OPTION 1: Spread out throughout the day
|
Time |
Vitamin or Mineral |
Dosage |
Application |
|
At breakfast: ~8 AM |
Multivitamin with/without Iron (Do not take with Calcium) Iron taken with Vitamin C (Do not take with Calcium) |
One pill Iron – 36-45 mg (may need 60 mg if iron deficient) Vitamin C – 500 mg |
One pill by mouth daily One pill by mouth daily |
|
2 Hours after breakfast: ~10 AM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium x 2 -or- 500 mg calcium |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
At lunch: ~noon |
Vitamin B 12 Vitamin B Complex |
500 mcg One pill to include 50-100 mg of Thiamine (B1) |
Place one pill under the tongue (sublingual) daily One pill by mouth daily |
|
Afternoon snack: 3 PM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium -or- High calcium food source |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
After dinner: ~8 PM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium x 2 -or- 500 mg calcium |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
* Zinc and Biotin are optional medications used to minimize temporary hair thinning.
** If taking Synthroid, iron and calcium supplements need to be separated from the Synthroid by 4 hours before or after taking
OPTION 2: All in the morning
|
Time |
Vitamin or Mineral |
Dosage |
Application |
|
At breakfast: ~8 AM |
Multivitamin with/without Iron (Do not take with Calcium) Iron taken with Vitamin C (Do not take with Calcium) Vitamin B 12 Vitamin B Complex |
One pill Iron – 36-45 mg (may need 60 mg if iron deficient) Vitamin C – 500 mg 500 micrograms (sublingual) One pill to include 50-100 mg of Thiamine (B1 |
One pill by mouth daily One pill by mouth daily Place one pill under the tongue (sublingual) daily One pill by mouth daily |
|
2 Hours after breakfast: ~10 AM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium x 2 -or- 500 mg calcium |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
Afternoon snack: ~3 PM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium -or- High calcium food source |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
After dinner: ~8 PM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium x 2 -or- 500 mg calcium |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
* Zinc and Biotin are optional medications used to minimize temporary hair thinning.
** If taking Synthroid, iron and calcium supplements need to be separated from the Synthroid by 4 hours before or after taking
OPTION 3: All in the evening
|
Time |
Vitamin or Mineral |
Dosage |
Application |
|
Breakfast: ~8 AM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium x 2 -or- 500 mg calcium |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
Morning snack: ~11 AM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium -or- High calcium food source |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
Afternoon snack: ~3 PM |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D (Do not take with iron) |
250 mg calcium x 2 -or- 500 mg calcium |
One pill three times a day (total of 1500 mg daily) |
|
At dinner: ~6 PM |
Multivitamin with/without Iron (Do not take with Calcium) Iron taken with Vitamin C (Do not take with Calcium) Vitamin B 12 Vitamin B Complex |
One pill Iron – 36-45 mg (may need 60 mg if iron deficient) Vitamin C – 500 mg 500 micrograms (sublingual) One pill to include 50-100 mg of Thiamine (B1 |
One pill by mouth daily One pill by mouth daily Place one pill under the tongue (sublingual) daily One pill by mouth daily |
* Zinc and Biotin are optional medications used to minimize temporary hair thinning.
** If taking Synthroid, iron and calcium supplements need to be separated from the Synthroid by 4 hours before or after taking