In this blog, I will discuss how and when to take a fucoidan supplement. Often, people don’t know the right timings of taking any supplements. The confusion while fucoidan supplements could be should I take it before a meal, after a meal or before bedtime or before any treatment?

 As most people don’t know when they should take a fucoidan supplement, they may take it in a wrong way. Some dietary supplements are recommended taking after a meal or during a meal. So when is a better time to take fucoidan supplements?

The NPO Research Institute of Fucoidan had conducted research on the same. Hence, they recommend taking fucoidan before each meal and before bedtime four times a day. As a result of blood sampling, they found that immunity reached the maximum level in six to eight hours after taking fucoidan. To maintain the highest level of immunity, they recommend taking the fucoidan supplement four times a day.

However, the problem here is six to eight hours of time concern. In modern society, most people who live a busy lifestyle need to remember their daily intake time. The research suggests before meal intake time because it is easy to remember taking your supplements before every meal and before going to bed. Fucoidan is a natural ingredient extracted from seaweed. So it is safe even though you forget to take it.

Furthermore, I am going to discuss taking fucoidan before or after the treatment. This topic is a little difficult to comprehend. First of all, I think a person should consult his/her doctor to know if it is alright to take fucoidan. Otherwise, if a person has any type of cancer and is planning to undergo chemotherapy a few doctors deny taking any supplements during or before performing chemotherapy. 

Secondly, I recommend you to follow the doctor’s advice because your doctor is the one to treat you. And I also recommend taking fucoidan after completing the chemotherapy cycle because chemotherapy and radiation therapy might have side effects. Also, conventional cancer treatment makes the human body oxidized and oxidation makes cancer activate easily. Hence, I recommend taking fucoidan to reduce the side effects of treatment and to prevent oxidative stress from the treatment.