Comment · Fri, July 26, 2019 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Just started taking Alcar in the morning, when having previously only ever done it in the afternoon/early evening!!
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dragonsfire1981 · 31 points
Hi everyone.
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I can't believe I hadn't noticed I'd been misplacing/managing my stack for a long time... so the revelation that I should have been loading up more early on with ALCAR early as opposed to late has seemingly passed me by. I had often wondered why I felt that little bit more productive/determined in the late afternoon and evening. Now I'm an owl by nature anyway, and yes I know it's been advised not to do it too late to avoid insomnia but I guess it didn't dawn on me... but for year since I've started doing ALCAR, I tended to take it around lunchtime or even just before dinnertime (dose of usually 500mg).
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The other thing I've noticed is that when fasting Alacar can really reduces the brain fog. I had attempted to fast and even with choline and L'tyrosine and a bit of MCT oil had ridiculous brain fog which made me unproductive. Alcar seems to have helped reduce it significantly.
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TheGermanGuy21 · 3 points
Are there any other common supplements that actually benefit from a meal besides vitamin D?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
That's a VERY complex thing to answer. Most drugs that suggest you take them with food actually do that to prevent stomach upset, not affect the absorption. Sometimes they do, but more often than not it is to prevent discomfort. Often times the improvement in bioavailability is due to pairings. So vitamin C with iron, calcium with vitamin D, piperine and curcumin, etc. Then there are things that reduce absorption when paired together. So combinations like magnesium and phytic acid, or calcium and magnesium should be avoided. Then you have other interactions that affect each other, like zinc lowering copper levels, or vitamin D requiring vitamin K alongside it. So it is less about the meal, and more about the specific things in the meal that might affect things.