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WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE NMN? DOES THE EFFECT CHANGE DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS TAKEN?

WHAT IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE NMN? DOES THE EFFECT CHANGE DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS TAKEN?

MANY OF YOU MAY BE WONDERING IF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NMN SUPPLEMENTS DEPENDS ON THE TIMING OF TAKING THEM. IN ADDITION TO THE TIMING OF TAKING THEM, SEVERAL POINTS MUST BE KEPT IN MIND IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST EFFECT. THIS ARTICLE WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE TIMING AND METHOD OF TAKING NMN SUPPLEMENTS.

[Supervisor of this article.

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Nobuo Hisano

■Title
Director, M.D.
■Name of Clinic
Mejiro Internal Medicine Clinic ( Web)
Academic Affiliations and Qualifications
Board Certified General Internist and Supervising Physician, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine; Board Certified Specialist, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology; Board Certified Specialist, Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Board Certified Specialist, Japan Diabetes Society; Japan Medical Association Certified Industrial Physician; Occupational Health Consultant (Public Health); Part-time physician, Dentsu Health Management Center

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DOES THE TIMING OF DRINKING NMN CHANGE ITS EFFECTIVENESS? WHEN IS THE BEST TIMING?

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NMN IS SAID TO VARY DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF TAKING IT. HOWEVER, DIFFERENT TIMING DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE EFFECT WILL NOT BE FELT OR THAT THE EFFECT WILL BE GREATLY ENHANCED. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE GOING TO START TAKING NMN, YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AT THE BEST TIMING.

NMN SHOULD BE TAKEN AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE FOLLOWING THREE UNDERSTANDINGS.

Recommended before breakfast for efficient effect.

BASICALLY, THERE IS NO QUESTION OF WHEN TO TAKE IT, AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED DOSAGE LISTED IN THE WARNING. THIS MEANS THAT THE PRODUCT CAN BE TAKEN AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE EFFECTIVE. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY MAINTAIN NMN CONCENTRATION BY TAKING IT ONCE A DAY, IT IS BEST TO TAKE IT BEFORE BREAKFAST. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT NMN INGESTED FROM THE THREE SUBSEQUENT MEALS IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN BLOOD LEVELS.

THE REASON WHY THE STANDARD AMOUNT DIFFERS AMONG NMN SUPPLEMENTS IS THAT THE AMOUNT OF NMN CONTAINED PER CAPSULE DIFFERS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN COMPARING TWO TYPES OF NMN SUPPLEMENTS, EVEN IF THE STANDARD AMOUNT FOR SUPPLEMENT A IS 2 CAPSULES ONCE A DAY, WHILE THE STANDARD AMOUNT FOR SUPPLEMENT B IS 4 CAPSULES ONCE A DAY, IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT SUPPLEMENT B IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN SUPPLEMENT A.

Timing of drinking is important, but it is also important to drink the recommended amount.

Take it at the same time every day to prevent forgetting to take it

THE EFFECTS OF NMN CANNOT BE FELT IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU START TAKING IT. SINCE IT IS NOT A DRUG, THERE IS NO SPECIFIED PERIOD FOR TAKING IT, BUT IT IS SAID THAT YOU CAN FEEL ITS EFFECTS BY TAKING IT CONTINUOUSLY. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT OF NMN ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.

It is best to take it at the same time every day to avoid forgetting to take it, as you may not feel the effects if you do not take it on many days.

Take several times a day.

IF THERE IS TOO MUCH TIME BETWEEN ONE DRINK AND THE NEXT, THE BLOOD CONCENTRATION OF NMN MAY DECREASE, MAKING IT HARDER TO FEEL THE EFFECTS. IN GENERAL, IT IS BETTER TO TAKE NMN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, AS IT IS BETTER NOT TO TAKE THEM TOO FAR APART.

HOW TO DRINK NMN TO ENHANCE ITS EFFECTIVENESS

THERE IS NO ESTABLISHED METHOD TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTS OF NMN OR TO OBTAIN A SYNERGISTIC EFFECT. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DRINK NMN IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT INHIBIT ITS ABSORPTION OR ADVERSELY AFFECT ITS COMPONENTS. FIRST, AVOID DRINKING IT WITH COFFEE, BLACK TEA, OR GREEN TEA. THE CAFFEINE AND TANNINS IN THESE BEVERAGES MAY INHIBIT THE ABSORPTION OF NMN.

