{"id":10302,"date":"2025-09-23T16:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/?p=10302"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:08:34","slug":"dr-vliets-health-tip-bleeding-risk-dangers-may-be-lurking-in-your-supplements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/es\/2025\/09\/dr-vliets-health-tip-bleeding-risk-dangers-may-be-lurking-in-your-supplements\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Vliet\u2019s Health Tip: BLEEDING RISK DANGERS MAY BE LURKING IN YOUR SUPPLEMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9 by Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD and Kathy Kresnik<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There has been a great deal of focus on the marked increased risk of large and serious blood clots\u2014even fatal clots\u2014<\/em>following the COVID shots, and to a lesser extent, the COVID illness. But in all the focus on CLOTS and many products being sold to prevent clots, and to \u201cdetox spike protein,\u201d\u00a0 there is rarely any discussion of the risk of serious bleeding<\/em>, and even hemorrhages, that can cause blindness, strokes, and loss of consciousness.<\/p>\n

In fact, in an interview this spring, which I discussed in an earlier newsletter, Steve Kirsch talked publicly his permanent blindness in one eye due to a hemorrhage that he described occurred two weeks after beginning a combination over-the-counter \u201cspike detox\u201d product containing bromelain, curcumin and nattokinase.\u00a0 Steve Kirsch said in his interview what bothered him was that the company selling the product he took did not have any warnings that serious bleeding could occur with the combination of natural ingredients that all affected various steps in the coagulation process.\u00a0 He spoke publicly to use his major platform to warn others about serious risks that were not being addressed by those selling such supplements, particularly combination products in higher doses.<\/p>\n

I have also seen problems with patients in my practice who added this combination product on their own, when 1) their D-Dimer, which I check regularly especially in those who got the COVID shots, was normal and 2) are taking other supplements and herbs, even some common Rx medicines that have anti-coagulant and\/or anti-platelet actions.\u00a0 One patient sent me a photo of her legs, and asked what could be causing the dark purple discoloration from her thighs to her ankles \u2013 her internist and chiropractor did not know and she was very alarmed.\u00a0 Since I had recently seen her for an appointment and knew the status of her labs and knew her usual medications, none of which had a risk of bleeding under the skin, I asked her what she had done differently since our appointment. It turns out she had added the same spike detox product that I later learned had caused Steve Kirsch\u2019s blindness from a hemorrhage in his eye.<\/p>\n

I explained to her that this \u201cspike detox\u201d product had three potent natural medicines, all with anticoagulant, antiplatelet and fibrinolytic properties that could lead to serious bleeding. I thought she was bleeding under the skin up and down her legs which would cause that purple discoloration. I told her to stop this new product immediately and we began discussing other ways of addressing this problem.<\/p>\n

This is the danger of adding supplements on your own without discussing it with your physician first. Consumers are not warned about interactions and the dangers of combination products with the different ingredients having similar actions. But what happens when you don\u2019t realize these supplements being recommended for Long COVID or Post-Vaccine Injury or spike protein detoxification <\/em>contain one or more anti-coagulants? Same thing for the average person just wanting to stay healthy. It is very easy to keep adding to your supplement routine without realizing how many of your supplements affect blood clotting and increase risk of bleeding as you can see by the extensive list below.<\/p>\n

When I am evaluating my patients, I always check ALL of their Rx medicines, supplements and herbs for these kinds of serious interactions, and we go over this at each appointment.\u00a0 In addition, I monitor objective lab tests that give an indication of blood clot risk, so we have that information to use in making decisions about which supplements may be beneficial or could have potential for adverse effects.<\/p>\n

Clearly all the publicity now about blood clot risks from the COVID shots has meant that anti-coagulant products are flying off the shelves and every day there seems to be a new product to add to our regimen. But more is not better,<\/em><\/strong> and sometimes can be outright dangerous.\u00a0 The risk of major bleeding events increases dramatically the more products you are taking with similar actions. This can cause serious outcomes that end up with ER and\/or hospital stays, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage (\u201cbrain bleeds\u201d causing strokes), uterine hemorrhage, or severe bleeding from minor injuries. Doses need to be tailored to the individual patient \u2013 don\u2019t just add these products on your own, without checking your lab values and checking for interactions with other medicines and the supplements you already take.<\/p>\n

There are about 30 or possibly more common supplements and herbs that can increase the risk of bleeding. <\/strong>There are also many common Rx medicines\u2014in addition to the known and readily identified anti-coagulant\/antiplatelet medicines doctors use to prevent strokes and heart attacks in patients, such as those with A-Fib, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli and other medical conditions.\u00a0 I will talk about those below.<\/p>\n

This is a very complex topic and I will go into more depth on this subject in an upcoming Faith over Fear seminar, where I can present more of the medical details than I have space to do in this Health Tip for our weekly newsletter. The date for that program is listed in the Faith Over a Fear upcoming programs further down in the newsletter.\u00a0 For today, I want to focus on several major areas with a broad brush to get you thinking <\/em>about serious complications such as bleedings that may be lurking in your regimen that no one has warned you about, and give you some of the \u201cbig picture\u201d actions of various common supplements.<\/p>\n

WHAT FACTORS INCREASE RISK OF SERIOUS BLEEDING?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several risk factors can increase risk of serious bleeding in patients taking either prescription \u201cblood-thinner\u201d or anticoagulant medicines and\/or who are taking over the counter supplements and herbs that interfere with normal blood clotting through one of many ways.\u00a0\u00a0 The risks can be anticoagulant-related or patient-related, and patients need to be especially careful about combining too many of these products (Rx or over-the-counter) on their own, especially when taking any prescription medicines that increase bleeding.\u00a0 [22]<\/a>[23]<\/a><\/p>\n

Patient-related Risks include: <\/strong>age, race (increased in Black\/Brown populations), presence of genetic mutations affecting clotting, underlying medical conditions.
\nAnticoagulant-related Risks include:<\/strong> dose used, concomitant use of other medications that independently increase risk of bleeding (I list some common ones below), and type of anticoagulant used.\u00a0 For example, studies have shown that the risk of significant bleed is higher with warfarin than with direct oral anticoagulants.[24]<\/a><\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE MAIN ANTICOAGULANT MECHANISMS OF ACTION?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anticoagulants and anti-platelet agents work to prevent damaging blood clots through several distinct mechanisms of action, broadly classified by their molecular targets and method of interference with the coagulation cascade or platelet function.<\/p>\n