Consumer Reports magazine has just come up with a list of what they are calling, “the dirty dozen” of dietary supplements which they are recommending people avoid. They came up with this list by working with an independent research group called the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.
Here are the twelve supplements they are telling consumers to avoid due to the potential for serious health side effects:
Aconite, Bitter Orange, Chaparral, Colloidal Silver, Coltsfoot, Comfrey,...
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