The health trend seems to hold up among us Swedes and after, among other things, the Coronapandemia has been seen that many Swedes continue to make a little extra effort to keep viruses and bacteria away and embrace a healthy lifestyle.
Something else that has been debated about just health is the National Board of Health’s recommendations on alcohol. Social media boiled after the authority went out with the dimensions that indicate risk use.
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Risk use of alcohol is defined as drinking one of the following: ten standard glasses or more per week, or four standard glasses or more per drink occasion once a month or more often. The boundaries are the same for both men and women.
Many people appreciate a good glass of wine. Image source: Hasse Holmberg/TT
Something else that has been debated is so -called health supplement. Since there are a whole jungle out on the market, many people find it difficult to know what to trust and not.
Whatever you choose to use, there are some supplements that you should be careful to mix with your medicines.
Apoteket boss: “You should never mix with your drugs” the supplements “
A press release from “Apoteket Hjärtat” now states that some supplements should preferably be avoided to be combined with drugs.
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This is because some prescription and prescription drugs can “collide” with different supplements, which in turn may mean that the effect of the drug is weakened or reinforced.
– Regardless of the purpose behind one’s supplements consumption, it is important to have conscious consumption where you start from the recommended daily dose, and ensure that the dietary supplement does not collide with any drugs you are taking. Magnesium and iron are, for example, supplements that can interact with certain drugs, says Annika Svedbergchief pharmacist at Apotek Hjärtat in the press release.
Several types of antibiotics crashes with iron, magnesium and calcium. Image source: Janerik Henriksson/TT
So, for example, what should you be careful about combining? Yes:
Several types of antibiotics crashes with iron, magnesium and calcium.
Antacida (medicine for heartburn) collides with magnesium.
Antidepressants and birth control pills should not be combined with the Natur preparation St. John’s wort.
Levaxin (medicine for metabolism) collides with iron and calcium.
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The Swedish Medicines Agency Has also assumed that grapefruit can affect the breakdown of certain drugs so that the amount of drugs in the blood becomes higher than intended, which in turn increases the risk of side effects.