The Dirty Dozen
Posted Tue Aug 3, 2010 in
Science
This morning I was scanning the news on my ‘net portal, Yahoo!. I came across an interesting article about dietary supplements, which are a huge business in this country (and I suspect elsewhere too). Some supplements are downright dangerous, and should be avoided.
The dozen are aconite, bitter orange, chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, country mallow, germanium, greater celandine, kava, lobelia, and yohimbe. The FDA has warned about at least eight of them, some as long ago as 1993.
None of these are on my list. I’m using Slo-Niacin and Red Yeast Rice to help control my blood lipids.
Do I think the government should “crack down” on these materials? Nope. But I encourage every person who wants to use dietary supplements to research the materials personally or consult their personal physician before taking them.
I knew several elderly ladies from my hometown that swore up and down about using colloidal silver to strengthen their immune system against colds. I recall their skin looking a little blue. I don’t think it’s dangerous other than skin discoloration. My physician seemed to indicate the same finding. Hell, as red as I am, I’d probably turn purple :(
— rivercanoe 3 August 2010, 19:25 #