The Rules of Work - snack on fruit

An article in today's Metro reveals that vitamin tablets are virtually useless after a few days, as their nutritional content is degraded by exposure to humidity and, erm, air.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/815863-stored-vitamins-go-off-in-a-week

Most vitamin tablets are a swizz. They are part of the 'alternative' health industry that preys on the public's scepticism of established science and their desire to believe in a conspiracy of misinformation that can be broken if only we look at alternatives.

The reality is that it's better to eat an orange than take a vitamin C tablet, or a Berocca. It makes commercial sense for berocca manufacturers to tell you that you need vitamins, because you're not getting enough, you see. They cost about £3 a pack. If you ate an orange you would get masses of vitmain C, and save yourself a small fortune. 'Smoothies' are another rip-off, overpriced to the point of daylight robbery. Eat a banana instead.

I notice that the most committed advocates of tablets, pills and 'fruit' drinks are generally lazy people who do no exercise, eat rubbish food and complain a lot, about everything.

So at work snack on fresh fruit - real fruit, that is. It will give you more energy, keep you off the chocolate and give you all the vitamins you need.