@taylorloveshealth: 5 supplements i'd never take and exactly why. spirulina / chlorella — algae bioaccumulate heavy metals from their growth water at concentrations significantly higher than the surrounding environment (royuela et al., 2023). there are published cases of arsenic poisoning from algae supplement use — including a woman presenting with confusion and a heart rate of 40 bpm. plus concentrated carotenoid (vitamin A) loading. beef liver / desiccated organ caps — 1g desiccated liver = ~3,000 IU vitamin A. people taking 6-12 caps daily are hitting 20,000-30,000 IU of preformed retinol. vitamin A is fat-soluble. it stores in your liver. and overflow shows up on your skin first. biotin — daily requirement is ~30 mcg. most supplements deliver 5,000-10,000 mcg (100-300x the requirement). at those doses, biotin competes with pantothenic acid at the gut transporter, throws off fatty acid balance, and is one of the most consistently reported triggers for skin reactions in the dermatology literature. turmeric / curcumin extracts — curcumin is a polyphenol — same family as the flavanols in dark chocolate. polyphenols at supplement doses inhibit the liver enzyme (ALDH) that clears retinoid breakdown products and fat-soluble waste. marketed as anti-inflammatory; the actual mechanism is your detox pathway slowing. ashwagandha — 37 documented case reports of ashwagandha-induced liver injury in peer-reviewed literature, mostly cholestatic (philips et al., hepatology communications 2023; teplitsky et al., 2024). cholestasis = bile not flowing out of the liver = exactly what drives skin overflow first. your body already does this. stop suppressing it. opus is open at taylorloveshealth.org not medical advice, educational only. all love 🤍 #liverhealth #healthtok #supplements #ashwagandha #vitaminA

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