Another supplement? Pass the cactus. Many have heard or read about an oft-repeated prescription drug story involving elderly (or maybe not so elderly) people: patients who are taking many prescriptions prescribed independently by multiple doctors. Then someone finds out about the potpourri of pills, throws out all of the meds, many of which might have been working against each other, and starts over with a much smaller, basic medication plan. And the patient’s health improves. Sometimes, I kind of apply that same picture to the nutraceutical and supplement field. I try to at least read a sampling of nutrition industry headlines regularly, and every day there seems to be new studies suggesting this compound or that nutrient may prevent this or reduce risk for that. Here’s just sampling in the past few weeks: Chilli …