Hello Readers,
While wishing you a Happy New Year, please be mindful of this very specific warning-- here goes
From Dr. David Eifrig in Retirement Millionaire:
I warned you about vitamin E… and other "natural" supplements. As I wrote in the February and May issues, many of the dietary supplements peddled as all-natural wonder cures are dangerous to your health.
Vitamin E was one I specified. Here's what I wrote: "Vitamin E in high doses can be deadly. If you take much more, you can experience fatigue, muscle weakness, headaches, and excessive bleeding. Some people are taking 1,000-2,000 IU a day at great risk to their health... Vitamin zealots claim E is the fountain of youth. Again, it isn't. And no amount of name-calling or anecdotal claims should convince you otherwise."
On October 11, the Cleveland Clinic released a study verifying my warning. A front-page article in the Washington Post reports the study of 35,000 healthy men showed that those who took vitamin E in large daily doses (the size commonly available in supplements) increased their risks of prostate cancer 17%. The Post quoted Eric Klein, a Cleveland Clinic prostate cancer expert who led the study: "You really have to question now how taking Vitamin E will help someone... Not only is it unlikely to help them, it apparently could hurt them."
As always, some supplements are beneficial (I regularly take vitamin C), but some are not. You need to understand the chemistry of anything you put in your body.
Once again, have a happy new year
Dr.Caleb Bibbi Oluranti
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