Another common question that came up is, how do you swallow supplements? Some people have trouble swallowing pills. And so I give this advice quite a bit at the office. It usually works very well. The two things I point out to people, one is, "You swallow chunks of food larger than those pills on a very regular basis." If you were to take a bite of something, chew it up, and right before you swallow it, spit it out and look at it, don't do this in public, it's bigger than you think. And you swallow that stuff all the time without an issue. So a lot of times it's your brain getting in the way, making you tense, making you think you're going to choke, and it keeps you from doing that. So be aware, you swallow bigger things all the time.

The second important note to make is that pills and capsules behave differently when you swallow them or when you put them in your mouth. So if I were to put water in my mouth and then drop a solid tablet in my mouth, that tablet is going to sink to the back of my throat. And so I look up, that tablet is right at my throat, and when I swallow, the tablet goes first and the water goes afterwards and washes it down. If I put water in my mouth and drop a capsule in my mouth, in most cases that capsule floats on top of the water. So if I'm looking up when I swallow it, the water goes first and the capsule tries to follow. There's nothing to wash the capsule down. But if I put the water in and drop the capsule and look down, then the capsule floats to the back of my throat. And when I swallow, the capsule goes first and the water comes after it and washes it down.

People run into trouble a lot of times if they take a mixed handful of tablets and capsules. You put the water in and throw those in, some sink, some float. When you swallow, some go down very easily, others lag behind, and you run into trouble. So be aware if you're teaching a child how to take pills or if you're learning how to take pills, or trying to take two at once, or whatever, capsules and tablets behave differently. Know which one you're taking and just think for a minute. If it sinks, you want the tablet back here when you swallow so the water comes behind it. If it floats, you still want it back at the back, but you're going to look down so it floats to the back of your throat, and then when you swallow, the water goes behind it. So that's the appropriate way to be taking your supplements.