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<\/p>\nThe much-loved GP has also urged people to have it on an empty stomach<\/p>\n
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Dr Amir Khan is a muhc-loved GP who often appears on morning television shows(Image: Dr Amir Khan\/Instagram)<\/p>\n
Dr Amir Khan has shared exactly when you should be taking your supplements. He has also urged people to stop taking a common kind with their tea and coffee<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dr Amir Khan <\/a>often appears on Lorraine, This Morning and Good Morning Britain<\/a> (GMB<\/a>). But away from the television, he is also a GP<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taking to Instagram<\/a> and TikTok, the medic said: “When it comes to your supplements<\/a>, timing is everything. It can make a massive difference to how well your body absorbs and responds to it.”<\/p>\n Starting early in the morning, he said when you first wake up you will want to take your iron tablet. He also said you should take it alongside a key item, and said to never take it with tea or coffee.<\/p>\n New weapon against ageing has been discovered in garlic; eating eggs could cut your Alzheimer\u2019s risk by a third; a man who lived under the sea says he’s never felt better; and what makes you so irresistible to mosquitoes? All this and more in our latest science newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n The expert explained: “With iron, you want to take it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and with vitamin C for better absorption.<\/p>\n Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n “Don\u2019t take that<\/a> with tea or coffee or magnesium. That can reduce the absorption. Just a splash of water and some vitamin C – that\u2019s how you take your iron.”<\/p>\n According to patient.info<\/a>, OJ could be a great way to do this. It adds: “Taking iron with a glass of orange juice or foods high in Vitamin C actually helps your body absorb the iron more effectively.”<\/p>\n After you have taken iron, you might have some breakfast. It’s at this time that you should take any fat-soluble supplements. “These are supplements that are absorbing the fat that you eat, and they absorb better”, he said.<\/p>\n “Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, so you want to take it with food, such as breakfast or lunch. Omega-3 fatty acid that is also fat-soluble so you want that with food.<\/p>\n “If you are taking your multivitamin, perhaps you have a nutritional deficiency, then a lot of them are fat-soluble. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble.”<\/p>\n Talking about what you can take at night, which may also help with sleep, the GP suggested: “You might be taking magnesium.<\/p>\n “This is probably best taken in the evening because it can have a relaxing effect on you so it can help you sleep. So that one an hour or two before bed, and finally one of my favourite creatine – you can take it whenever.”<\/p>\n How much of each supplement and vitamin should I take daily? Dr Amir Khan issued a warning about taking supplements with coffee and tea(Image: Dr Amir Khan\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Dr](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_amir-sleep.png\")
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