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I Built an Embeddable Supplement Interaction Checker — Here's What Surprised Me

I Built an Embeddable Supplement Interaction Checker — Here's What Surprised Me

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The Problem Nobody Talks About There are hundreds of drug interaction checkers online. WebMD has one. Drugs.com has one. Medscape has one. They all answer the same question: "Will this pill interact with that pill?" But none of them answer the question millions of people actually need answered: "Are the 5 supplements I take every morning fighting each other?" I take vitamin D, magnesium, omega-3, and zinc. Nothing exotic. But here's what I didn't know: calcium inhibits iron absorption by up to 60% . And fiber reduces iron absorption significantly through phytate binding. And caffeine blocks iron absorption by 39% . So if you're taking an iron supplement with your morning coffee and a fiber-fortified breakfast — you might as well be throwing that iron pill in the trash. What I Built A Supplement Stack Safety Checker that focuses exclusively on supplement-supplement interactions — not drug interactions, not food interactions. Just the supplements you actually take. The numbers: 78 supple

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