Can you mix different vitamins?
I need a lot of energy boosts for my day-to-day life, and I get them through vitamins and fruit, but I need to know if it's dangerous to mix these particular vitamin tablets:
GNC B2 Vitamins
Vitamin B2 (6250% of RDA)
WITH
Centrum "Performance" Vitamins
Vitamin A (100% of RDA)
Vitamin D (100% of RDA)
Vitamin E (268% of RDA)
Vitamin C (200% of RDA)
Vitamin B1 (300% of RDA)
Vitamin B2 (300% of RDA)
Vitamin B6 (300% of RDA)
Vitamin B12 (1800% of RDA)
Folic acid (200% of RDA)
Niacin or NE (200% of RDA)
Biotin (27% of RDA)
Pantothenic Acid (167% of RDA)
Vitamin K (No RDA; 10 mg)
Calcium (13% of RDA)
Phospheros (6% of RDA)
Iron (100% of RDA)
Magnesium (15% of RDA)
Zinc (50% of RDA)
Iodine (100% of RDA)
Copper (No RDA; 700 pg)
Manganese (No RDA; 4 mg)
Potassium (No RDA; 80 mg)
Chloride (No RDA; 72 mg)
Chromium (No RDA; 120 mg)
Molybdenum (No RDA; 75 pg)
Selenium (No RDA; 70 pg)
Ginkgo Biloba Extract (No RDA; Standardized; 60 mg)
Ginseng Extract (No RDA; Standardized; 50 mg)
Is it safe?
Just to clarify, this is the European Union RDA.
August 31st, 2010 - 15:18
Vitamins and minerals do not directly give you energy boost. Your body burns calories from fat, carbs, protein, vegetable fibers and even calcium (but only if you are starving and close to death). The vitamins and minerals aids in metabolising the fuel and protein, as well as maintaining electrolyte balance.
In fact, if you take too high a dose of vitamins, you will feel drowsy. And if you take too much vitamins and minerals such as iron, copper, manganese, etc., you could end up getting heavy metal poison.
If you are eating a balanced diet, you do not have to reach 100% RDA because the foods you ate already have some. For example, just 2-3 medium size oranges will give you +100% RDA of vitamin C. If you are eating fresh vegetables, fruits, meats, and fish you already have enough potassium.
Be careful with ginseng, the active ingredient in them is a very close cousin to caffeine and will get you "wired" just like caffeine if you take too much.
Ginkgo biloba acts like a blood thinner, so do not take it with such things as satin drugs or aspirin.
August 31st, 2010 - 15:18
Vitamin B2 is not known to cause overdose side effects because excessive amounts are not retained by the body. some vitamins it shouldn’t hurt and others cause damage
read this and decide for yourself:
http://chemo.net/newpage35.htm