Confusion Overshadows Choice of Nutritional Supplements
Confusion continues to overshadow our choice of suitable nutritional supplements. We have such a wide variety of vitamins and food supplements, yet people are just as confused as they were 10 years ago.
How can we know what is best for us? Until a few years ago, I was content to take a One-a-Day multivitamin. Sometimes she had no energy, but she put it down to lack of sleep or a poor diet. From time to time, my immune system wasn’t up to snuff and I would get sick with colds and infections.
After many years of working in the stressful legal and corporate environment, I decided to work from home. He sold natural vitamins and food supplements. All products were deemed to be free of synthetic materials, chemicals, and fillers. In order to sell them, I had to become familiar with all the products, ailments, diseases and afflictions. This equipped me with the sales acumen to “upsell” additional products.
To make sure that I myself would never have to suffer from heart disease, joint pain, diabetes, intestinal worms, cancer, high blood pressure, hot flashes, depression, bone loss, or whatever else might be lurking around the corner. , I took most of the products that the company offers. Now don’t get me wrong. I loved the products! I had the opportunity to buy them at wholesale prices, so I practiced what I preached. “No price is too high for good health.”
Sure, I felt great with a lot more energy. I didn’t get a cold or flu again for a year. I felt that he was a walking testament to good health. At the same time, he was spending hundreds of dollars a month.
When reviewing the actual ingredients of each product, I noticed that several had very similar ingredients with minor variations, but were advertised for different remedies. I guess the marketing goal is to sell as many bottles of product A, B, or C as possible, even if they contain many of the same ingredients. Just rename it, repackage it, and roll it out as a new product. This seems to be the prevailing method of most vitamin distributors.
A seriously ill customer called me to place an order. Suddenly I heard the woman gasping for air due to an obstruction in her trachea. Later, when I called her back, I found out from her nurse that she was swallowing pills and they got stuck. All she wanted was to order a bottle of our “magic” capsules. Many of my customers told me that they had shelves, drawers, and cabinets full of vitamins from different distributors, but they kept buying. They no longer know what works or what they need. What is the next miracle cure? Also, most of them are trying to get off pharmaceutical drugs and (or) statins. Perhaps a new supplement will give them a sense of hope and control over their health.
Recently, I started to question what I was eating and started looking for an alternative. There should be a better way than swallowing a bunch of pills every day.
