During the many years I have been advising people on nutritional supplementation programs I have encountered hundreds of people that say that vitamins make them nauseous.
After hearing this problem over and over year after year I began to question people and found that ninety-nine percent of them were taking there vitamins first thing in the morning often right after eating only a small breakfast. I than began to recommend that people take there supplements after lunch. Let’s face it, most of us really don’t have the most settled stomach first thing in the morning anyways. Then we often eat a very small breakfast that really does not do much to coat our stomach. Then to go and throw a handful of often acidic supplements on top of this is a very bad idea. So, it is no wonder why so many people have stomach nausea when taking vitamins.
About 10 years ago I began to recommend taking the bulk of your supplements at lunch time, or at your second meal of the day. The reasons behind this seem obvious, first is that in general most peoples stomach is far more settled in the afternoon than first thing in the morning. Next, is that after two meals your stomach is much more coated and protected from the acids in some vitamins than after only one meal, especially when that is for many people a very small meal. In addition if you are eating smart, lunch should be your biggest meal of the day and therefore for the best nutrient absorption it makes perfect since to take your supplements with your largest meal.
So many people that I have guided have been able to take there supplements with little or no stomach upset by taking there supplements with lunch rather than with breakfast. I personally have never had problems with nausea from supplements, but have been taking mine at lunch for more than ten years now. My thinking is why risk future stomach problems by introducing acidic vitamins into your system first thing in the morning. I currently advice all my clients to take there supplements at lunch.
