Vitamins at bedtime?

[Awen]

A friend recently told me that her trainer suggested taking a multi vitamin just before bed, saying it would help her get up and go in the mornings.  I'm terribly groggy in the mornings more often than not (due to my medications), so I decided to give it a try.  I think tonight is my 5th night doing this, and I swear I've bounced right out of bed each morning.

I found some articles saying that absorption might not be optimum due to not taking the vitamins with food.  Also I was a little concerned it might keep me awake or trigger insomnia, but so far so good!  Have y'all heard anything about this?  

Cheers!  🙂

[mtlee]

Vitamins at bed time sounds like a good idea, I've thought of this before but didn't give it a try.I know that the body regenerates during sleep and heaven knows I could sure use a little extra regenerating but I never seem to sleep longer than 5 hours, so I'll give it a try and keep you posted thanks for the tip.

(((mtlee)))   

[Awen]

Hope it helps!  🙂  I don't know if it makes me sleep better or longer, but it definitely makes me feel a bit perkier when I do get up!

[I-train-hard]

If any use ZMA (Zinc Monomethionine Aspartate, Magnesium Aspartate and Vitamin B6)

Use 3 caps b4 your bad time, that sould help. 

[Colinm39]

@Awen My Naturopath suggested I should split  my Magnesium and Vitamin C, 1/2 morning and the remainder at night because they are water soluble and can be depleted easily from the body.

This web link has some interesting suggestions

[Awen]

Thanks @Colinm39!  I will definitely look into that!  😄

[Mcore]

This is very interesting. I've actually never heard about this but it makes sense. I'm used to taking my vitamins early in the morning, I don't know why the majority of people tend to take them in the morning but it wouldn't hurt changing this. Thank you for sharing this with us @Awen! 

[Colinm39]

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@Mcore wrote:

This is very interesting. I've actually never heard about this but it makes sense. I'm used to taking my vitamins early in the morning, I don't know why the majority of people tend to take them in the morning but it wouldn't hurt changing this. Thank you for sharing this with us @Awen! 

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@Mcore It is a thing of habit, we tend to think around breakfast, breaking the fast, and getting the nutrients into us. But my Naturopath was adamant we have the supplements at the correct time and when I realised the water soluble ones probably passed through the system quicker it was sensible to split the dosage.

I'm adverse to nsaids for inflamation and if I have to have them because of my lower back issues, I have them at night as I go to bed, on the basis the body is in its healing mode and I find they are more beneficial and I need less of them.

[Mcore]

You are right @Colinm39, it is a habit and a general idea we all have when starting the day. Thank you for replying! 

I'm very happy I joined this discussion.  I'll make sure I share this with my mom. 

Have a great day!

[SunsetRunner]

So vitamins at night. 

Now that you mention this as a regeneration period it does make sense. Your body has all night to absorb and integrate the vitamins into your system so that by the time you get up you can feel the effects on you (being more energetic) Also you get your breakfast afterwards so that you get additional nutrients to get you trough the day. 

I will give it a try, Thank you @Awen, @Colinm39, @I-train-hard, @mtlee. 

[I-train-hard]

Why would you use vitamins at all?

Ask yourself; do I really need any vitamins?

If you have deficit, that’s different story.

I only use ZMA at night but instead of buying “vitamins” that almost no one knows where they are really made I eat all sorts of vitamins in all vegetables, apples, oranges, pears, grapefruits, spinach… etc.

My body is thanking me for my choice everyday.

Why spend $ if there is no need?

[Colinm39]

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@I-train-hard wrote:

Why would you use vitamins at all?

Ask yourself; do I really need any vitamins?

If you have deficit, that’s different story.

I only use ZMA at night but instead of buying “vitamins” that almost no one knows where they are really made I eat all sorts of vitamins in all vegetables, apples, oranges, pears, grapefruits, spinach… etc.

My body is thanking me for my choice everyday.

Why spend $ if there is no need?

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@I-train-hard I agree with you but as we get older we do lack some of "what the medical profession sets a baseline for", I'm 76 and have got 15 years of blood test history and my doctor keeps adding more. Why ? I asked. Because you are getting older and 5 years ago he added the Vitamin D test, and for someone who lives in sunny Australia and where I live the climate would be similar to California but without the humidity.

I found I was under the baseline for "D" and my Naturopath suggested I start with 2000 Ui's 2 years ago and that took my D levels just above the baseline and 18 months ago we upped it to 4000 Ui's and I'm now 30% above the baseline.  I have no other issues other than lower back.

At home we eat like you including no takeaway or processed foods, and from a country where we have an abundance of "fresh" vegetables and fruit there is still a lack of nutrients, my 51 yr daughter has to have Vitamin B12 injections.

My late m-in-law always said, "they aren't fresh". She used to buy from the local greengrocer who daily went to the local market gardener and purchased straight from the ground. No more, as you see you also probably get berries from Chile, Asparagus from Peru, fish from Thailand and the list goes onnnnn...

[Awen]

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@I-train-hard wrote:

Why would you use vitamins at all?

Ask yourself; do I really need any vitamins?

If you have deficit, that’s different story.

I only use ZMA at night but instead of buying “vitamins” that almost no one knows where they are really made I eat all sorts of vitamins in all vegetables, apples, oranges, pears, grapefruits, spinach… etc.

My body is thanking me for my choice everyday.

Why spend $ if there is no need?

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@I-train-hard I agree, if possible it is best to get the nutrients we need through a healthy diet.  It's not always possible though.  For myself, I am deficient in B12 and D, and am also iron-deficiency anemic, so it's hard to get as much as I need from my diet.  I take vitamin C with the iron as it aids absorption.

I'm sure this is a stupid question, but what is ZMA?  I've heard a few people mention it but I'm not familiar with that.

[Colinm39]

ZMA is a supplement containing Zinc, one of the manganese's and B6. Seems to be used by athletes and bodybuilders

[I-train-hard]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZMA_(supplement) 

Works for me.

[SunsetRunner]

Thank you everyone. 

I agree that the ideal is to get the vitamins directly form you diet and only get supplements if you have deficit in one or the other. But for that it is better to start with a medical check. 

[I-train-hard]

If you do your blood test every six months, just ask your doc.