This site does not provide medical advice.
Everything published here is general educational information about food and dietary supplements. It is not a diagnosis, not a treatment plan, and not a substitute for care from a doctor, pharmacist or other qualified professional who knows your medical history.
Please read this if you are over sixty. Supplements are not harmless by default. Several of the ingredients discussed on this site interact with common prescription medicines. Vitamin K affects how warfarin and other blood thinners work. Calcium and magnesium can reduce the absorption of some antibiotics and thyroid medicine. Grapefruit blocks the enzyme that breaks down several cholesterol and blood pressure medicines.
This is not a complete list, and it is not meant to frighten you. It is meant to explain why we keep saying the same thing: talk to your pharmacist before you start something new. That conversation is free, it takes a few minutes, and your pharmacist can see everything you are already taking.
Never stop or change a prescribed medicine because of something you read here.
Statements about supplements on this site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
If you are having a medical emergency, call your local emergency number.