Author Shows How to Get Most the Most From Pills

Sigmund Miller, author of “LifeSpan Plus,” offers the following advice on taking vitamin-mineral supplements:

Be sure to inform your doctor. Certain vitamins interfere with the action of medications. L-dopa, used to treat Parkinson’s disease, is reduced by taking Vitamin B-6.

Take your supplements with or shortly after a meal. This ensures a higher rate of absorption of the micronutrients.

Never gulp down a handful of pills with a glass of water and think of this as a meal. Always eat healthful, wholesome food, and use vitamins as adjuncts to your diet, not a substitute for it.

Take vitamins and minerals in combinations that provide the complete range of nutritional substances. Vitamins and minerals work synergistically--in combination with each other.