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Medication Meltdown - Are You Getting the Nutrients You Need?
And what did I learn while I was there? Well, these medications could be draining me of vital "life forces" that I need in order to survive - that's right, prescription drugs have now been linked to nutritional deficiencies.
In a number of studies, researchers have found that subjects taking prescription medications of various types - all under a doctor's supervision and by recommendation - were not getting the nutrients they needed, even though their diets indicated that their vitamin levels should be just fine! Well, I thought, that's just great: I'm sunk either way.
However, my pharmacist informed me that this is not quite as big a deal as I feel like it is.
In fact, I can fully remedy the situation simply by making sure I am getting adequate supplementary intake of various vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients, including omega 3 fatty acids.
Since everyone is different, it's probably a good idea to talk to a doctor or dietitian before trebling your vitamin intake or doing something similarly drastic.
After all, people react to medications differently and you might need more or less than someone else, and a surplus of some types of vitamin is actually pretty bad for your health also.
But get in touch with your doctor to find out what, if anything, could be going on with your diet and your medications.
It could lead to making you healthier than you have ever been before.
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