When to take Wheat Belly nutritional supplements

I’ve gotten a number of questions over the timing of taking the supplements advocated in the Wheat Belly lifestyle. So let’s talk about this issue. It’s actually quite simple. Probiotic–Timing is unimportant. It’s also unclear whether they can or should be taken with food or on an empty stomach, as there are no clear data on this. So, until we have clarification, take it any old time. The only precaution is that it is probably best to not take your probiotic with anything really hot, e.g., coffee, as some species are heat-sensitive and will not survive. It is probably best to not take your probiotic at the same time as iodine, as iodine is an effective antimicrobial and may kill off some of the probiotic species. Prebiotic fibers–Timing here is likewise unimportant, or at least no one has ever identified any timing-dependent issues. Whether you take your daily doses of prebiotic fibers as a Detox Shake/smoothie, inulin/FOS/GOS powders in other foods, small servings of legumes, or other means, timing does not seem to matter. Iodine–Timing here is also unimportant. We are supposed to obtain iodine from consuming plants and animal products that were coastal, i.e., near the ocean, the world’s repository of iodine, as well as sharing the thyroid gland of animals we kill. In other words, these are events in which timing was not important. So your timing of iodine supplementation, whether as potassium iodide drops or kelp tablets, ...
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