I have been getting a lot of questions on whether supplements are safe to take as a substitute for nutrients available from natural sources. Also in my consultations, I am seeing a lot of patients who have been taking more of supplements to meet the requirements of the body. Too much supplements regularly are not good at all for the body.
We must understand body has the capability to process and regulate vitamins, mineral, proteins and other nutrients better when consuming from vegetables, fruits, and natural food as they are available for the body in forms that allow the body to absorb only the required amount and reject the rest through body's excretory system. But in when it comes to supplements, the nutritional content are not available in forms that allow the body to do this, hence the body ends up absorbing what is more than required and over years leading to cognitive…
