Is there such a thing as “vitamin overdose”? What vitamins cancel each other when taken together?
There most certainly is. While vitamins are beneficial to our bodies, they can cause havoc if taken over what is reccommended. From http://chemo.net/newpage35.htm “Can You Overdose on Vitamins? Too much of a good thing can have unexpected consequences. Just ask people who have gulped gallons of carrot juice, which is rich in beta carotene, only to find that the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet turned a dull yellowy orange. The carrot-juice syndrome is generally thought to be harmless and reversible, but overdosing on some other vitamins and minerals can have serious side effects. Vitamin A Gorging on this vitamin compound in doses of more than 25,000 IUs (five times the RDA) can lead to liver damage, hair loss, blurred vision and headaches. Bitamin B-6 Ingesting more than 400 mg a day (200 times the RDA) can cause numbness in the mouth and hands and difficulty in walking. Vitamin C It was once believed to cause