Have you bought vitamins or any kind of supplement lately? I was just
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.
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.
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