Medical Questions » Vitamins Questions » Question No. 1522
| Question: | Since starting to take supplements I feel worse, not better, and have developed spots and headaches! Why? |
| Answer: | To check if you' re reacting adversely to the supplements or to something in them, the obvious thing to do would be to stop taking them and see if you feel better and your new symptoms clear. However, what may be going on (and this is very common) is that your body is detoxifying. Any changes to your diet or nutrient levels can trigger the body to begin to clear out toxins that have been hindering your overall health for some time. In the short term this can cause spots, headaches and general malaise, but these should pass within a couple of weeks.
You can aid your body in its efforts to detoxify by drinking plenty of water, eating a ' clean' diet (cutting out or reducing your consumption of meat, dairy, fats, fried foods, stimulants like coffee and so on), plenty of fibre (to aid elimination via the bowels), and perhaps the herb milk thistle to support your liver. |
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