Would you like to start taking supplements, or have you perhaps even requested personalized supplement advice, but you regularly forget to take them? Good preparation is half the battle, so using a pill box can help you take the supplements advised for you daily. In this blog, we share 6 tips so you'll never forget your supplements again!
Tip 1. Make supplements part of your meals
If you develop a regular routine, taking supplements becomes as automatic as brushing your teeth. Many supplements are taken during or after a meal, so it's very easy to make it a fixed part of your mealtime. Always place your vitamin D drops or capsules on the table with your evening meal; after all, it's best to take them with a high-fat meal. Setting the breakfast table? Put your multivitamin right there with it!
Tip 2. Keep a journal
A journal or habit tracker can help you adopt new habits, such as daily meditation, taking 10,000 steps a day, or taking supplements that can support your health. A journal can help you stay consistent and motivates you to make progress!
Tip 3. Use your phone for an alarm or reminder
You can use your phone's reminder function, where you can set it to receive reminders at fixed times. This can be particularly helpful at the beginning. You can set separate reminders for supplements you need to take in the morning, in the evening, or before bed.
Tip 4. Use a pill box
A pill box is convenient and easy; it helps you organize all your supplements for the entire week. This way, you don't have to check every jar daily. Moreover, a pill box is easy to take to work or when traveling, for example.
Do you have supplements that you need to take at different times of the day? Then you can use two separate (small) pill boxes for different parts of the day. Make it as easy for yourself as you can!
Don't have a pill box yet? Then you can purchase one for just €6.95!
Tip 5. Place your supplements in a visible spot
Is taking supplements daily not yet ingrained in your system? Has it not become a habit yet? There's a good chance that if all the jars are tucked away in a kitchen cupboard, you'll forget to take them even faster.
Therefore, place the jars or the pill box you use in a prominent spot where you always eat. Supplements you take before bed can be placed on your nightstand or next to your toothbrush as a reminder.
Tip 6. Do it together and help remind each other
Finally, it also helps if you take supplements with other family members, so you can help remind each other. Moreover, it's nice to work on your health together in this way.
Working on your well-being and health together creates a bond.
Extra tip: write names on the pill boxes so they don't get mixed up.
I forgot my supplements, what can I do?
Despite the tips above, have you still forgotten to take your supplements? Supplements work best if you stick to the daily recommended amount. If you realize you've forgotten a supplement, you can still take it. Taking a double dose to compensate for a forgotten capsule is not a good idea, so use the tips above to make taking supplements a good habit.
