Regarding when to take Algin...here's some suggestions.

I take 4 capsules at night before I go to bed. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is active during the early morning hours and if this is true, then I would think that having Algin in my system will help absorb the toxins my liver is dumping into the colon for elimination.

Then, I'll take another 4 capules first thing in the morning, right when I get up. By the time I get around to eating breakfast, it's usually been at least an hour, so this way I can eat breakfast and take my other vitamins and herbs.

In between lunch and dinner is when I'll often take another dose. This gives me 3 daily doses without having to do any "juggling" around my other vitamins, etc.

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For more info on the "Peak Periods of the Twelve Organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine", here's an article: Chronotherapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hope this helps,