Everyone knows that there are vitamins and minerals needed to keep your body in good health, but many don't realize that many of these vitamins and minerals have risks to taking them. In most circumstances, obtaining these from your daily diet are safe; however, when they are added to by supplements you can experience side effects once they reach the maximum suggested amount in your body. One side effect that is of great concern is vasoconstriction.
Nickel and Cobalt
Nickel and cobalt are two minerals that are required to regulate enzymes and activate vitamins within the body. The amounts of these two metals affect the arteries leading to and exiting from the heart. When the amount of these metals is low, they cause vasodilation of the coronary arteries, while when they are high they cause just the opposite effect of vasoconstriction. The interesting point is that each of the metals only affects one side of the heart. The amount of nickel present causes this effect on the left coronary artery and the amount of cobalt present causes the effect on the right coronary artery, according to Accu-Cell Nutrition.
B-Complex Vitamins
Vitamin B-complex contains as many as nine different B vitamins. Each of the various vitamins affects different systems and processes in the body. Some of the tasks that they perform have the result of disrupting the nitric oxide generation in the body. That disruption has a resulting effect of causing vasoconstriction in the arteries. The B-complex vitamins may not directly cause vasoconstriction but they help to bring the state of the body to a point resulting in the problem.
Calcium
Calcium is a supplement that is taken by a vast majority of people today. You may take calcium supplements supplement to fight against osteoporosis. While this is a worthwhile approach, it should be noted that one of the effects of adding calcium to the bloodstream may be to trigger vasoconstriction. One factor to keep in mind is that a number of the high blood pressure medications in use are calcium channel blockers. As the amount of calcium is increased in the blood, it can trigger a response from your body's sympathetic nervous system causing vasoconstriction and elevated heart rate to occur, says the MD Wellness and Aesthetics website.
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