Why The Vitamin Industry Did So Well In The Recession

The Big Money:

On Thursday, the government declared the recession over, which means it's time to figure out who won. During the past several months, I've been identifying companies that thrived during the downturn, such as McDonald's (MCD) and the guns-and-ammo manufacturer Freedom Group.

Another group that seems to have had the right business model for a downturn is vitamin companies.

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Comments

[CaptainHowdy2]

Why are they referring to the DEPRESSION as if it was past tense?

[loki]

people are buying vitamins for a couple reasons. One and probably the most profitable vitamin is St. Johns Wart for the massive amount of depression thanks to Bush allowing his Ivy Capitalist Cronies to destroy our country and its economy. the rest of the purchases are to try to self medicate because no one can afford insurance or the high cost of health care.

[marijam]

People just don't realize that their vitamins and aspirin come from China now.

[ssfahrer]

We'd be much better off if ALL DRUGS were made over the counter-- no prescription needed!

[ResidualSelfImage]

Beware the Codex Alimentarus it will try to tell you what you can and cant take.

Fall of the Republic;
please email this URL far and wide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WourPs56Shc

[loki]

ITs a propaganda video against Obama. How unusual these days. NoT

[loki]

Ive actually been watching the video from the link you posted here. they did a great injustice by making it sound like its an Anti President Obama film because it has some very good and important information in it that really does not have much to do with Obama, but the greater Ivy Greed Plan that most all Politicians and all of the largest banks and Wall street greeed miesters are involved with . Its been going on for at least a decade if not more,. President Obama is minuscule in this, and naming it the way they did will only ruin any chance of passing along information. Id say everyone should watch it, but ignore the title. Watch it , then decide. but dont watch it thinking its about President Obama. Its really not.

[davidwayneosedach]

We baby boomers are very narcissistic! We just keep scarfing those vitamins down!

[Dameocrat]

If you're living on Raman noodles you have to do something to compensate for the complete lack of nutrients, and the salt. Also they have found that people who take vitamin d are less likely to get swine flu.

[drjasonmd]

Who's "they"?

[CaptainHowdy2]

Yeah, its should be easy to avoid "swine flu" since it doesn't really exist.

[SamKnause]

The recession must be over in D.C. and on Wall Street, but I don't think it is over in the rest of the U.S. I think this recession is going to be the gift that keeps on giving for a long time to come.

[jsarets]

Many studies have found numerous correlations between nutrient deficiencies and various health problems. However, most studies have been unable to find any correlation between the consumption of dietary supplements and improved health.

There are some exceptions. Dietary supplements have been shown to be beneficial for underprivileged people with especially poor diets. Also, supplementary folate has been shown to be beneficial in pregnant women for reducing the risk of birth defects.

But most Americans who buy dietary supplements are mainly supplementing their urine. The body isn't designed to absorb nutrients from pills. The body is designed to absorb nutrients from food. Just because you swallow nutrients doesn't mean they do you any good.

This is why nutrient deficiencies can't often be solved with nutrient supplements. It seems like it would work this way, but it doesn't -- for most people and most circumstances.

If you're looking for good nutrition, you'll find it mostly around the edges of the supermarket, not in the dietary supplement aisle.

[drjasonmd]

Cosigned!

[Humanistic]

Poppycock! My personal experience has proved that multi-vita­min-minera­l supplements boost my immune system. The result has been the suppression of Herpes Simplex virus, which had been an awful recurring problem prior to my taking high quality supplements daily. Now, I almost never have outbreaks, and when I rarely get a cold the symptoms are a lot milder. At times, when I couldn't afford to buy this rather expensive product and I stopped taking it, the outbreaks would resume. There have been other benefits, such as fewer or no blemishes on my skin, improved sleep, and generally feeling better. I must emphasize "high quality" natural vitamin supplements, not the so-called "high potency" junk that is manufactured by Big Phrma.

[BigPictureReg]

You've obviously not been made aware of the Senate study (document 264) that determined that the inadequate rotation of crops over the decades has resulted in a marked reduction in the nutritional content of fruits and vegetables. The bulk of your four food groups simply falls far short of providing you with the total needs on a daily basis. That senate study was made over 70 years ago! How do you think our farm output is today?

Keep depending on your fresh food groups you'll eventually find some misdiagnosed 'syndrome' or 'disease', which will then be inappropriately addressed by a symptom-treating synthetic drug. Next, more dietary deficiency and misdiagnosed 'illnesses', followed by synthetic remedies for the side effects.

I'm almost 56. I've reaped the benefits of supplements since my teens, with eating properly and exercising. My health condition is stable. I can snap and toss the football in my yard with my 9 year old, or run to catch a train/plane., etc. With my Nordic Rider & golf clubs as my companions, plus, daily dosees of both plant-based liquid vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, etc., with tablet supplements, I can continue a succession of 'thumbs-up' and 'keep doing what you're doing' from my physician.

Oh, one more thing. I avoid pharmaceuticals like the diseases they claim to prevent, except in the rarest of circumstances, such as arresting the rare and minor infections that manage to get through my defenses.

[invest4dems]

3.5%GDP growth cruses estimates, but the GOP talking heads will try to downplay it this weekend.

good articles http://financeopinionss.blogspot.com

[desertman]

While it seems very flashy, 3.5% growth is far from a trend-setter. Look at Japan. Since 1990, it has enjoyed no fewer than 19 of these 3.5%-or-better GDP growth quarters. That is almost 25% of the time, by the way. And we know with hindsight that this was noise around the fundamental downtrend because the Japanese economy has experienced four recessions and the equity market is down more than 70% from the peak. What is important for the future is whether the U.S. economy can manage to sustain that 3.5% growth performance in the absence of ongoing massive government stimulus. In other words, it may be a little early to uncork the champagne.

[BigPictureReg]

Japan has also had four 50% or greater market rallies in the past 20 years and the Nikkei is still over 70% off of it's 1989 high.

So much for the b.s. in the 'V' shaped 'recovery'.

[BigPictureReg]

3.5% - WOW - One half of which was from a one-time event, Cash for Clunkers.

GDP is far too complex to allow conclusions drawn from one ESTIMATE.

You must also know that a revision to this ESTIMATE is due at each of the next two end-of-month periods, just to come up with a final number to Thursday's INITIAL estimate.

[VivaZapata]

The headline speaks of the recession in the past tense. If that is true the economic indicators and the accompanying language have no real value to the general public. If that is the case why do the networks present these indicators so religiously? Are they trying to con us into thinking everything's going to be alright when it obviously isn't. Why? I have some ideas, but I'd like to hear others.

[coveark]

Because people in America have been fed so many lies for so long that they believe anything. Look at senior's against government medical programs.

[kamachanda]

Somewhere over the Rainbow, the recession is over.
Everyone else should just remember to take their vitamins, try to stay healthy and hang on for that robust public health care option.
Never ever forget.
Mission Accomplished.

[GrizzlyBowman]

People have to have vitamins to go with the shoe leather they're eating.

[L0ve PEace]

Vitamins help with cardboard too. BTW cardboard is a good source of fiber. Add some peanut butter and/or beans for protein and you have a pretty much fat free diet.

[drjasonmd]

Amazing. A product that does absolutely nothing thrives when money is tight.

I wonder how the pet rock industry is doing?

[coveark]

Dr,Jason..­........yo­u know not of what you speak

[drjasonmd]

Show me the studies.

[iwasblindtoletyougo]

REAL unemployment is DOUBLE the 'official' statistics. Government has been playing major games with all stats for a while now - both parties are to blame.

good articles to http://financeopinionss.blogspot.com

Also Barney Frank sucks.