STOP! More is NOT always good
Taking mega doses of multivitamins can be dangerous to your health
Previously people used to take multivitamins tablets according
to doctor’s advice. But now, you see many forwards on
social media about benefits of multivitamins tablets and their
availability. Especially after this pandemic break. You want to increase
your immunity to protect yourself from this infection. In
order to increase your immunity,
you take these multivitamins on your own. Worst part is that
you also give these tablets to your children &, elderly parents.
You give these tablets without knowing its doses. Thinking that
it is multivitamin tablet. So, if you will give it more,
it will benefits more. But let me tell you one thing that
“MORE IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD.
Taking mega doses of multivitamins can
be dangerous to your health.”
- Vitamin A, D & E are fat soluble vitamins. This means, your body can
store them & use them later when the need of the vitamin arises
in your body.
- However, when you take excessive doses of these vitamins as supplements,
rather than helping you, they can have adverse effects on your body.
# vitamin A
Taking too much of vitamin A supplements can lead to:
- Nausea
- Increase intracranial pressure.
# vitamin D
Taking too much of vitamin D supplements can lead to:
- Irregular heart beat
- Raised blood calcium level which leads to organ failure.
# vitamin E
Taking too much of vitamin E supplements can lead to:
- Interference in your blood clotting
- Hemorrhagic stroke
Emotional Indian mother always think that if she will give more to her
children then they will benefit more. But always remember: supplements are not
food. So, you can’t take or give it to your family as much as you want.
Excessive consumption of anything beyond a certain limit can be
Harmful for your health.
That all for today
See you next Tuesday
With another Tuesday tip
Till then
Take care
Providing simple solutions for the complexities of life
Dr Bhumita Makwana
Your Dietitian & Homoeopathic Physician.
