Drug, Nutrient, and Supplement Interactions

It is always important to check the interactions of any medications, vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other supplements.  That's why doctors always ask about everything you are taking.  But these things can also interact with the food you eat, which is sometimes reflected by dosing instructions.  But lets face it, no one has the time or money to go to the doctor every time they purchase something over-the-counter.  Besides, the doctor never has room in his schedule anyway! There are several resources on the Internet.  I have found the interaction checker on drugs.com to be helpful and accurate.  This article I wrote is an example of some interactions of minerals with the medication atenolol, found using drug information and interaction checkers on the Internet.  So you can easily find out what your medications interact with.  Have fun!