Description
Vitamins to Avoid teaches you the natural vitamins you should not take to avoid developing adverse effects depending on your pre existing medical conditions concurrent medications and any other medical therapy you may be receiving.
Topics covered include:
1.Vitamin A
This chapter discusses the patient factors medical conditions medications and medical therapy that should not be combined with taking vitamin A supplements to prevent adverse reactions in the body.
2. The B Vitamins
This chapter discusses the medical conditions and medications that should not be combined with taking vitamin B supplements to prevent adverse reactions in the body.
3. Vitamin C
This chapter discusses the medical conditions medications and medical therapy that should not be combined with taking vitamin C supplements to prevent adverse reactions in the body.
4 Vitamin D
This chapter discusses the medical conditions medications and medical therapy that should not be combined with taking vitamin D supplements to prevent adverse reactions in the body.
5. Vitamin E
This chapter discusses the medical conditions medications and medical therapy that should not be combined with taking vitamin E supplements to prevent adverse reactions in the body.
6. Vitamin K
This chapter discusses the medical conditions and medications that should not be combined with taking vitamin K supplements to prevent adverse reactions in the body.
BOOK EXCERPT
Book Excerpt
Avoid taking Vitamin A supplements if you have the following patient factors or medical conditions or are on these medications.
Patient Factors
1. Post menopausal women
Post menopausal women should avoid taking high dose vitamin A supplements as this may increase their risk of developing osteoporosis and fractures.
Medical Conditions
1. Liver disease
Patients with liver disease should avoid vitamin A supplements as they may aggravate their condition.
Medications
1. Isotretinoin
Taking Vitamin A supplements together with the acne drug Isotretinoin which is a vitamin A
derivative increases the risk of its toxicity. Symptoms of vitamin A toxicity include headache eye damage and liver damage.
Medical Therapy
1. Radiation Therapy
Patients with cancer receiving radiation therapy should avoid high dose vitamin A supplements as they might hamper with the radiation’s ability to kill the cancer cells by neutralizing some of the free radicals directed at the cancer cells.
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