Vitamin Toxicity

We all heard that vitamins minerals are good for our health, well being, youth and beautiful appearance. However, as everything in the world if consumed too much and without further consideration about your body’s needs, vitamins minerals can also cause side effects.

Let’s review what are those side effects from some certain vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin A. Standard doses are from 10,000 to 25,000 IU daily. Toxicity may occur if you are consuming more than 50,000 IU during really prolonged periods. What side effects could appear? Fatigue, bone pain, headaches, sleeping problems, dry skin, loss of hair, loss of appetite. Another inconvenient effects is yellowing skin. It’s like if you would be eating tons of carrots.

Vitamin B Complex.

Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) are essentially non toxic.

Vitamin B3 (niacin). Huge doses may make you nauseous, increase heart rate and make feet and hands cold.

Vitamin B5. Overdose can lead to joint inflammation.

Vitamin B6. Completely safe at doses range from 50-250 mg.

Vitamin C. Extra high doses can cause formation of kidney stones. It can cause diarrhea and if vitamin C is highly ascorbic and acidic it can irritate stomach.

Vitamin D. Overdose of vitamin D can cause excess calcification of bones.

Vitamin E. Generally non toxic. But if consumed too much rapidly can raise blood pressure which afterward naturally normalizes.

Vitamin K. Toxic effects result in nausea and anemia.

Try listen to your body and stay informed and you will be able to avoid side effects of vitamins and minerals.

You can read more about properties of vitamins minerals to make your choice here: http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/vitamins/index.html