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Posted 5/29/2023 6:20 AM (GMT -5)
When does one take binders? Half an hour to an hour after medications/antimicrobial herbs? Or before? I want to mop up the bile that will carry out the toxins that travel to small intestine. I assume if I take the herbs, my liver will use at least half an hour to process the herbs but unsure when it will start producing the bile. Should I instead wait 2 hours after so as to give the liver enough time and then take binders? I have seen some say both before and after, and this confused me. Thank you.
Posted 5/29/2023 7:09 AM (GMT -5)
I would wait a minimum of 2 hours. I always found the best time to take binders was in mid afternoon between lunch and supper and in the middle of the night when I got up to use the bathroom.

If you are trying to catch bile, you could try mid afternoon and take it half an hour before eating something fatty like nuts, avocado, coconut or olive oil.
Posted 5/29/2023 7:26 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks! Do you say mid-afternoon because it gives that 2 hours after window?

Also why is it different if I take it before eating those oily foods? Does it make a difference if I took it before eating another food? Like a piece of bread or a slice of apple. Will it catch the bile if I took it before? I just imagine bile hasn’t travelled downward yet. Sorry for all the questions.
Posted 5/29/2023 9:53 AM (GMT -5)
Fatty foods help release the bile.

Yes. Mid afternoon gives about a 2 hour window before and after meals.
Posted 5/30/2023 1:53 AM (GMT -5)
This makes sense. Do you think much bile gets release with medications/supplements/herbs?
Posted 5/30/2023 6:57 AM (GMT -5)
I wouldn’t think so if it’s taken on an empty stomach. Regardless, you would not want to take binders within 2 hours before or after medicine/herbs/supplements.
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