Hi Andy, I'm glad that you understand that our farmlands have been 'farmed out'. But... where are you going to get your vitamins and minerals? From our overprocessed foods, tap water and fruits and veggies bought at the supermarket that "contain the nutrients of cardboard???" Not there! Unless you grow your own food and add your own organic fertilizers and have a really 'clean' well-which I don't have any-it seems your SOL!
I see your point on the companies that take advantage of people and they sure are out there. But in balance, there are many companies that have a good reputation and use whole food sources for supplementation. I personally use Garden of Life, which is amazing but there are others...Standard Process, Solgar, even Now, etc... Believe me... look at the back of a bottle of vit/min from Walmarts or K-marts and compare to one of the companies I mentioned. If you know anything about vit/min you'll know the difference-if you don't... look it up yourself or ask! By the way, the old saying goes...'you get what you pay for.' By the way, I don't know what companies your talking about that don't tell you what's in their product. At our store, we carry only companies that list their products in code with the 'Supplement Facts' that is required to be put on the label-by law. We have a couple of companies that don't put this on their label and I don't usually recommend those. Again this is off the topic of CS, so I will drop this. But I just had to respond to your comment. Andy, your much better off buying a high quality, whole food source multiple/mineral than getting something at the drug store-probably made by a pharmaceutical company. Good luck, Maryanne Andy wrote... Hi Maryanne, Thanks for the response. I know of the report you are talking about. It's a quote from U.S. Senate Document 264. It's a reprint of an opinion that originally appeared in the June 1936 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine and was placed into the Congressional record by a Florida senator. Anyhow, I live in an agricultural area and I agree that most of the farmland has probably been farmed out. It may look like spinach but it contains the nutrients of cardboard. The point that I was trying to make, is that it's my opinion that most of the dietary supplements on the market today are garbage. The people that are marketing this stuff are sleaze-bags. They try to get others to do their dirty work. "Sell enough of this crap to your family and friends and you will get yours free!" Eating expensive pills or drinking swill that contains a little bit of crunched up shale, kelp, seaweed or coral isn't the answer. I think one would be better off buying a multivitamin/multimineral supplement from Wallgreens or K-Mart. It's a hell of a lot cheaper and at least they tell you what's in it. Then again, you can always eat some dirt or drink a little sea water (at least it's fresh!) I think the real problem is that people are over breeding and using up the worlds resources. I try to check the OT list once a day if you want to follow up on this. Best wishes, Andy (^_^) Hi Maryanne, Thanks for the response. I know of the report you are talking about. It's a quote from U.S. Senate Document 264. It's a reprint of an opinion that originally appeared in the June 1936 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine and was placed into the Congressional record by a Florida senator. Anyhow, I live in an agricultural area and I agree that most of the farmland has probably been farmed out. It may look like spinach but it contains the nutrients of cardboard. The point that I was trying to make, is that it's my opinion that most of the dietary supplements on the market today are garbage. The people that are marketing this stuff are sleaze-bags. They try to get others to do their dirty work. "Sell enough of this crap to your family and friends and you will get yours free!" Eating expensive pills or drinking swill that contains a little bit of crunched up shale, kelp, seaweed or coral isn't the answer. I think one would be better off buying a multivitamin/multimineral supplement from Wallgreens or K-Mart. It's a hell of a lot cheaper and at least they tell you what's in it. Then again, you can always eat some dirt or drink a little sea water (at least it's fresh!) I think the real problem is that people are over breeding and using up the worlds resources. I try to check the OT list once a day if you want to follow up on this. Best wishes, Andy (^_^)
