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Title: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: LePatron7 on January 08, 2013, 09:45:03 pm

Hey everyone.

I'm having a little trouble taking my supplements when eating raw food. I think it's just the niacin, that's known to cause upset stomach if it's not eaten with something heavy.

I ate 8 oz of meat and a kiwi this morning, then took my usual supplements (1,000 mg niacin, 1,000 mg vitamin c, 1,000 iu vitamin d, and 50 mg b complex).

About ten minutes later, I got a really upset stomach and nausea.

I usually get upset stomach/nausea when I take my supplements without enough food, or not enough water. One time I took it with cereal and I threw up after.

I think the problem is that raw meat/fruits/veggies/nuts digest so well and so quickly that there probably wasn't very much in my stomach when I took the supplements, even though I just ate 8 oz of beef.

Does anyone have any suggestions to avoid this upset stomach/nausea?

Maybe take the supplements mid meal. Or eat suet with the meal and that'll digest slowly.

I need to find some way to take these supplements with raw foods. Any help is appreciated.

Title: Re: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: Iguana on January 08, 2013, 10:31:34 pm

Why do you take supplements? Everything we need is present in adequate amount if our choice of raw food  is sufficiently broad.

 

Title: Re: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: LePatron7 on January 08, 2013, 11:15:49 pm

Quote from: Iguana on January 08, 2013, 10:31:34 pm

Why do you take supplements? Everything we need is present in adequate amount if our choice of raw food  is sufficiently broad.

 

I don't disagree. I'm sure a RPDiet is superior to any multivitamin out there.

But I need certain supplements, specifically niacin. And I need the b complex and vitamin c to make the niacin work right.

I've done RPD without niacin and other supplements, and within a month or two I had been hospitalized.

When I restarted the niacin, all my symptoms disappeared, even though I wasn't fully raw paleo.

Title: Re: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: ys on January 08, 2013, 11:38:30 pm

I would not mix meat and fruits.

Title: Re: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: LePatron7 on January 08, 2013, 11:54:19 pm

Quote from: ys on January 08, 2013, 11:38:30 pm

I would not mix meat and fruits.

I'll experiment eating them separately.

Title: Re: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: cherimoya_kid on January 09, 2013, 12:43:34 am

Quote from: ys on January 08, 2013, 11:38:30 pm

I would not mix meat and fruits.

I have no problem eating drier fruits (like banana) with meat, but watery fruits like mango, etc. can sometimes cause problems.

Title: Re: Taking supplements on a raw diet
Post by: ys on January 09, 2013, 01:48:40 am

I think juicy fruits lower stomach acidity levels making it harder to digest meat.