When food is medicine, are vitamin and mineral supplements necessary?
No. When a person is following a carefully designed diet, especially if the diet is for the treatment of a specific illness, there is really no need to supplement the diet with vitamins or minerals. Vitamin and mineral supplements are not only unnecessary, but they are often undesirable; as these pills can have adverse unintended side effects. Are there any side effects to vitamin and mineral supplements? Yes. There can be unintended side effects to vitamins and minerals. For example, vitamin and mineral supplements that contain large quantities of vitamin C or Iron can have severe adverse effect on patients suffering from any infection such as diarrhea, Chlamydia, typhoid, arthritis or urinary tract infection. Both vitamin C and iron are yin (expansive) and they tend to facilitate germ growth. This can exacerbate the patient’s condition rather than help improve it. Vitamin & mineral supplements toxic side effects Some synthesized vitamin and mineral pills can have toxic effects when t
