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Learn how to recognize vitamin toxicity and what steps to take if you suspect you’re experiencing vitamin toxicity symptoms. We’ll guide you through the vitamin toxicity treatment process and highlight the nutritional supplement risks that often go unnoticed. Your health is paramount, and understanding the health effects of vitamin toxicity is crucial in today’s supplement-savvy culture.
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Ever wonder if you can have too much of a good thing when it comes to supplements well the answer is a big resounding yes that’s exactly why there’s something called a tolerable upper intake level or UL for short that the scientists at the food and nutrition
Board set up think of it as the do not cross line for daily vitamin and mineral intake to keep you out of trouble these vitamins and minerals which are also called micronutrients are super important but only in just right amounts they keep our cells happy and everything running smoothly and while munching on
The right Foods is the best way to get what your body needs there are times when a little extra help from supplements makes sense think Growing Kids expecting moms or just getting older all right let’s dive into the world of supplements and how our bodies deal with them you know not all vitamins
Are created equal most of them are what we call water soluble this means they mix well with water and your body uses them up pretty quickly but then there are the VIPs vitamins a d e and K these guys are fat soluble which means they
Like to Cozy up with fat to be absorbed properly and can hang out in your body’s tissues for a bit longer now here’s where it gets interesting when you take in more water soluble vitamins then your body knows what to do with it just sends them packing through your urine but
Those fat solu ones well they’re a bit more clingy take too many of those and you could run into some trouble because they don’t leave your system as easily and believe it or not even though water soluble vitamins usually wave goodbye pretty fast if you go way overboard they
Too can throw a party in your system that gets a bit out of hand leading to what the docs call hypervitaminosis yep that’s just a fancy term for having too much of a good thing vitamin style first let’s start with vitamin D it’s like the superhero of
Vitamins playing a huge role in keeping our bones and teeth strong beefing up our immune system chilling out inflammation and even helping our bodies handle sugar better and get this not getting enough of it has been linked to some pretty serious stuff like heart disease diabetes and even some cancers
According to scientists who study aging and diseases but here’s the twist since vitamin D loves to hang out in the fat in our bodies taking too much of it for too long can lead to vitamin toxicity it’s pretty rare but it’s a thing especially if you’re big on popping vitamin D
Supplements when things get out of hand it can lead to a whole bunch of not so fun stuff like hypercalcemia that’s just a fancy word for too much calcium in the blood feeling queasy vomiting muscle weakness getting all confused aches and pains not feeling hungry getting dehydrated
Needing to pee all the time feeling super thirsty and even kidney stones now the experts say you shouldn’t go over 4,000 IU of vitamin D a day to stay in the safe Zone but there’s some research out there like in Frontiers and endocrinology saying that the real
Trouble starts when folks take a massive 10,000 IU a day for a bit so what’s the game plan going with a plan that’s tailored just for you and overseen by a healthc care provider is the way to go keeps things safe and sound all right let’s chat about vitamin A now this
One’s a bit of a jack of all trades super important for things like keeping your vision sharp making sure your immune system is up to scratch and playing a part in growth and even reproduction it’s also got a hand in keeping your heart and liver ticking
Over nicely you can find vitamin A in some animal foods like fish liver if you’re into that kind of thing Dairy and eggs this type is ready to go right out of the gate and it’s called retinol then there’s the plant foods with their beta carotene which your body cleverly turns
Into Vitamin A as needed now depending on whether you’re a man or a woman the amount of vitamin A you need each day changes a bit for the fellas it’s about 900 micrograms and for the ladies it’s around 700 micrograms to put it in perspective just one egg can sort you
Out with 75 micrograms according to experts for adults the max amount you want from all places food drinks and any extra supplements is 3,000 microgr just a heads up though going overboard with the ready to use vitamin A can lead to some not so great stuff like headaches seeing
All blurry feeling queasy getting dizzy muscle aches and even messing with your coordination so as with everything balance is key now let’s talk about vitamin E the superhero antioxidant that’s got your back when it comes to keeping your immune system cells and blood vessels in tiptop shape you can
Find this gem in all sorts of tasty stuff like vegetable oils that wheat germ sitting in your pantry nuts and seeds for your snacking pleasure those green leafy veggies we all know we should eat more of and even in some of those fortified foods like your Morning
Cereal so how much of this good stuff do you need about 15 milligrams a day should do the trick but hold up if you’re thinking of topping up with supplements there’s a cap on that 1,000 Mig a day to be precise and yes there’s a bit of a difference
Between the natural stuff called Alpha tofal and the synthetic version known as di Alpha Toof feral some companies even mix them up in supplements to give you a bit of everything now if your body’s a bit finicky with fat and doesn’t absorb it well you might need a bit more
Vitamin E in your life but and this is a big butt going overboard with vitamin E supplements could make you more likely to bruise like a peach or bleed a bit more than usual this is super important to keep in mind especially if you’re on any blood
Thinners like kumaden or warin those are the three common supplements that are often overused if you found this video helpful give it a thumbs up catch you in the next video
