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How to Order Herbal Supplements - Vitamins and Supplements
Today herbs as food additives occupy a strong position on the shelves of supermarkets and drugstores. They are combined with vitamins, minerals, laxatives, eye drops and other drugs. It seems you can find herb for each disease or women's issues - from PMS and weight loss and ending with depression and multiple sclerosis. More and more studies confirm the efficacy of herbal medicine - in which the keyword is still medicine.
And women are responsive to the positive feedback from experts, with pleasure buying nutritional supplements in the form of herbs. But suppose you have the same take medication prescribed by your doctor.
Be warned that combining herbs with drugs, should be particularly cautious. Some herbs and medicines react with each other, and as a result prescribed by your doctor medications can lose their effectiveness. Moreover, certain herbs can worsen your condition. Experts warn of possible situations.
DO NOT MIX soybean and Hormones
There is growing evidence that soy (including dietary supplements with isoflavones - the active components of soy) can increase the discomfort during menopause. And if you take soy, along with hormones, it can affect their absorption by the body. Recommend to withstand 2-3 hours between doses of both drugs. Foods rich in isoflavones, including soy, may also exacerbate the problem. Try to choose those on which it is stated: textured soy protein, isolated soy protein.
During pregnancy and breastfeeding should not take herbs. Surgery. The doctor may advise you to delete the aspirin and ibuprofen for 2 weeks before surgery, because these drugs affect blood clotting and may increase bleeding. But dietary supplements that contain garlic, ginkgo, feverfew, too, can exacerbate bleeding. (As with vitamin E, among other things.) Well before the planned operation must tell your doctor and anesthesiologist about the supplements that you take.
HINT Tell your doctor about all herbs and supplements that you are taking or plan to take. Otherwise, you will bring yourself more harm than good. If you have manifested a kind of adverse reaction to the grass, be sure to notify your doctor. Blood-thinning drugs. Blood-thinning drug warfarin can not be combined with herbs such as garlic and ginkgo. Like aspirin, these herbs can enhance the effect of warfarin and cause severe bleeding. By the way, garlic and ginkgo can not be combined with aspirin for the same reason.