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Now more than ever, nutritional supplements are becoming a part of your daily routine. You take vitamin E to promote youthful skin, calcium for strong bones and vitamin C to combat colds. In fact, a recent survey of adult Americans showed that 59 percent use nutritional supplements, with more than half indicating daily use. And more than 90 percent of supplement users expressed concern about side effects, product safety and interactions between supplements and commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals.
Since the Food and Drug Administration does not require pre-market approval for safety and efficacy of supplements, physicians are concerned that their patients may be taking ineffective supplements that can potentially interfere with their prescriptions. Certain supplements can interfere with common prescription drugs for heart disease -- gingko, ginseng and vitamin K with warfarin (Coumadin), and St. John's Wort with digoxin (Cardoxin, Digitek, Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin.)
Click on the name of the vitamin or supplement below for information. Always consult with your doctor before taking vitamins and supplements, especially if you're using prescribed medications.
The physicians at the Arizona Heart Institute (AHI) and Vital Living, a leading nutritional company, have developed Essentum™, an easy-to-use nutrition regimen that provides only those nutrients clinically proven to support cardiovascular health. Equally important, Essentum™ does not interact with prescription drugs.
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