Myth: Supplements will make up for skipping meals  Facts: Supplements should certainly not be used as a meal replacement or a replacement for a healthy diet.  When a vitamin or mineral is taken in the wrong quantity, there is an immediate imbalance of the body’s economy of nutrients. As an example, calcium and phosphorus maintain a seesaw type of relationship with one another. When one goes up in the blood, the other goes down. If one takes a lot of calcium, the phosphorus goes down. Taking too much of phosphorus causes the calcium to decline. Too much protein powder (in meal replacement shakes) causes the