The following formed part of an email which I recently sent to Kitty.
Kitty thought members of the group may be interested in
discussing the subject :

"I have often discussed my supplement and research chemical usage
with others and I'm sure that a number of these acquaintances would
benefit significantly from a calculated program of supplementation
rather than solely considering/taking prescribed medication. In the
UK, as I suspect you may already be aware, the National Health
Service provides most prescription medicines either for "free" (paid
for from general income tax and national insurance payments) or at
very low cost (subsidised by general income taxation). In fact, the
majority of the population qualify for both "free" treatment and all
medicines. Consequently, and reasonably logically, there is a
reluctance, on the part of many of the people known by me personally,
to pay for any medication or supplements. Here in Switzerland the
situation is different since specific health insurance is obligatory
and the cost of medication is generally only partly covered by
insurance. However, the Swiss appear to be very cautious when it
comes to taking supplements, at least in my experience, although I
have significantly less Swiss acquaintances by comparison with those
from the UK."



Dave

[Thanks, Dave for following up on my suggestion.

I won't respond with my comment for a week and hopefully in the meantime others
will have something to say on the multiple of related subjects you've brought
up. **Kitty]