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Vitamins Can Keep Us Healthy….Or Make Us Sick

By Harold Katz, R.Ph. for nu t ri t i o na l Hypervitaminosis E: diarrhea, flatulence, bloating, muscle
purposes…fat soluble fatigue, weakness, and bleeding problems.
It has been said that which incl udes Hypervitaminosis K: fatigue, irregular blood clotting,
this country has the most Vitamins A, D, E, jaundice, and liver problems.
nutritionally rich sewage of and K and water- For comparison, here are the RDA’s (recommended daily
any nation in the world. This is soluble, embracing allowance) amounts as published by the FDA (Food and Drug
because we Americans ingest Vitamin C and the Administration) for the fat-soluble vitamins:
large amounts of vitamin entire B complex, Vitamin A 600 to 700 micrograms
supplements … pills, capsules, from B 1 to B 12. Vitamin D 5 to 15 micrograms
and liquids, in addition to the Here are some of the Vitamin E 15 milligrams
nutrients found in our food. problems resulting Vitamin K 60 to 120 milligrams
Many of us (this writer included) are fearful of stopping our from overdosing Some of the tablets and capsules available OTC (Over the
supplement ingestion with the reasoning that vitamins are vitamins over a long Counter) are 10 to 20 times the recommended RDA potency.
safe; they can’t hurt us and do help us. Clinical published period of time: Overdosing with the water- soluble vitamins presents
studies have proved otherwise. Hypervitaminosis is a Hypervitaminosis A: bleeding gums, sore mouth, less of a danger, because they are more easily eliminated by
16-letter word describing vitamin overdosing. Boca Pointers skin discoloration, hair loss, double vision, fever, chills, the kidneys. However, mega doses of these substances may
may be interested in the results of these studies and the confusion, and liver problems after long usage. interfere with medications that are being prescribed, such as
potential harm that exists: Hypervitaminosis D: High calcium levels, high blood antibiotics (This holds true for fat soluble vitamins as well),
Vitamins have been divided into two categories pressure, bone loss, kidney damage, liver damage. so we can just imagine all the problems that might occur with
all our medications, combined with excess vitamin ingestion.
All of the foregoing relates to the wisdom of bringing the
brown bag filled with ALL the medications and supplements
we take on our next visit to the doctor. Neither medications
nor the supplements that we take are “candy”, and we should
have good reasons why we pop each of them in our mouth.
Too much candy can make us sick. So can mega-dosing
vitamins.

Harold Katz R.Ph., Edgewater Estates. 

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