Personally, i think health supplements are really necessary nowadays.

True, we are supposed to get all our nutrients from diet, but if you live in kl and if you eat out a lot, i can guarantee you, most of us can't even achieve the RDI value.

Also, we are nowadays exposed to more stress, more pollution (noise, air, em waves like microwave, cell phone signals etc). Logically speaking, we should be needing more nutrients, especially antioxidants.

This book here would be a good read for anyone interested:

The Supplement Pyramid: How to Build Your Personalized Nutritional Regimen

The author shows how to build you supplement regimen according to your needs, and the first chapter is basically about why he thinks everyone should be taking health supplements nowadays.

I m currently taking multivitamins and fish oil and occasional vitamin c and probiotics. It costs like about RM100 a month, thats like rm3 a day. (One less passage of the penchala link or kerinchi link toll, or two cups of teh c a day, lol ).

And i recommend doing it the scientific way. Do a body test before you start any supplements - cholesterol, sugar, blood pressure, uric acid etc.. and track them regularly to see if your supplements are really working. Don't just take your supplements blindly, thinking that you are already doing something for your health. Or worse, refuse to take supplements because people say they are a waste of money. Afterall, it is your health, you need to take care of it yourself.

P.s. I own a few health test machines that i use to track my clients' and my health regularly. Blood pressure, cholesterol, hba1c, sugar, lipid analysis, body fat analyzer, vitamin level test kit etc. I am willing to share the machines for free if anyone wants to have their levels tested. Just drop me an email at hello@vitamine.com.my