Health = $
Yesterday after work I had to stop at Sam’s to get a few things, among them were various supplements that I take including glucosamine/chondrotin, fish oil capsules, and a big bottle of one a day multivitamins. I also grabbed a double box of Zone bars as well as a couple bags of healthy dehydrated chicken breast treats for the dogs. Total bill, $138. Add on top of that the 42 pack of Lean Body protein mix and the two bottles of flax seed oil I bought online last week and you can throw another $100 on top of the total. Eating smart and supplementing is a smart thing to do if you value your health but there is no doubt that it is an expensive project.
Even in the grocery store you will notice that there is a price penalty normally when buying the healthier items. Want more fiber, fewer carbs and less calories? Be ready to pony up a few extra bucks. You can survive on Taco Bell and McD’s for much less.
We just had another county employee die recently of lung cancer. Since I have been working here there have been three or four people that have passed away from the deadly disease. It’s very sad to see someones light extinguished before their time because of the deadly addiction to smoking. I think there is a lot of momentum towards making smoking more and more inconvenient between taxing cigarettes through the roof and banning smoking not only indoors but in some outdoor areas as well. Sadly you can never save people from themselves.
Randy Romero
As a human race we have the power to destroy every living tobacco plant on the planet. We don’t. We won’t. As long as it is here people will smoke it. As long as people smoke it, the stigma of smoking will exist and the health food, clean air freaks will look down their noses upon them. I know many people who smoked or smoke that are not unintelligent or weak or dirty as the new found air of superiority masses that strive to push them to social unacceptability.