Australia is one of the least polluted regions in the world, which ensures that Australian health products are free from polluting sources; in addition, Australia has the most stringent TGA (Australian Prescription Drug Production Standard) certification for health products in the world, which makes Australia's health products renowned worldwide.
In the international market, the well-known Australian health products are Swisse, BioIsland, life space, Blackmores, Nature's Way, etc..
Different health products have different effects and different ways of taking them, but many people receive health products, see a bunch of English on the package and start to get confused, a variety of health products in the end how to eat?
- Eat before meals, eat after meals, eat with meals?
- Eat in the morning, eat at noon, eat at night?
- Take it during menstruation, prepare for pregnancy, take it during pregnancy, take it for breastfeeding?
In order to help you take the correct health care products, thoughtful editor specially did some homework, we come together to increase the posture!
The first thing we need to understand is: health supplements are not medicine after all, there is no strict time to take them, and there are absolutely no side effects, but the absorption effect is not the same when taken at different times. Many health supplements are very effective, but they are not a panacea, and they do not work as soon as you take them. After all, they are health supplements, not drugs. For example, the bone strength, not a meal, a 70-year-old man can walk like flying, running a 100 meters comparable to Bolt!
Health care products generally need to be taken consistently, over a long period of time, and at the right time to take, the effect will be better.
Here we need to remind you that after receiving the supplements you must first read the instructions, read the instructions, read the instructions! Australian health products have instructions on their packaging about when to take them.
Eat before meals, eat after meals, eat with meals?
Australia has many health products are taken with a meal (with a meal/with meals), because they are fat-soluble health products, insoluble in water, need to have a certain fat content in the stomach and intestines to be absorbed properly, to reach the established concentration, only mixed with the fats in the rice, is to eat with rice at the same time (grill two mouthfuls of rice, then eat health products, then grill rice), in order to be better absorbed by the body Absorption, if it is eaten after the meal to eat that it is best to take immediately, and preferably with meat or oil.Such health products are: deep-sea fish oil, propolis, collagen (liquid / tablet), grape seeds, cranberries, multivitamins, zinc tablets, evening primrose oil, coenzyme Q10, calcium tablets, bone strength, celery seeds, liver tablets, mango seeds, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E ... and so on.
PS: There are some health products recommended to be taken after meals, generally refers to lunch or dinner can be taken after eating (breakfast is generally not counted, because not much oil and water), the best time within 15 minutes; such as the common collagen oral liquid, collagen tablets, liver tablets, etc..
There are some supplements that need to be taken before meals, such as Floradix Formula Iron, Swisse Chlorophyll Liquid, Garcinia Cambogia, Squalene
Some supplements can be taken at any time: probiotics, manuka honey, lecithin, spirulina
Some liquid supplements can be taken with water or juice: for example, iron, chlorophyll liquid... and vitamin C effervescent tablets are best taken in warm or cold water; probiotic capsules are best taken with warm water.
Morning? Noon? Evening?
In fact, most of the health products eat in the morning, eat at noon, eat at night are not much difference, only a small part of the health products need to pay attention to their specific time to eat the effect is better Oh ~Take in the morning: Floradix Formula Iron, Swisse Chlorophyll Liquid, Grape Seed
For bedtime: sleep tablets, Lecan cream/tablets
Garcinia Cambogia is not recommended to be taken before breakfast; Squalene is not recommended to be taken in the evening
Celery seeds are also not recommended to be taken at night because of their diuretic effect
Here, I would like to focus on grape seeds. Since grape seeds can bind proteins and prevent oxidation and deterioration of proteins, especially collagen for the skin, if grape seeds are taken together with collagen, they will bind with collagen first, and then the large molecules of collagen will be broken down by the body's digestive system into tiny molecules of amino acids and then absorbed by the body, a process that will affect the degree to which grape seeds are absorbed. Therefore, it is recommended that grape seeds be taken separately from collagen or other proteins as much as possible. Basically, a 2-3 hour interval is sufficient.
So if you take both collagen and grape seeds, you can take grape seeds for breakfast and collagen for lunch. If the breakfast category contains protein (such as milk or soy milk), then grape seeds can be delayed until lunch and collagen can be eaten at dinner, which will have better results.
Small TIPS: Some people take more types of health supplements, always easy to remember to take time, there is a good saying "good memory is better than bad penmanship", you can take a sticky note or label stickers to write down the time to take and note after pasting on the health supplements, so you will not forget~
Can I take it during my period? Can I take it for pregnancy? Can I take it when I am pregnant? Can I take it while breastfeeding?
√: can be taken; ×: not recommended as specified on the package.
#: Please consult your doctor before taking; ▲: No instructions on the package, not recommended for individuals.
●：No description on the package, personal recommendation can be taken
Here are some more off-topic words, taking health supplements in addition to concern about their taking time, there are some things that are also very important, sometimes they even affect the effect of health supplements!
It is worth noting that when taking health food products that duplicate functions at the same time (for example, ginkgo, fish oil, and nattokinase all have anticoagulant effects), the doses of the duplicate parts should not add up to the total standard that should be consumed in a day, and each should be reduced to avoid harm to the body.
Some precautions for taking health supplements with other foods.
- Iron should not be taken together with milk or calcium as this will affect the absorption of iron.
- mineral supplements should not be consumed with vegetables and fruits at the same time, fruit and vegetable cellulose will affect the absorption of minerals.
- lipid-lowering supplements should not be taken together with grapefruit because grapefruit interferes with the metabolism of lipid-lowering drugs in the liver.
- Manuka honey should not be drunk with water, herbal extracts should not be taken with carrots, and B vitamins should not be taken with caffeine or alcoholic beverages.
Compared to what we often hear about food compatibility, taking health supplements with these foods is certainly not so serious as to be toxic!
Just like you want to take it on an empty stomach, there will be no adverse effects, but only affect the degree of absorption. I bought such a good health product from Australia, of course, I hope to take it to achieve the most ideal effect!
Some careful readers have asked whether to take it with warm water or cold water. Here is also a serious distinction can be made: capsule products are best swallowed with cold water, while tablets or granules are recommended to be swallowed with warm water. In addition, just after taking the medicine, it is best not to drink a lot of water immediately, because it will reduce the concentration of fat in the stomach and intestines.
Contraindicated people: It should be noted that many health products have contraindicated people, that is, "contraindicated people" are not recommended to take or need to consult a doctor before taking them. For example, grape seeds: people who have a tendency to bleed, or those with coagulation disorders are not recommended to take red seal black sugar: Yin deficiency and internal heat obese people, patients with various eye diseases should not eat more, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease patients should limit or avoid collagen: patients with breast hyperplasia are not recommended to take liver tablets: patients with gallbladder disease should not take ... This side will not be one by one, or That said, or carefully read the description of health products Oh ~
How do I store my supplements? The skin of the capsule will become yellow, soft and even melt if it is placed under the sun, in a hot or sunny place. Therefore, the capsules should be stored in a cool and dry place below 30℃, away from direct sunlight and open fire.
Some health products need to be kept in the refrigerator after opening, such as German iron, Ostelin children's liquid vitamin D, Swisse collagen liquid ... and so on.
After reading the editor's blood-soaked collation, I think we should all have a better understanding of Australian health products, right?