doing so and could not believe the vast array of products on the market. I
personally like to take my Vitamin C this time of year and my doctor has
prescribed fish oil. The latter is apparently due to my need for Omega 3s
which you get from fish. Since I seem to have an aversion to anything that
has not walked on the ground or had warm blood in it, this is my sole source of
these and apparently, I need them. So I went to the store and started
looking at fish oil pills. There were too many kinds to count. First
there were the ones with x number of milligrams of Omega 3s. That seemed
simple enough except none of the bottles tell you how much you need in a
day. Do I need 800? 1200? 1600? You would think the more the better
but is it overkill? I don’t want to be buying something I don’t
need. Then some were mixed with other “Fatty acids” Won’t a cheeseburger
do the same thing? Apparently not all fatty acids are created equal.
Do I need those products? The doctor just told me to take fish oil.
Well, all of these products will accomplish that task. Why should I pay
extra for these acids or Vitamin D3…or was it D2? I am sure there is a
doctor out there, perhaps related to me who knows what all that means. To
me is just means, an additional $5 a bottle and 50 fewer pills. The labels
are of little help and I think they’re designed that way. These companies
want you confused so you get scared and buy the higher doses. Sadly, their
evil scheme worked. I bought the bottle that cost the most, with the
fewest pills, and the most…stuff. What’s really sad is that I really have
no way of knowing if it is helping me or if it is, could a cheaper supplement
would do the same job? Vitamin C was little better. At least there
they tell you what percentage of your daily amount each pill has. Then
they have different types to throw confusion into the mix. Do I want
Vitamin C rose tips (no clue what that means) or citrus or one of ten different
types. Don’t they all just do the same thing? I bought the 500mg
ones that were generic because I decided to go with the “Ignorance is Bliss”
point of view. Though I was done I looked at the Multi-Vitamins. Now
there is some confusing stuff. They have cool titles like “Silver” and
“High performance” and “Heart Health”. Those all sound like things I want
but those pills are expensive. How does a person without a medical degree
figure all that out? Ladies and gentlemen, it’s all nothing but a good old
fashioned fear appeal. They scare you into buying their products and
purposely give you limited information so you have to assume the worst.
Vitamins and supplements are a racket. Next time I’m at the doctor, I’m
just going to have him write out what to get.