Are We Evaluating our Supplements

In a perfect world, neither adults nor children would shy away from a perfectly balanced diet and adults would have the time to drum up that menu for themselves and the kids to whom they are parents. Regrettably, we live in the real world and perfection is still a distant fantasy.

Now how about those Supplements we need? The accepted alternative to a perfect diet is a regular regimen of vitamin supplements.

 Now don't go grabbing up the latest, sexist, most expensive or low-cost vitamins you can find, take a moment to evaluate what it is that you hope to accomplish. Begin by carefully evaluating your normal daily food intake. 



Tally amount of the foods you consume over a period of a couple of days. You may discover that you’re getting the right amounts of most supplements simply through your normal diet. Just a less-than-healthy diet overall may be offset by certain regimen – drinking large quantities of Vitamin D fortified milk, for example. If you simply drink at least two cups of milk each day, you’re most likely getting the Vitamin D recommended for a normal, healthy grownup. 


But what if you find that you really aren’t getting the vitamins you desire? Then it’s time to intake a vitamin supplement, but you need to be intelligent about this. For most kids and adults who aren’t getting the recommended daily doses of vitamins, a very general vitamin will very likely be your best bet.

There are tons of options in the Supplement world and it really becomes a matter of personal choice. If the children like some particular vitamin more than others, that brand is likely to be fine. Make sure that it provides recommended daily allowances of the major vitamins needed by the young ones. 

The same applies to adults, regardless of the claims of the manufacturer that grabs the attention and creates sensations rather than the fact that the vitamins are the look-alike of a cartoon character.

Do not fall for outlandish claims of any vitamin brands and their manufacturers and advertising agencies. I should know, I worked as a graphic designer with several Ad Agencies and did a fair share of copy writing myself and saw some dubious stuff written by account guys and specialist copywriters.

There’s no doubt that having required vitamin intakes each day will make you feel better, but there’s also no truth that vitamins are going to turn back father time, give you the vitality of a two year old and make all your aches and pains vanish.

Get smart about vitamins. Examine the back of your bottles to find out what vitamins are really packed into those little pills. You may be surprised to find the ingredients of the low-cost store brands and those grandly expensive vitamins are quite the same.