Some of you know me, many probably don’t. I have been taking The Pops for over a year now and don’t even have any other supplement in my home anymore. Back in November I went to work for a new company and there are several there who claim to be “getting healthy”. I see them eating salads for lunch, which I myself have started doing, and other things such as cutting back on soda and sweets – something I am slowly doing (side note: I haven’t had a soda in 6 months, and rarely in the past two years). I also see these same people taking a daily walk or now that the weather is nice a few even ride a bicycle to work.

Then I see it! Gulp, “Centrum” bottles in their cubicles. So off to the web site to see the ingredients:

Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Magnesium Oxide, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Modified Food Starch. Contains < 2%: Acacia, Anhydrous Citric Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Beta-Carotene, Biotin, Boric Acid, BHT, Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Stearate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D₃), Chromium Picolinate, Corn Starch, Crospovidone, Cupric Sulfate, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B₁₂), dl-Alpha-Tocopherol, FD&C Blue No. 2 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake, FD&C Yellow No. 6 Aluminun Lake, Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Hypromellose, Lutein, Lycopene, Manganese Sulfate, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Nickelous Sulfate, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Polyethylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Potassium Iodide, Pregelatinized Corn Starch, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B₆), Riboflavin (Vit. B₂), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Borate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Metavanadate, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate, Sorbic Acid, Sucrose, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B₁), Titanium Dioxide, Tricalcium Phosphate, Vitamin A Acetate (Vit. A), Zinc Oxide. May also contain < 2%: Maltodextrin, Sodium Aluminum Silicate.

Wow! Look at all that synthetic garbage in this healthy product. Not sure what is synthetic and what’s actually good for you? Check out the report Are Your Vitamins Safe? and find out for yourself!

You hear this question every time you go to the grocery store – and I hope your answer is always “paper”. Paper is reusable, biodegradable, and made from renewable sources. Better yet, get a couple of those reusable cloth grocery bags and use those.

Wait! Why does this have anything to do with 2 Small Pills? Well, this post was spurred on because of this article in the press room on the Whole Foods Market web site stating that all of their 270 stores throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. will end the use of plastic grocery bags on or before Earth Day, April 22nd, 2008. They become the first U.S. supermarket to commit to completely eliminating disposable plastic grocery bags to help protect the environment and conserve resources.

This is a great idea, and I suggest that we all encourage our local grocery stores, and all stores for that matter, to stop using plastic grocery bags. A healthy Earth is important to healthy Earthlings!