cmw45
Well-Known Member
Just a note to ladies who take water soluble vitamins...
I spoke to my doctor and he said that when taking water soluble vitamins, it is more effective to take several pills throughout the day rather than all at once. He says that the body uses what it is going to use up at that moment and then the rest of is excreted through urine; espically if you are drinking lots of water. (This is why it is virtually impossible to overdose on a water soluble vitamin like Vitamin C--the vitamin is not stored in the fat for later use by the body; which is true for fat soluble vitamins like Vitamin A or K, which it is possible to overdose on.) So, for your body to actually take in more of any water soluble vitamins, you should spread them throughtout the day.
So if you currently take 4 (1500mcg) =6000mcg in the morning...for a more effective dosage, you might want to try 1 (1500mcg) in the morning, 1 (1500mcg) at lunch, 1(1500mcg) in the evening, 1 (1500mcg) before bed =6000mcg. Or any other routine that allows you to spread the dosage throughout the day.
List of commmonly consumed water soluble vitamins:
Vitamin C - ascorbic acid
B Complex vitamins
Vitamin B 1 - thiamine, thiamin
Vitamin B 2 - riboflavin
Vitamin B 3 - niacin, niacinamide, nicotinic acid
Vitamin B 5 - pantothenic acid
Vitamin B 6 - pyridoxine
Vitamin B 9 - folacin, folic acid
Vitamin B 12 - cyanocobamin, cobalamin
PABA - para-aminobenzoic acid
Choline
Inositol
Vitamin H - biotin
HTH.
I spoke to my doctor and he said that when taking water soluble vitamins, it is more effective to take several pills throughout the day rather than all at once. He says that the body uses what it is going to use up at that moment and then the rest of is excreted through urine; espically if you are drinking lots of water. (This is why it is virtually impossible to overdose on a water soluble vitamin like Vitamin C--the vitamin is not stored in the fat for later use by the body; which is true for fat soluble vitamins like Vitamin A or K, which it is possible to overdose on.) So, for your body to actually take in more of any water soluble vitamins, you should spread them throughtout the day.
So if you currently take 4 (1500mcg) =6000mcg in the morning...for a more effective dosage, you might want to try 1 (1500mcg) in the morning, 1 (1500mcg) at lunch, 1(1500mcg) in the evening, 1 (1500mcg) before bed =6000mcg. Or any other routine that allows you to spread the dosage throughout the day.
List of commmonly consumed water soluble vitamins:
Vitamin C - ascorbic acid
B Complex vitamins
Vitamin B 1 - thiamine, thiamin
Vitamin B 2 - riboflavin
Vitamin B 3 - niacin, niacinamide, nicotinic acid
Vitamin B 5 - pantothenic acid
Vitamin B 6 - pyridoxine
Vitamin B 9 - folacin, folic acid
Vitamin B 12 - cyanocobamin, cobalamin
PABA - para-aminobenzoic acid
Choline
Inositol
Vitamin H - biotin
HTH.