I was flipping through the tv channels the other day and came upon this infomercial for a vitamin called "Iceland Health Omega-3". They claim that taking it will improve your health and longevity, will increase your energy, improve your sleep, improve your memory, thin your blood and reduce inflammation in the joints and blood vessels (thereby reducing the strain on your heart), enhance your blood flow to the brain, relieve aches and pains, and increase your “good” cholesterol which helps to unclog arteries.

Now c'mon people. Can one pill really do all that?

So it got me thinking about vitamins in general. I take a daily multi-vitamin and cranberry pills to help prevent urinary tract infections. (Yeah, I know ya'll wanted to know that, right?) My doctor seems to think the cranberry pills are necessary, but the daily multi-vitamin is a waste of time and money. I haven't listened to him because taking the vitamin seems to make me feel better about my horrible eating habits. There are days when I skip meals, or eat the wrong foods at meals because I don't have the time to prepare anything healthy. I realize that the vitamin isn't a fix-all, but at least I'm getting the bare essentials, right?!

Posted by monkeygirl at October 21, 2005 08:57 PM | TrackBack