Benefits & Dangers of Using Vitamin Supplements when detox Has Been Used
Generally when you partake in a herbal cleansing and vitamin plan for detoxing the body, there are some risks involved. Although vitamins are safe to use in supplement form, you can harm yourself in using them. This section is here to help you understand that herbal and vitamin…doesn’t necessarily mean safe!
Vitamins and vitamin analogs (B1, B2 B6, B12, B15, C, P, PP, A, E, and folic acid) include multivitamin prep, which are complexes of microelements that also have some anti-anemia factors with phospholipids and unsaturated fatty acids and enzymes.
It makes you wonder just which of these should even be used for vitamin supplements when going through a detox plan, you have to remember that certain vitamins are antagonistic: which means that high doses of one can interfere with the metabolism of others.
For example, if you are taking particularly large doses of B1 it can interfere with the metabolism of B2, B6, C, and PP. Overdosing on B12 will actually disturb the metabolism of B1, B2, and folic acid; excess vitamin A interferes with vitamins C, E, and K. so it is reasonable to assume that it is better to use multivitamins and vitamin complexes that include both macro- and micro-elements in your detox program if you are to be safe.
Zinc
Zinc has received quite a bit of attention lately because a zinc deficiency lowers immune response, adrenal hormones, sex hormones, sexual potency and sperm production. Some vitamins, however, are only appropriate to use during illnesses that require specific types of therapy. For example, multivitamins cannot replace therapeutic doses of vitamin A for dermatitis, boils, conjunctivitis, and laryngopharingitis that can be caused by the very impurities that caused you to seek the detox in the first place.
Basic vitamin needs that come up when detoxing can be met with preventive doses of multivitamin preparations. Higher doses are appropriate only in the case of high altitude like on a plane, high or low temperature, intense ultraviolet radiation, weight loss, or after taking drugs that have anti-vitamin effects in them (antibiotics).
An example of this when you take a single dose of Neomycin which can lower your body’s ability for vitamin A absorption; tranquilizers suppress your body’s ability to use vitamin B2; aspirin stops folic acid from metabolizing to the point that it actually damages the immune system over the long run.
The continuous use of excess vitamins can increase their excretion during the time they are taken and eventually causes them to breakdown after they have been taken. However if you have already experienced inadequate protein in your system due to a cleansing detox program, it is one of the main causes of vitamin deficiencies.
When protein intake is less than 2.0 g/kg of body weight, the recommended levels of vitamins C, B1, B2, and B6 do not ensure that the body’s needs will be completely met the way that they should be. Strength and speed-strength (football) athletes often need more B2, B6, and C; endurance athletes need B1 and C; women particularly need B6.
When you stop to realize that most athletes’ today already have unbalanced diets, I would personally recommend that they begin using preventive levels of multi-vitamins during periods of active training (such as summer-fall) when going through a detox regimen, which will help in increasing the levels during the periods of hardest training.
Most vitamins increase the athletes ability to work only if the athlete is lacking them in the first place. If there isn’t a deficiency present from the detox, higher levels do not necessarily offer a boost to their work capacity.
Most of the time it is best to use specific mixes of vitamins instead of the over-the-counter stuff you can buy; in particular, vitamins A, E, C, P, and PP in medium doses because they can be used to prevent increased blood coagulability during periods of intense aerobic or cardiovascular training. This is really true in the case of using detox as a dietary measure to lose weight.
Taking Nicotinic acid, along with higher levels of vitamins E, C, and P are necessary during these types of training. If you have gastro-intestinal problems vitamins can be given intravenously in conjunction with vitamin C for 2-3 weeks. Just so that you know, vitamins B1 and B2 should be stopped at least seven days before you do any particularly stressful actions so as to keep you from feeling sluggish, or sleepy.
Can taking mega doses increase performance in exercise?
Most vitamins, especially those that help synthesize coenzymes, do work to increase work capacity however only if you’re is lacking in them in the first place. If no deficiency is present, higher levels of vitamins will not do anything for you. There is an exception to this rule which is vitamins that participate directly in metabolic reactions, such as in the case of vitamin B15. B15 should always be used during training.
A three-day course of vitamin B12 can boost your aerobic performance. However, it should be stopped at least 2-3 days beforehand if you want to avoid muscular tightness. Right now there is no convincing evidence that single high doses of ascorbic acid are going to make any changes in your performance. After high doses of vitamin C, work-capacity can decrease for up to 2-3 weeks.
The combination of B1 and B12 cause’s side-effects more often than when they are taken separately. Stress, infections, and the use of antibiotics tend to bring about allergic reactions to vitamin B1.
High doses of nicotinic add can actually cause rashes, itching, boils, brownish skin, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and irritate ulcers and much more. On rare cases we see allergic reactions to vitamins E and A. This is why you need to express caution when trying to use supplements to get your body back up and running after a strenuous detox process.
Ascorbic acid also has its side-effects. The use of high doses of ascorbic acid usually comes from the fact that it is unstable. However, there is another opinion: which is that vitamin C decreases capillary permeability, and in the end it stops nourishing your tissues and organs, changes blood factors with as well, disturbs your heart, and worsens neuromuscular transmission.
Long-term use of any type of ascorbic acid helps your body’s calcium and kidney stones and, gastric ulcers, and duodenal ulcers. Finally, by making a habit of using the extra ascorbic actually heightens your body’s sensitivity to the slightest deficiency, which will provoke any symptoms of acute C. I hope this helps you in realizing that getting your body back up after a cleansing can be stressful and hard on your body.