Am I taking too many vitamins at once?

Nowadays, everything from bottled water to orange juice seems to have souped-up levels of vitamins and minerals in it. That may sound like a way to help cover your nutritional bases, especially if your diet is less than stellar. But routinely getting an overload of vitamins and minerals can hurt you. read more

Whatever the case, the number of different vitamins you take at once isn't typically an issue - your body can parse each vitamin and figure out what to do with it. Some of the B-vitamins have similar active sites, which may cause confusion, but not enough to be troublesome. read more

Too much selenium could lead to hair loss, gastrointestinal upset, fatigue, and mild nerve damage. While most people aren't getting megadoses, if you eat a fortified cereal at breakfast, grab an energy bar between meals, have enriched pasta for dinner, and take a daily supplement, you could easily be over the recommended daily intake of a host of nutrients. read more

For one year, I've been taking 27 vitamins every day all at once. This ranges from the As, Bs, Cs and Ds, Calcium, Magnesium, Garlic, Cayenne, Fish Oil, Flax Seed, CLA, Various amino acids, B-Complex, etc. read more

And too much of vitamins A, D, and K, can become toxic within the body, according to the American Cancer Society. Unlike prescription medications, dietary supplements aren’t required to be tested for safety by the Food and Drug Administration. read more