Do OTC vitamin/mineral/herbal supplements have a significant impact on meaningful labs?

[Craig74]

Do OTC vitamin/mineral/herbal supplements have a significant impact on meaningful labs (free T, SHBG, E2)? Or do they only have a minor impact? I ask because I take a lot of supplements and wonder if I'm potentially doing things that are counter-productive or if I'm wasting my money because their impact is minor.

Here is a list of supplements I regularly take:

Calcium D-Glucarate - 500mg most days
Red Maca - 500mg every other day
Boron - 3mg daily
Magnesium - 500 mg daily
Zinc - 25mg daily
Vitamin D - 4000IU daily (with some K)
Iodine - 750 mcg daily
D-aspartic acid - 3g most days
DIM - 100mg most days
Melatonin - 5mg nightly

Supplements I periodically take:

Broad spectrum vitamin E - 300mg
Multi-B
Astaxanthin - 3mg
Coenzyme Q10 - rarely
Super prostate formula - 1x per week
Lycopene - 1x per week
Vitamin C
Olive leaf
Resveratrol

I eat arugula and drink a "greens" and "phytoberry" drink daily.

 

[Systemlord]

The only supplement I know of that affects laboratory testing is biotin.

If you don't have a deficiency and are taking for example vitamin D and C, that is not really necessary. All you really need (aside from deficiencies) is a balanced diet that includes everything your body needs.

A lot of people who take supplements don't really need it and when there is a deficiency, something is missing from their diet.

 

[Craig74]

The only supplement I know of that affects laboratory testing is biotin.

If you don't have a deficiency and are taking for example vitamin D and C, that is not really necessary. All you really need (aside from deficiencies) is a balanced diet that includes everything your body needs.

A lot of people who take supplements don't really need it and when there is a deficiency, something is missing from their diet.

To clarify. I didn't mean affect labs in terms of giving misleading or false results which is what biotin can do. I meant can supplements actually materially change the actual values (i.e. amount you have in your body).

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

I think the answer you're looking for is a a resounding YES! Assuming, that is, that they're being absorbed properly, the dosage you're taking, the form and co-factors, and whether you're testing blood value or cellular values, etc. Others not on your list like DHEA and berberine will also affect lab values.

 

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