Amino Acid Supplementation

Pills and Powders for amino acid supplementation should be avoided. Taking supplements can lead to kidney and liver stress, dehydration, and weight gain. Some of the supplements may get in the way of the body's absorbsion of certain essential amino acids. These drugs have not been out for very long and there is not much scientific data available about the effects it can have over time.

Vitamin Supplements

There are two types of vitamins- water soluable and fat soluable. You should be very careful when taking high doses of fat soluable vitamins A, D, E, and K. Toxic levels of these vitamins can build up in the liver. Symptoms of vitamin toxicity are very vague and usually involve vomiting, rashes, and diarreah.

Antioxidant Vitamins include Beta Carotine, vitamin C, vitamin E, sulfer and selenium. Antioxidants protect a body from free radical damage. Free radicals are molecules that cause damage to healthy tissues. Free radicals have been linked to cancer.

In general, it is ok to take a once a day multi-vitamin, but it may be dangerous to take any other kinds of supplements without a doctor's advice. To much of certain kinds of vitamins can be bad instead of good.