There is a great deal of misinformation out there about taking supplements. If you listen to anyone from the medical business (Yes, it IS a business), they will almost always tell you that taking vitamins/ minerals is a waste of money and that they do you no good. Well, the purpose of taking vitamins/minerals is to stay healthy and the medical business is all about treating sick people. Less sick people means less money to be made. Hence, the disinformation about the value of vitamins/minerals supplements. Honestly, taking health advice from a medical business person (they have all the same degenerative diseases as we do) is like taking longevity advice from a funeral home owner, each has to protect their cash flow!

But I have seen firsthand, the value of vitamins/mineral supplements. Back in the 1970s, I worked for a while as a Mental Health Counselor in an Alcohol Abuse Unit. One of the things we were instructed to do was provide vitamins to the clients. The heavy alcohol abusers were in poor health from malnutrition and other effects of excess alcohol. The ones that took the vitamins improved in their health. This is just a factual observation.

I have also experienced firsthand, the extreme value of taking vitamins/minerals every day; they protect you from the unexpected.

Over the next series of posts, I am going to tell you how I got into monitoring my own health and how it has kept me alive for almost 70 years. I will start at the beginning and recommend books that I found helpful over time. I hope you enjoy my story.