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Not all supplements are super for your health.<\/p>\n
In fact, in the wrong dose or combined with the wrong stuff, some supplements can actually do more damage than repair.<\/p>\n
The rise of TikTok docs, pseudo sponsorships with influencers and gray market sales<\/a> has led to an explosion of misinformation around dietary supplements \u2014\u00a0or the more concentrated forms of the vitamins and minerals we already get from food \u2014 and their long term efficacy and safety.<\/p>\n And medical doctors have taken note.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe general principle emerging from the literature is that indiscriminate supplementation, particularly with isolated nutrients at high doses or in unbalanced combinations, may be more problematic than beneficial,\u201d Dr. Jerold Fleishman, MD, emeritus chief of neurology at MedStar Franklin Square and associate neurology professor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, recently told Parade<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe safest approach remains obtaining nutrients through dietary patterns rather than supplements, with supplementation reserved for documented deficiencies under medical supervision.\u201d<\/p>\n Without medical oversight, patients might accidentally get too much of a certain nutrient, to the point that it becomes toxic. And certain combinations in particular can wreak havoc on your brain, despite being otherwise mostly safe to use.\u00a0<\/p>\n