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rayjwinteravenVitamin infused pyjamas!
Check it out - just do a web search for 'vitamin infused pyjamas' and you'll come up with a huge array. Ranging from vitamin E infused, at the local Mark's Work Warehouse, to aloe vera, jojoba, and vitamin E from Zen, you don't have to actually *eat* your vitamins now.
Dear lord. I was perturbed by the Vitamin E Spa Socks offered in a catalogue, and it's just getting worse. Is it really so hard to slather on some lotion or soak in the tub? And can you wash those pyjamas, or is it a one-shot deal, and you have to toss them out later? How much of the infusion gets into your skin anyway, and how much is left on your pillow and bedding?
We have vitamin enriched water. We have vitamin enriched energy drinks. We have drinks with random herbal supplements, something that I would only take with the advice of an herbalist I trusted, or another medical professional who knows my medical history and meds. Bet most people who take ginkgo biloba don't know that it raises blood pressure and can harm your eyes, and that one of the two types of ginseng is not recommended for women - or at least that's how it was back in the days when I read the alt.newsgroup where people who know this stuff talked about it.
A friend told me a story once of how her husband was looking in the cupboards, saw some herbal tea, and said 'Hmm, herbal, that's good for me.' He drank it, and couldn't figure out why he kept needing to run to the bathroom. Well, laxative herbs just happen to be herbal too...
Appropriate use - this is what I think is lacking. You don't really want to overdose on vitamins and supplements - some are dangerous that way. You don't really want to underdose, imagining that you're getting what you need just because a bottle of green tea beverage says it also contains pomegranate juice. Some vitamins and supplements are best for internal use and some for external, and getting that part wrong can lead to problems too.
Just like someone would not be wise to say 'Oh, aspirin, that's healthy for people who have heart conditions, I'll just pop a few,' let's not forget that natural remedies are drugs too.
Check it out - just do a web search for 'vitamin infused pyjamas' and you'll come up with a huge array. Ranging from vitamin E infused, at the local Mark's Work Warehouse, to aloe vera, jojoba, and vitamin E from Zen, you don't have to actually *eat* your vitamins now.
Dear lord. I was perturbed by the Vitamin E Spa Socks offered in a catalogue, and it's just getting worse. Is it really so hard to slather on some lotion or soak in the tub? And can you wash those pyjamas, or is it a one-shot deal, and you have to toss them out later? How much of the infusion gets into your skin anyway, and how much is left on your pillow and bedding?
We have vitamin enriched water. We have vitamin enriched energy drinks. We have drinks with random herbal supplements, something that I would only take with the advice of an herbalist I trusted, or another medical professional who knows my medical history and meds. Bet most people who take ginkgo biloba don't know that it raises blood pressure and can harm your eyes, and that one of the two types of ginseng is not recommended for women - or at least that's how it was back in the days when I read the alt.newsgroup where people who know this stuff talked about it.
A friend told me a story once of how her husband was looking in the cupboards, saw some herbal tea, and said 'Hmm, herbal, that's good for me.' He drank it, and couldn't figure out why he kept needing to run to the bathroom. Well, laxative herbs just happen to be herbal too...
Appropriate use - this is what I think is lacking. You don't really want to overdose on vitamins and supplements - some are dangerous that way. You don't really want to underdose, imagining that you're getting what you need just because a bottle of green tea beverage says it also contains pomegranate juice. Some vitamins and supplements are best for internal use and some for external, and getting that part wrong can lead to problems too.
Just like someone would not be wise to say 'Oh, aspirin, that's healthy for people who have heart conditions, I'll just pop a few,' let's not forget that natural remedies are drugs too.
