Nature's Aide Health Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ted Bremer
1 out of every 2 Americans takes a daily supplement in this $21 Billion dollar industry that hasn't changed since the 1920s. And there are two overwhelming problems;
1) 23,000 people went to the ER last year solely because of a reaction to their supplements. This doesn't include all the people who just got sick at home or did long term damage to their health. And
2) Many supplements just don't work. They are a waste of time, money and don't make you healthy.
We want to discuss this at length and change this. Give us a listen and leave a comment please. Cover art photo provided by Timothy Dykes on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@timothycdykes
The back story is pretty simple. 1 out of every 2 Americans takes a daily supplement in this $21 Billion dollar industry that hasn't changed much since the 1920s. And two overwhelming problems have developed from the volume of consumption of supplements and the lack of change in the industry.
Too much of a good thing
Not to scare you, but 23,000 people went to the ER last year solely because of a reaction to a supplement(s) they took. That's crazy to us. That doesn't even include the number of people who got sick and didn't go to the ER or the people who are just doing long-term harm to their health because of their daily vitamin routine. It's a problem. And want to talk about it here in this podcast.
Hope
The second problem is something the industry kind of likes, it's hope. Hope in a bottle. It's the optimism that vitamin C can prevent a cold. It's the faith that St John's Wort can calm your nerves. Never mind that many of the claims for supplements have not been proven, the hope is that it will work for you. And what harm can that really do (see paragraph above).
We think it is time for a change.