Hi Mark, Too much of anything can be bad. Including vitamins. Vitamins are not a cure all, just as herbs and prescription drugs are not a cure all. Trish On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 12:02:57 -0500 Mark Labbee <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hi Trish > > Since when are vitamins more dangerous than prescription drugs? > There has > never been a documented case of anyone dying from an overdose of any > vitamins and the only vitamins that are known to cause problems at > high > doses are the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K. B6 has caused nerve > problems > at high doses. Iron can be dangerous at high levels but since we are > eating > all this red meat (most of us anyway) we would have no need to > supplement > with iron. I would agree that many herbs can have unwanted side > effects but > maintain they are still much safer than most prescription drugs > which kill > many thousands each year with unintended consequences or > interactions with > other drugs. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paleolithic Eating Support List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Trish Tipton > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 10:15 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [P-F] Paleo drug use > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:23:44 -0600 Robert McGlohon <[log in to unmask]> > writes: > > > Does anyone have any info or theories on recreational or > > > ceremonial drug use > > > by paleo people? > > > > > > Irene > > > > All I can I can add to this is, if someone is going to treating > themselves with herbs, minerals, vitamins, etc, remember that they > are > just as dangerous as drugs or prescriptions. Just because it is > derived > from an herb does not deem it safe. Most prescription drugs start > out in > a an animal, vegetable, mineral state before they are stepped down > into a > drug. An example, meletonin, ma huang, and kava kava can not be > taken by > people with thyroid problems. Probably among many others. > > Trish > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.