No need for alphabet soup
Shades of too many bowls of alphabet soup! The vitamin industry is, again, in conflict with the medical world.
This time around, the letter D. Now, I haven’t been to Vancouver. We have our own share of rainy weather. But the news clip did interview someone there who urged people to supplement their daily quota of the letter D. The doctors retort that too much is too much; even if you’re tired of being wet, kidney stones aren’t a viable alternative.
I’ve never seen a vitamin, but I believe they exist. After all, my foods (at least the processed one) vaunt the richness in store for my body if I’ll just open the box/bottle/other package and ingest with gusto. What kid hasn’t been scared of scurvy, after that history lesson in elementary school? Time for a reality check.
Mankind has been around for a few laps of the track. Our foods have evolved, but my ancestors were all nourished sufficiently for me to be here. Ergo, there must be vitamins in real food. Perhaps, rather than popping a chock each day, we might try for a salad, or some fresh fruit, or something else that hasn’t been cubed and wrapped and put on the shelf for months at a time. Just a thought.
Besides, the supplement industry is getting really rich on our nutritional ignorance. Just remember, even the orange juice guy, Mr. Pauling, didn’t last forever. When 60% of my peers are relying on magical pills, the other 40% might be right. Don’t depend on alphabet soup in a pill bottle.
