing the same thing or cause you to take multiple capsules daily. Avoid the fuss and ask us about the CNA (cellular nutrient assay), this shows you what minerals and vitamins you are deficient in.
6. Not storing supplements correctly ⚠️- The general room of thumb for most supplements is to keep them in cool, dry areas out of direct sunlight, and in airtight containers. Most fish oils, liquid vitamins, and some probiotics must be refrigerated.. Ultimately storage instructions for all supplements will be on the bottle.
