Nutritional supplement therapy is the use of nutritional or what others termed as food supplements, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and enzymes,to treat physical and psychological problems. Although taking nutritional supplements are of fairly recent origin, the theory that certain foods can cure diseases goes back to olden times...
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) showed that healthy menopausal women, average age 74, who took calcium supplements (calcium citrate) daily were more likely to have heart attack than menopausal women who didn't take calcium. The study findings suggest, the authors said, that taking calcium supplements maybe damaging to the heart because it may raise blood calcium levels that may lead to calcium deposits in the arteries and may block blood flow...
Herbal supplements are herbs or plants added to the diet for heath purposes. Although they're not considered drugs or medicines, some herbal supplements work the same way as drugs and can have harmful as well as helpful effects. Herbal supplements are not regulated the same way as drugs. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates herbal and other dietary supplements as foods, not as drugs...