WATER OR WHITE WATER WILL NOT AFFECT THE COMPONENTS OF NMN. EVEN IF YOU DRINK NMN AFTER EATING OR DRINKING ON THE GO, DRINK IT WITH WATER.

TAKE NMN WHILE GETTING NUTRIENTS FROM YOUR DIET.

NMN IS USEFUL FOR HEALTH MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTY, BUT IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ALL NUTRIENTS; JUST BECAUSE YOU TAKE NMN DAILY DOES NOT MEAN THAT NMN CAN PROVIDE ALL YOUR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET ENOUGH NUTRIENTS FROM YOUR DIET.

FOR EXAMPLE, CARBOHYDRATES, FATS, VITAMINS, MINERALS, DIETARY FIBER, AND PROTEINS ARE ALL ESSENTIAL FOR BEAUTY AND HEALTH, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO EAT THREE REGULAR MEALS A DAY AND BE CONSCIOUS OF GETTING ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF THESE NUTRIENTS, AND THEN INCORPORATE NMN.

EXAMPLES OF WHEN TO TAKE NMN

THERE ARE NO RULES ON WHEN TO TAKE NMN, BUT THE EFFECTS MAY APPEAR DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF TAKING IT. EXAMPLES OF TIMING OF TAKING NMN, EXPECTED EFFECTS, AND BENEFITS ARE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL.

Drink in 3 divided doses per day.

BY DIVIDING THE DOSE INTO THREE DOSES PER DAY, IT WILL BE EASIER TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT BLOOD LEVEL OF NMN. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, WHEN THE BLOOD CONCENTRATION IS MAINTAINED, IT WILL BE EASIER TO FEEL THE EFFECTS. ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF TAKING NMN THREE TIMES A DAY IS THAT IT IS EASY TO DECIDE WHEN TO TAKE IT, SUCH AS BEFORE MEALS, AFTER WORK, LUNCH BREAK, OR BEFORE LEAVING WORK.

If the timing of drinking is not consistent, the possibility of forgetting to take a dose increases.

Drink in batches after exercise.

IF YOU HAVE AN EXERCISE ROUTINE, ONE OPTION IS TO TAKE A BATCH AFTER EXERCISE. IF YOU MAKE IT A RULE TO TAKE NMN AFTER YOUR DAILY ROUTINE, YOU ARE LESS LIKELY TO FORGET TO TAKE IT. HOWEVER, AFTER STRENUOUS EXERCISE, YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS ARE TIRED AND YOU SHOULD AVOID TAKING IT IF YOU HAVE STOMACH DISCOMFORT.

Drink on an empty stomach before meals

NMN IS ABSORBED IN THE SMALL INTESTINE, BUT IF TAKEN AFTER A MEAL, IT TAKES TIME TO REACH THE SMALL INTESTINE DUE TO MIXING WITH STOMACH CONTENTS. WHEN TAKEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, NMN REACHES THE SMALL INTESTINE QUICKLY WITHOUT MIXING WITH STOMACH CONTENTS AND IS ABSORBED QUICKLY.

SINCE RAPID ABSORPTION RESULTS IN A FASTER EFFECT, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO TAKE IT BEFORE MEALS IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE IS A TIME LAG FROM THE PREVIOUS INTAKE. FURTHER INCREASES IN NMN IN THE BLOOD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SUBSEQUENT THREE MEAL INTAKES, AND BLOOD LEVELS MAY BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH A SINGLE INTAKE.

TAKE NMN AT THE RIGHT TIME TO FURTHER ENHANCE ITS EFFECTIVENESS.

NMN IS MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN TAKEN AT THE RIGHT TIME. IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME, YOU MAY WANT TO GET THE FULL EFFECT OF EACH DOSE.

THE MAIN REASON FOR THE REDUCED EFFECTIVENESS OF NMN IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS TAKEN ONLY OCCASIONALLY, DUE TO FORGETTING TO TAKE IT, ETC. RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT NAD LEVELS IN THE BLOOD INCREASE FROM 4 WEEKS AFTER THE START OF INTAKE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, CONTINUE TO TAKE IT AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

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