Where does the Pill stack in your food philosophy?
A few weeks ago Ninasafiri polled the community to see what our diets are like. As it turns out, a good whack of ONTD'ers are either Clean Eaters, Vegetarians or Vegans. Whatever kind of '-arian' you are, it's pretty clear that most of us are conscientious about what goes into our bodies. We probably wouldn't be here if we weren't.
Medicine, of course, usually has a veto on these philosophies.
For me, the rule of thumb when choosing foods is "The fewer ingredients the better." But if my doctor prescribes an antibiotic with 16 ingredients (none of which I can pronounce, and most of which have bits like '-oxide-' or '-zine-' and even '-cide') I take it without argument.
A lot of people treat vitamins the same way. Some posters on here have mentioned their iron supplements, among other things. It's true that there are 'organic' pills on the market, but MAN are they expensive (I once found a bottle of sixty vegan multivitamins, with a jaw-dropping price tag of over 60 bucks!). For many of us they're just not financially feasible. So we bring home fresh vegetables and legumes, bake homemade bread, and try to ignore the benzine tetraoxalate in our medicine cabinet.
Trace amounts of these bizarre chemicals probably aren't going to do much damage, especially with a good diet. That said, there are other meds that do a hell of a lot more to our biology than the mystery meat in most daily drugs. The Birth Control Pill, for example, changes our hormones on a grand scale.
Like I said before, when my doctor prescribes something I don't argue with her. But when I complained of cramping and a heavy cycle a few years back, and she recommended the Pill, I found myself... well, arguing.
How do you guys feel about the Pill (or ring/patch/injection)? Do you take it? Would you take it? Why or why not?
Medicine, of course, usually has a veto on these philosophies.
For me, the rule of thumb when choosing foods is "The fewer ingredients the better." But if my doctor prescribes an antibiotic with 16 ingredients (none of which I can pronounce, and most of which have bits like '-oxide-' or '-zine-' and even '-cide') I take it without argument.
A lot of people treat vitamins the same way. Some posters on here have mentioned their iron supplements, among other things. It's true that there are 'organic' pills on the market, but MAN are they expensive (I once found a bottle of sixty vegan multivitamins, with a jaw-dropping price tag of over 60 bucks!). For many of us they're just not financially feasible. So we bring home fresh vegetables and legumes, bake homemade bread, and try to ignore the benzine tetraoxalate in our medicine cabinet.
Trace amounts of these bizarre chemicals probably aren't going to do much damage, especially with a good diet. That said, there are other meds that do a hell of a lot more to our biology than the mystery meat in most daily drugs. The Birth Control Pill, for example, changes our hormones on a grand scale.
Like I said before, when my doctor prescribes something I don't argue with her. But when I complained of cramping and a heavy cycle a few years back, and she recommended the Pill, I found myself... well, arguing.
How do you guys feel about the Pill (or ring/patch/injection)? Do you take it? Would you take it? Why or why not?