A question that I often get asked is why doesn’t Ayurveda recommend taking vitamin or mineral supplements.
The reason is quite simple. A single vitamin or mineral taken alone has side effects and it uses the isolated chemical approach. For example, taking iron pills can lead to side effects such as constipation. So, what’s the point of taking a vitamin if it causes other problems and is not supporting a healthy functioning of the physiology? A research study done on calcium intake shows that those who took a ‘x’ amount of calcium in the form of pills had a lower bone density than those who took that same amount of calcium within their diet.
