Appleton Post-Crescent - Wendy Harris:
I’ve been on a vitamin and supplement kick lately.
I now have a small basket that sits on my kitchen counter, filled with about a half-dozen bottles of various vitamins, minerals, herbs, antioxidants, etc. It finally got so confusing I bought one of those seven-day pill organizers that elderly and sick people use to keep track of all their meds.
In my quest for better health, I’ve been vowing to eat more fresh fruits, veggies, whole grains, and so on. And I’ve made some progress. But until that magical time arrives in my life when I can regularly prepare homemade meals from organically grown carrots, kale and cows, I’m willing to fill my nutritional void with “natural” pills and powders in hopes of warding off the pharmaceutical variety.
Apparently I’m far from alone.
Americans now spend about $20 billion annually on dietary supplements, surpassing what we spend on our prescription drug co-pays. An estimated one-fifth of us now take at least one supplement.
Paul Zirka on January 31st, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Yes the world of the internet has changed the way we shop for vitamins indeed.
When I was a kid, the only way to get information was libraries mostly. Now when I do need info I do it from my home computer. I believe in vitamins and minerals so much that I have built a website to inform people about them.
You can have a look at it at http://www.vitamins-infohealth.com and I will keep expending it.
I wrote articles as well. People dont have excuses anymore to not know about vitamins and their benefits. More and more we see and hear about cancer and other sicknesses. A body well fed with good nutrients is the best way to fight back.
Make the information available is the first step in my opinion.
Keep the blog going!
Paul Zirka