(Copy of letter to a well known Supplement provider)
As a Kinesiologist, based in Mairangi Bay on the North Shore of Auckland, I feel I must express my concern about one of the ingredients (an artificial sweetener) in your Chewable Vitamin C 1000mg.
Because I was to be in a situation involving many people last weekend I decided I would take a booster of Vitamin C to guard against any cold infections. I had no symptoms of any cold but decided, as it had been some time since taking Vitamin C, that this may be a sensible idea.
A client had visited on Thursday of last week and had brought along a container of aforementioned Vitamin C. It was not a product I had used before but, due to its ease of being taken (chewable), I looked at the ingredients list and thought, “Great, this is for me”, and promptly rang your suppliers and ordered it… keep reading
Get more sun – Without Vitamin D our bodies just don’t work properly. For years we’ve been
warned about the dangers of exposing our skin to the sun but the medical profession is now
modifying its stance considerably. Sensible sun exposure is vital for us as Vitamin D3
(manufactured in our skin when exposed to ultraviolet B rays) plays a really important role in the
maintenance of our body organs. We can also add this essential mineral to our diet in the form of
oily fish such as tuna and salmon and Vitamin D fortified cereals.
I have always hesitated to become overly dramatic about substances and foods as – depending on which study you read – you’re going to hear such varying views. However … back in 1997, when I started my Kinesiology studies in the UK, I was introduced to the effects of Aspartame (and other sugar-free, artificial sweeteners) on our body’s systems. It’s always been my belief that, with the knowledge that we have, 
