Health is wealth! Benefits, myths and hazards related to nutritional supplements.
Submitted by lucky_pharmacist on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 18:56.
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Health is wealth! This is of course true and you need to maintain your health and take proper care of it. But to retain health your body needs certain nutrients and vitamins and one source of these is health suppliments.
Benefits Of Health Supplements
Nutritional Supplements help you to overcome various nutritional deficiencies. We need all the nutrients in their proper amounts for optimum health. As our diets most likely can't provide all, nutritional supplements can fill in those gaps.
Nutritional supplements also help to boost our immune system & the stronger the immune system your body can be against disease more. You probably know that a tablet or two of Vitamin C can help you avoid colds and related illnesses.
Popular Myths About Supplements:
Myth 1: That everyone one gets enough nutrients from their diet no matter at what stage he is in. The truth is that its not always possible. It depends a lot on the food habits of a person.
Myth 2: If supplements are taken one should not need to eat healthy foods. Busted! Nothing can replace a diet. Supplements only meet deficiencies. They cannot cover up all the requirements of the body.
Myth 3: Supplements are only for young and pregnant women. No, they are required by men and women of all age groups. You must first of all clear all your myths and doubts about external supplements before you take them. You can ask health experts or search on the Internet about health suppliments and benefits. You will learn that supplements are essential for a sound body and for proper functioning of your body.
The hazards are mentioned very nicely on the FDA website and I am quoting here few of them.
Herbal Ingredients
Herbal Ingredient: Chaparral (a traditional American Indian medicine)
Possible Health Hazards: liver disease, possibly irreversible
Herbal Ingredient: Comfrey
Possible Health Hazards: obstruction of blood flow to liver, possibly leading to death
Herbal Ingredient: Ephedra (also known as Ma huang, Chinese Ephedra and epitonin)
Possible Health Hazards: ranges from high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, nerve damage, injury, insomnia, tremors, and headaches to seizures, heart attack, stroke, and death
Herbal Ingredient: Lobelia
(also known as Indian tobacco)
Possible Health Hazards: range from breathing problems at low doses to sweating, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, and possibly coma and death at higher doses
Vitamins and Essential Minerals
Herbal Ingredient: Vitamin A (in doses of 25,000 or more International Units a day)
Possible Health Hazards: birth defects, bone abnormalities, and severe liver disease
Herbal Ingredient: Vitamin B6 (in doses above 100 milligrams a day)
Possible Health Hazards: balance difficulties, nerve injury causing changes in touch sensation
Herbal Ingredient: Selenium (in doses of about 800 micrograms to 1,000 mcg a day)
Possible Health Hazards: tissue damage
http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/1998/dietchrt.html
Health is wealth
Dear lakshya,
It is true that Halth is Wealth and it is always better to maintain good health as Prevention is better than cure and your blog reflected this point and it must be read by all age groups .......
Health for all
Dear Friends I wish every one of you can contribute here and comment on how we can propagate health for all, health from proper nutrition. I wish we can create a disease free world, can prevent illness and spread the wellness revolution.
I await reply by all of you.
Benefits vs Hazards...
Dear Lucky, the hazards you given are in a way that the person taking that supplement will be causious abt the dose. Its good thing done by you.
Nice APPLE kept by you, If possible give it to me.. Ha
{eswar} G.S.N.Koteswara Rao
An apple for you
Dear Eswar, the APPLE is for all and I got it from a rare store (just for fun).
Well, my intentions are to promote health for all. I want that all should be healthy and disease should get disease and become rare. If it happens I see that we will be working for maintaining the healthy status of people.