This is my first blog. I just opened a new vitamin store in Doylestown, Pa "StansVitamins and Supplements". I previously owned a Health Food Store in Phila. Pa. I was there for twenty five years. I learned a lot and also had to unlearn a lot. Things change. People change.
One big change I have begun to notice is that children and juveniles have become more sedentary. Playing outside has decreased dramatically--the higher the income level--the less outside play. Maybe just a little soccer on weekends. I mourn this. I also mourn the shift towards prepared foods purchased from corporate chains. This food is overly processed with minimun vitamins added to entitle it to the term "enriched". Believe me these added vitamins are not enough! A good multiple is still a great form of health insurance you can provide for your children. Whole foods purchased locally and prepared at home are still the best form of nutrition. Why? Because local farmers still use real fertilizers in real "dirt". The fruits and vegtables then absorb all of the nutrients and micro nutrients which are present in this "whole dirt". They are not present in the mega farm depleted soil. All they have is water, potassium and nitrogen. A big difference!! Maybe later we can discuss the stressed out, streoid and antibiotic infused animals that are being offered to us as a main source of protein. Think "free range". It may cost a bit more but you don't really need to consume 18 ounce steaks every night. It takes seven hours for you to digest it. By that time the meat is putrid. Nice thought. You don't need to do this to yourself or your children.