Killer Bees supplements danger

[bigbobby]

Just came across a news article that revealed a man suffered blood toxicity after taking a dietary supplement for a couple of months called Killer Bees and was left paralyzed for three days after being treated in hospital. The ingredient that is dangerous is a synthetic version of thyroxine. You can read more about it here in case you`re interested about this report or if your taking Killer Bees. https://www.foxnews.com/health/man-a...ts-report-says

[bigbobby]

It's stories like these that make me afraid to take dietary supplements for weight loss. It just seems like they either don't work at all or they are dangerous :(

Totally true. Couldn't agree more. Also, I agree that taking anything that has "killer, venom, poison" etc. in the title sounds like a bad idea.

[ChristySmiles]

It's stories like these that make me afraid to take dietary supplements for weight loss. It just seems like they either don't work at all or they are dangerous :(

[Beth]

I'd love to say I'm surprised, but I'm not. Disgusted, yes. Surprised, no. The best way to protect yourself is to make sure you don't take any supplement that contains ingredients that you don't really know how they'll work on your body. You really need to do your research and you should probably avoid taking anything with a name that contains "killer", "venom" or "poison" in it. The more the manufacturer likens the name of their product to a deadly or toxic creature...the more likely it is that the product contains things that probably aren't the greatest for your body.

I have to agree. I make it a point to stay away from any product that has some sort of "poison", "venom", "killer", "deadly" etc. in its name, To me that signifies that it's go either a really potent dose of caffeine, lots of stimulants or some other herb that's really dangerous. Still, that's terrible that this happen to the poor guy and that it is something that is happening to people. It's one thing if they put they dietary supplements on the market that are not effective, it's another if they are actually dangerous.

[speeddemon]

I'd love to say I'm surprised, but I'm not. Disgusted, yes. Surprised, no. The best way to protect yourself is to make sure you don't take any supplement that contains ingredients that you don't really know how they'll work on your body. You really need to do your research and you should probably avoid taking anything with a name that contains "killer", "venom" or "poison" in it. The more the manufacturer likens the name of their product to a deadly or toxic creature...the more likely it is that the product contains things that probably aren't the greatest for your body.

[Tiff]

Oh my gosh that's horrifying! I had no idea that thyroxine could be so bad....nowadays they warn you off of ephedra but it's clear that there are so many other dangerous ingredients out there...who knows what we are putting in our bodies when we take these supplements! It's really, really, scary and sad that these problems exist.