Are you taking too many supplements?
Exercising, eating right, managing stress, and sleeping well: they鈥檙e the mainstays of a healthy lifestyle. Taking lots of dietary supplements should not be added to the list; there鈥檚 little scientific evidence to support it. Yet many Americans make excessive supplement intake a key component of their health聽regimens.
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