In the SBS special "Meal Extraordinary", it was revealed that I swallowed as many as 26 nutritional supplements in an instant. Everyone is amazed at how naturally he swallows a fistful of tablet lumps with just over 100cc of water. At the same time, many people are puzzled. It raises the question of whether it is necessary. That's why I'm going to reveal why I take 26 pills every day .
First of all, let me tell you that taking 26 pills is not an exaggeration, but a very old habit and a ritual that I practice every morning. It wasn't improvised for broadcasting. In 2005, he contracted tuberculosis due to overwork, and from then on, he began to take nutritional supplements in chunks. Although I have quit now, I also smoked cigarettes for 30 years, and at that time, I was negligent in taking care of my health, drinking alcohol almost every day and skipping meals. At first, I started with about 10 pills, but gradually I increased the type and dosage until there were 26 pills.
For those who are curious, the details will be revealed. 3 Multivitamins, 6 Phytoomegas Blend DHA & Vitamin D, 2 EPA-rich Omega-3 Capsules, 3 Lactobacillus, 3 Hyaluronic Acid Capsules, 2 Capsules of Liprinol, Gamma-linolenic Acid It is 1 capsule, 1 capsule of coenzyme cutene, 2 capsules of vitamin C, 1 capsule of calcium magnesium, and 2 capsules of fermented red ginseng preparation.
Some of you may be dizzy. I understand. I was also awkward at first. But now I am experiencing the need in my body and I believe it is helping me to look younger and more energetic than my age. From now on, I'm going to explain why I've become a nutritional supplement advocate item by item.
I Do I need nutritional supplements?
It is pointed out that it is already the era of overnutrition. There's plenty to eat. They eat too much, which leads to obesity and adult diseases. But in abundance there is poverty. This is because overflowing is only calories. A few years ago, The Guardian reported in an article titled "Hidden Hunger" that "85% of adults in the U.S. are deficient in vitamins." The National Cancer Institute recommends eating at least five servings of vegetables and fruits a day . However, it is not an easy task for modern people who live a busy life. In this way, when it is not possible to eat vegetables and fruits, supplementing with a multivitamin is a very reasonable action.
It is even enforced by law. It's a vitamin B9 called folic acid. Today, most developed countries mandate the addition of folic acid to flour foods. This is because a lack of folic acid can lead to malformations called neurological deficits. If there is a shortage, it must be filled. Ramen noodles are bad for you, but they are a hundred times better than starving yourself.
I have side effects
If you eat a lot of rice, you will feel sick. But we don't say that rice has side effects. The problem is that you eat a lot, not the rice. Side effects are a term that applies to medicines. It's nonsense to say that foods have side effects, like nutritional supplements.
In the media, which likes mechanical neutrality, the cliché scares, "If you take vitamin A, you will have a deformed baby." However, in the last century, when vitamins were on the market, there has not been a single case of a birth defect in billions of people around the world. If you take dozens of pills for several months, it can come out of animal experiments.
It is not uncommon to see people around you who are hesitant to take nutritional supplements because they are pregnant or have certain diseases such as cancer. I want to ask backwards. Are you hesitant to eat mackerel because you're pregnant or have cancer? What is the essential difference between mackerel and omega-3s? There is no reason to worry about side effects.
I don't work
Through various papers, they say that it does not work. The logic is that taking nutritional supplements does not reduce mortality. However, mortality is the hardest health indicator to drop. Even if you take blood pressure and cholesterol medication for decades, it will only drop by about 10%. Today, even among advanced new drugs such as anti-cancer drugs, it is difficult to reduce the mortality rate.
Nutritional supplements are not taken for the purpose of reducing mortality. Improves the function of the human body. To put it simply, my physical condition improves. You feel energized, you sleep better, your appetite increases, and your mood improves. Don't blame all of this on a placebo effect. It is a narrow prejudice to attribute a placebo effect to something that billions of people around the world have been experiencing for decades.
