Are Your Supplements Safe or Dangerous?

What’s up, athletes?

It’s time to talk about supplements again, and whether or not the stuff in our cupboards is actually good for us. Consumer Reports recently called out 15 common supplement ingredients which can interact with prescription drugs, cause cancer or wreak havoc on your liver, kidneys, and heart. These supplements include pure caffeine powder, chaparral, coltsfoot, comfrey, germander, greater celandine, green tea extract powder, kava, pennyroyal oil, red yeast rice, usnic acid, anconite, lobelia, and synthetic methyl-synephrine. Yes, some of these have proven benefits, but people with health problems could find themselves in serious trouble, fast. As always, check with a doctor first! Your life is way more important than whatever advantage you could get from combining herbal supplements and prescription drugs like a mad scientist.

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