The Downside of Vitamins

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Believe it or not, multi-vitamins and other mineral supplements are the one of the leading causes for ER visits among people our age!

But for a very different reasons than what they contain.

Nearly 40% of those visits to emergency rooms and walk-in clinics among our age group are caused by choking or swallowing problems involving vitamins and nutritional supplements!

The experts recommend taking only one pill at a time and always with plenty of liquid to help wash then down.

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