I Many Doctors Are Against It
Doctors are experts in treating diseases, but they are not experts in nutrition. The world's most respected authority on the efficacy of nutritional supplements is the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Through rigorous and unbiased large-scale long-term epidemiological studies, the need for nutritional supplements has been scientifically clarified. A few years ago, it received the largest donation in Harvard history, $350 million (400 billion won).
The food pyramid already officially encourages the use of multivitamins and vitamin D and other supplements. 2013A 2019 study found that multivitamins reduced the risk of cancer by 8 percent, and vitamin D reduced cancer mortality by 13 percent. I would rather ask where the paradox of doctors who are negative about nutritional supplements actually recommending vitamin D injections in hospitals comes from.
I Still, 26 pills is too much
This is because nutritional supplements are mistaken for medicines. It's a capsule and a tablet, so it looks like a drug. But the essence is food. For example, when eating bibimbap, inadvertently add a spoonful or two of sesame oil. However, if you put this oil in a capsule, one is not enough. That's why I take 6 capsules of omega-3s. This is because you need about 3 grams per day to get the full benefits.
Multivitamins these days also contain vitamins and minerals, as well as phytochemicals from vegetables and fruits. Lycopene in tomatoes, catechins in green tea, and sulforaphane in broccoli. As a result, the volume of the tablet has to increase. Therefore, the number of pills naturally increases instead of the volume for convenient swallowing.
I'm not advocating that everyone should take 26 pills. I want to say that even a few people can help those who need it like me. In this case, 26 pills is not a problem. That's about 100 cc in total, so there's no reason why I can't add this much food for my health.
I still have food
It's good to eat
Totally agree. However, it's not easy to eat evenly. Someone has to go to the market, sell their wares, open their wallets, and buy fresh ingredients. You also have to cook it carefully at home. How difficult is this? It takes a lot of money, time, and effort. However, most nutritional supplements cost around a few hundred won per pill. It doesn't take effort or time. Swallow it with water and that's it. It is the most cost-effective means of health.
Curiously, even doctors who argue for the uselessness of nutritional supplements say that it is better to eat vegetables, fruits, and blue fish. I would like to ask. You should eat vegetables and fruits, but why shouldn't you take a multivitamin? Why shouldn't you eat omega-3 if you can eat blue fish? Nutritional supplements have not yet completely replaced food, but with the development of science and technology, they are making remarkable progress in absorption and bioavailability. On the contrary, it may be better than food in that it excludes the bad things in food.
Multivitamins are made by extracting only the vitamins and minerals you need from pesticides, fertilizers, and vegetables and fruits. Omega-3 is extracted from blue fish without heavy metals and purines that cause gout, and only the oil you need. Nutritional supplements should be understood as wisdom based on the good use of science and technology.
I Commercial Hype
Be on the lookout
It is difficult for nutritional supplements to compete with drugs in favor of disease treatment. Therefore, don't be fooled by advertisements that claim to help with certain diseases. This is because it is much more effective and cheaper to treat the disease with drugs. Trying to prevent or treat diseases such as cancer, stroke, and heart disease with nutritional supplements is nonsense.
At the same time, don't give too much importance to functionality. This is because there are many nutritional supplements that have been approved for marketing as health functional foods because they are good for some place with only one or two small clinical trials. I wonder how effective it is to increase height, clean blood vessels, and grow hair, and whether there are nutritional supplements on the market that emphasize these types of specific benefits even in developed countries.
I Wrapping Up
I'm not advocating that everyone should take nutritional supplements. However, I would like to emphasize that it is worth actively using nutritional supplements with the concept of optimal dose, which helps to maintain the best physical condition beyond the recommended daily dose, which is a level that avoids deficiency.
Finally, let me reveal that my wife is in the nutritional supplement business. It is to the effect that there may be claims that the arms are bent inward, so readers should be careful. However, I venture to say that in writing this article, I have not neglected my minimum public duty as a well-known expert to be truthful.
I believe that nutritional supplements contribute to people's health. Of course, the choice is yours. I hope you can enjoy a healthy life through an unbiased experience.
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