CAN HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS CAUSE HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS?

Research has associated a few supplements and herbs to arrhythmia. For example;

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is a supplement most celebs swear by in reducing stress. But this product has shown to cause arrhythmia in a few case studies. For instance, a 2022 study indicated that a woman aged 73 experienced the condition after use of this supplement, but it stopped after ceasing to take it.

Bitter orange

Researchers link bitter orange can result in arrhythmia. Even the National Institute of Health concludes that it can cause abnormal heartbeat.

Ephedra alkaloids

A study in 2021 demonstrated that taking compounds with ephedrine and ephedra alkaloids can cause arrhythmia. Even the US banned use of the two compounds for causing stroke, heart attack, and death in worst cases.

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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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