Are minerals predictably safe to take?
While the levels of most vitamins and minerals recommended by your healthcare practitioner are considered predictably safe, remember that too much of anything can be potentially harmful. Even such life-sustaining things as water and sunlight have an upper limit of safety. While certain minerals such as calcium are generally quite safe even when taken in relatively high amounts, your body’s requirements for other minerals such as iron or selenium are much lower and therefore have a smaller safety range as well. Be sure and inform your healthcare provider of all supplements, herbs or medications you are taking so the optimal levels can be determined for you, including an adequate safety margin. . It is also important to consider if your nutritional supplements are made in facilities certified for Good Manufacturing Practices.
