It's Eric Bakker, the naturopath.
Thanks for coming back to watch my video.
Got an interesting question here.
In fact, I've replied to this question previously, I believe, in an email to somebody but I'm
going to talk about this quite a bit.
The question is should I take CanXida supplements on empty stomach, particularly when I'm fasting?
We get to hear this quite a lot, because fasting is quite a big topic these days.
You got to remember when you fast, you're not taking in any food, your body goes into
a phase called autophagy.
It basically has an internal cleansing process and it can be burning various bits of garbage
in the digestive tract.
It also secretes various hormones and other similar chemicals into the bloodstream that
will also induce adipose tissue, fat tissue to be burned, so various cleansing cycles
will take place.
Now, you need to be careful with supplements.
If you read online, you'll read, yes, you can take this when you fast and, no, you can't
take that.
This is my reply, I wrote this and I'll read it out to you.
If you're fasting, then take the formulations at times when you would normally eat a meal.
However, it is always best to take a supplement with a snack.
It can be small, even one Brazil nut when you chew it very well is way better when you
swallow that, chew it up with a supplement than take the supplement on an empty stomach.
Why do you ask?
You will have less chance of any kind of reaction.
In my experience over the years of working with people, many people complain about feeling
[spewky] or sick or nauseous when taking supplements on empty stomach, particularly earlier in
the day.
These reactions can range from very low to extreme, okay?
If you have a very disturbed GI tract, i.e lots of SIBO or candida, keep dosages extremely
low when fasting if at all.
I probably wouldn't even recommend that you would do anything in terms of supplementation
if you're fasting if you've got a very disturbed gut, because it's just going to make you feel
like, you know the C word, crap.
All right?
What else did I write here?
With experience, you will know the optimum dosages without stimulating any unwanted digestive
system reactions.
You're more likely to digest and absorb the formulations when taken with rather than without
food.
Always remember that, especially when it comes to formulas containing, for example, minerals
and vitamins always work better in environment where there's food rather than on empty stomach.
All right?
Supplements like CanXida are natural medicines that work best when they work under conditions
of food or digestive system activity.
Okay?
What else have I put in here?
Yeah.
Some kind of meal or snack, I think I reiterate that point.
Some can get away with an empty tummy and supplements, others will notice a reaction.
Only you can judge what suits your digestive system, which will be different from everybody
else.
Each and every microbiome is unique just like a snowflake.
It's what shapes us as human beings.
Anybody who tells you that supplements affect people all the same is basically a fool, because
they don't.
Everyone can have a slightly different kind of reaction or feeling with a supplement.
All right?
Be careful of experts who recommend cookie-cutter protocols to all they see.
These one size fits all approaches never seem to work in naturopathy.
Medical doctors love these protocols.
They have thousands of pills for every imaginable ill, and the dosages are usually pre-determined
when it comes to the medical profession.
Is it any wonder people get side effects and feel like crap?
Bottom line is if you're fasting, supplements can be taken but with caution and be very
careful.
If you're taking something with a lot of chromium in it, for example, my products but lots of
chromium in them, you could really affect your blood sugar levels.
Curcumin seems to be quite a well tolerated supplement with fasting, but curcumin is more
of a food than anything.
The bottom line is be careful, use common sense [inaudible] slowly with dosages and
then play it by ear and see what happens.
I hope that was some good information for you.
Thanks for tuning in, take care.
Bye-bye then.