Calcium and iron
Supplements are meant to restore missing vitamins and nutrients but this is not possible if they are paired wrong and cancel each other out.
According to Trista Best, MPH, RD, a registered dietitian at Balance One Supplements, calcium and iron are among the worst combinations out there, undermining one another’s effects. “These two vitamins compete for absorption, and calcium will reduce the amount of iron your body is able to absorb, if any.”
The best combination for an efficient absorption of iron is iron and vitamin C supplements, says Best. Vitamin C helps iron absorption from non-heme irons aka plant sources. Just add some lemon to your water or consume fruits that are rich in vitamin C such as strawberries.
2 thoughts on “Never Mix These 8 Supplements, Medical Experts Warn”
According to this article taking Zinc and Copper together is not good?
This is Not true, for zinc to be sufficiently absorbed some copper is needed in the right proportions.
For example my bottle of zinc has this mixture:
15 mg of zinc AND 2 mg of copper per capsule.
A lot of these combos come in a Multiple vitamin…. Are you suggesting that I STOP taking my Multiple Vitamin???