Went out to lunch with some colleagues today and later they stopped by a famous Chinese herbal shop to buy some health supplements. I’ve not taken much traditional chinese medicines in my lifetime except on several occasions in the past. It has become a norm nowadays that people will buy supplements to boost their immune system or to replenish their body with whatever nutrients that they don’t get from their food. It has become a necessity.

It is really a must? I honestly dont know. Sticking to a routine such as taking your supplements before or after food, every single day can be very tiring i think. Although i do not like the idea of being ‘tied down’ to such a routine, who knows .. it might be good after all. Hey, perhaps when i get older, i’ll have pain here and there touchwood! such as joint pain and would need to take medications such as glucosamine to alleviate the pain, which could have been avoided if i started taking the proper supplements to aid my body …