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In the Scheunengut guide, we explain vitamins, minerals, plant compounds and dietary supplements clearly and with a solid scientific grounding – from correct intake to the right product for you. Use the search or the topic filters to quickly find what you need.
St. John's Wort: How Much Is Right for You Each Day
St. John's Wort works best at the right dose – not the highest one. Most supplements fall between 300 and 900 mg of standardized extract per day, and a single...
Spermidine Dosage: The Right Amount Per Day
So you’ve decided to give spermidine a try — now comes the practical question: how much should you actually take per day? The answer comes down to a single number,...
Tagesdosis aufteilen: Wann es lohnt — und wann nicht
Vier Kapseln in der Hand, ein Glas Wasser daneben — und diese Frage im Kopf: Darf das alles auf einmal? Oder gehört das über den Tag verteilt, damit überhaupt etwas...
Kapsel & Medikament: So baust du deinen Tag
Du hast die Tablettenschachtel in der einen Hand und die Dose in der anderen und fragst dich, ob du jetzt warten musst. Zwei Stunden? Vier? Die gute Nachricht: Du brauchst...
Nahrungsergänzung: Warum du nichts merkst
Du nimmst es seit drei Wochen. Brav, jeden Tag, genau wie auf der Dose steht. Und du merkst: nichts. Bevor du das Produkt in die hinterste Ecke der Schublade schiebst...
How to Take Vitamin D Correctly: The Breakfast Ritual with Healthy Fat
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin – and that's exactly the key to taking it correctly. If you wash down your supplement on an empty stomach with a sip of...
When to Take Omega 3? Morning or Evening Compared
Omega-3 fatty acids are among the most popular dietary supplements of all. Many people wonder, however, when the best time to take them is: morning or evening, on an empty...
Take Vitamin D With or Without Fat? The Comparison
Vitamin D is one of the most popular food supplements, especially in the low-light months. Again and again you read that you should take vitamin D together with fat so...
Magnesium before or after exercise: Which is better?
Magnesium is a popular topic among people who are physically active. Many wonder whether it is better to take the mineral before training or afterwards. The short answer first: for...
Magnesium and Coffee: Interaction, Timing and Tips
Coffee is part of the day for many people, and at the same time many take magnesium as a dietary supplement. Since both often come together in the morning, the...
Take Zinc in the Morning or Evening? The Best Time
Whether you take zinc in the morning or evening is less decisive than the question of what you combine it with and whether your stomach is empty or full. Zinc...
Vitamin C in the Morning or Evening? The Best Time
Vitamin C can generally be taken in the morning or the evening – the body utilises it similarly at any time of day. Because vitamin C is water-soluble and is...
Probiotics in the morning or evening? The best time
Whether you take bacterial cultures in the morning or evening matters less than regularity and the connection to a meal. Many experts recommend taking preparations with cultures shortly before or...
Collagen in the Morning or Evening? The Best Time
Collagen can be taken in the morning or the evening – a scientifically clearly superior time does not exist. Collagen powder or capsules consist of protein building blocks that the...
Iron in the morning or evening? The best time
Iron is best taken in the morning on an empty or near-empty stomach – not because the time of day is magical, but because at that moment the fewest interfering...
How Long Until Supplements Start Working?
"I've been taking this for a week now - why don't I notice anything?" This question comes up with almost no topic as often as with dietary supplements. The honest...
Should You Take Breaks From Supplements?
Hardly any question comes up as often around dietary supplements as this one: does the body need a break now and then so it doesn't get used to the supply?...
Sea Buckthorn: Vitamin C, Omega-7 and Use
Hardly any native wild fruit is as densely packed as the sea buckthorn berry: bright orange, sour to tart, and traditionally prized as one of the richest vitamin C sources...
PQQ: Effects, Mitochondria and Intake
Hardly any nutrient sounds as much like high-tech cell biology as PQQ. The unwieldy name pyrroloquinoline quinone has been turning up on more and more labels over the past few...
Phosphatidylserine: Effects and Use
Phosphatidylserine is one of those substances that are everywhere in the body, yet almost nobody has heard of. As a building block of every cell membrane, it's found in particularly...
Supplements and Coffee: What Goes Well Together
For many people, the morning starts with two rituals: the first cup of coffee and the handful of capsules next to it. Convenient, no question. But not every nutrient gets...
Food Supplements Around Training: Timing
Few topics in sports nutrition are debated as fiercely as timing: does your shake really need to be in your stomach within 30 minutes of the last set? Is it...
Dosing Food Supplements Correctly: Need, Not the Label
Two capsules in the morning, one in the evening - that's what it says on the tub, and many people take exactly that. But the figure on the label is...
Inositol (Myo-Inositol): Effects and How to Take It
Inositol is showing up more and more often on supplement labels, sometimes as "myo-inositol," sometimes simply as "inositol." Behind the name is a sugar-like compound that the body produces itself...
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