As with any major change in your diet or life habits, consult a physician before making the change to insure that the proposed changes won't hurt you and to obtain the proper guidance on administration of the supplements. Dr. Kenneth Cooper, founder of the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research makes the following recommendations for daily vitamin and mineral supplements. These are recommended daily doses of these vitamins. Do not exceed these recommended doses without consulting a physician. Always advise your physician and pharmacist of the vitamins that you are taking when they ask you about any drugs and other medications.
Vitamins can cause a negative interaction with some drugs.
So the bottom line with anitoxidants is that the jury is still out. Consuming these vitamin supplements in the recommended doses will cause no problems for most people and may provide some valuable protections against diseases that face our society as we age.