its not the content of the pill i am referring to, its the reliance on pills, whatever chemical they contain, for the solving of normal life experiences.
and there is nothing magical about vitamins
they are CHEMICALS that our bodies need in minimal amounts for proper functioning. more than that amount they do nothing.
because vit a is necessary for vision to function it does not mean that vit a given in high doses will improve vision
there was a strong (well deserved) backlash against the medical establishment at its heday about 40 years ago. but instead of learning that we need to deal with the causes of problems, we the laymen can just use vitamins instead of pharmaceuticals. we can be in control of our health, not the doctors!
it went over big and became a billion dollar industry
replete with multi-million dollar budgets for madison avenue advertising (very well disguised as “holistic”, caring experts)
to squeeze money out of an ignorant public anxious to become their own health care providers
vit c was the wonder pill of the seventies, then vit e of the eighties and nineties. both proven again and again to be useless in quantities greater than the minimum to prevent deficiencies.
now its vit D
i bet you give your kids vit d in high doses, dont you?
its the latest overhyped vitamin fad
even the doctors are prescribing it (if you cant lick em join em)