| The rising popularity of herbal
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| | would pose more risk with these things
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| supplements has created a new fad if not
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| | being sold in the black market for a
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| a new health lifestyle. But before you
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| | hefty sum. We could ensure the quality
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| join the bandwagon, here are some things
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| | and safety of herbal supplements if they
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| you need to know about this mean, dietary
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| | get proper classification with the food
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| supplementing machine.
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| | and drug administration. Moreover, people
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| What is the difference between a drug and
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| | may be able to file the proper complaints
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| a dietary supplement?
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| | in the event a worsening of health
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| According to the definition set by food
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| | condition is proven to be linked to the
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| and drug administrations in different
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| | use of a particular herbal supplement.
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| countries, drugs are chemicals that can
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| | Is using herbal supplements worth the
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| prevent, prolong the life, treat other
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| | risk?
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| effects of a health condition, improve
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| | Yes. It cannot be discounted that many
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| the quality of life, and/or cure ailments
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| | who have tried herbal supplements
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| and diseases, or alter the function of
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| | experienced an improvement in their
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| any part or chemicals inside the body.
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| | health whether this is due to the herbals
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| These drugs have approved therapeutic
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| | themselves or due to a placebo effect, as
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| claims. For example, paracetamol is a
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| | long as they do not worsen the condition
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| drug given to bring down the body
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| | of an individual, then using them is
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| temperature in fever. Ascorbic acid is
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| | worth the risk. But of course, certain
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| indicated for the treatment of scurvy.
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| | things must be considered before taking
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| Iron supplements are given to treat mild
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| | those herbal supplements:
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| cases of anemia.
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| | Your doctor knows best.
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| Herbal supplements are not classified as
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| | First of all, clear your condition with
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| drugs but as dietary supplements. The
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| | your doctor. Ask him/her if taking a
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| main difference is that they do not have
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| | particular herbal supplement is safe
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| approved therapeutic claims unlike in the
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| | given your health condition. People with
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| case of drugs. Moreover, dietary
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| | heart, liver, or kidney trouble or
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| supplements could either contain
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| | malfunction, are usually not advised to
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| vitamins, minerals, herbals, or amino
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| | take these, or at the minimum is to take
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| acids, all aimed to add to or supplement
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| | these herbals in minimum amounts. All
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| the diet of an individual. They are not
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| | substances pass through the liver and
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| intended to be taken alone as a
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| | kidney to be processed and filtered
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| substitute to any food or medicine.
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| | respectively. Kava, which is used to
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| Most of the manufactured medicines we now
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| | relieve people from stress, has been
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| have once came from animals and plants.
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| | pulled out from the Canadian,
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| Through the years, chemists isolated the
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| | Singaporean, and German markets because
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| life-saving or life-curing components and
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| | it contains substances that cause liver
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| separated them from the harmful ones.
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| | damage. Certain herbals such as Ephedra
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| This lead to the further drug research
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| | used for losing weight, contains
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| and drug development that lead to the
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| | chemicals with heart-inducing effects
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| production of a different variety of
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| | that can increase heart rate, which in
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| drugs for many ailments and conditions
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| | turn can exhaust the heart and cause
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| from synthetic sources. But still we have
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| | heart attacks in several documented cases
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| semi-synthetic drugs, as well as drug
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| | by the American Medical Association.
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| that more or less approximate more
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| | Follow the directions for use.
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| natural composition. Since herbal
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| | Never take more herbal supplements than
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| supplements are made from a mixture of
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| | what is directed by the doctor or as
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| crude herbs reduced into powder or gel
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| | instructed on the bottle. Each individual
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| form, and later on packaged as tablets
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| | reacts differently to the components of
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| and capsules, there is a possibility that
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| | herbal supplements. While it is perfectly
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| life-threatening or at least body
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| | safe for one individual to take in a
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| chemistry-altering components are still
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| | supplement of primrose oil capsules,
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| present, thus the expression of concern
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| | another person may be allergic to it. So,
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| from the medical community.
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| | do not even think about downing one
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| Is there a growing concern with the use
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| | bottle of
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| of herbal supplements?
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| | It has no approved curative effect.
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| Yes. With the rising popularity of using
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| | No matter how the product pamphlet or the
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| and consuming anything herbal or organic
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| | label of the bottle sounds about how it
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| is the proliferation of fake herbal
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| | has been found to be helpful in certain
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| supplements that threaten to endanger
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| | health conditions, these herbal
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| lives. If thats the case, then why are
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| | supplements are not therapeutic. So do
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| herbal supplements given drug
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| | not substitute these for the medications
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| administration approvals? One way of
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| | prescribed by your doctor for the
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| ensuring the safety of the people is to
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| | treatment of certain diseases, or for the
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| have all candidate drugs, food, drinks,
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| | maintenance of blood pressure, lowering
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| and dietary supplements registered with
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| | of blood sugar and cholesterol, and fight
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| the proper authority. Otherwise, they
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| | off infections.
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