Are you sure you were not auditioning for a remake of "the Prisoner" as a female replacement for Patrick MaCgoohan (sp) ?
Yeah, right!
I guess drugs and I don't mix.
[/quote]Sounds more like a torture chamber than a hospital.....
I was wondering, in the UK, and europe for that matter, can you buy vitamins at the store, or is it only available if you get a prescription from a doctor?[/quote]
I really can not complain about our UK NHS and hospitals, did not mean for our national treasure to come across as a torture chamber (Heart Disease is a "challenge" chamber), It's a free health service, paid for through our Tax contributions. They also send you to cardiac rehab where you do your hour exercise then lectures on food and low fat diet - sadly, supplements are not recognized as part of nutrition lecture. What did crack me up at the end of one session, the nurse said have a biscuit with your cupa tea! My reply: it's full of hydrogenated fat which clogs arteries, why do I want a biscuit? Nurse reply: You are taking your statin aren't you? .........Since when did a statin cover you to eat crap?
I envy the people who can sit on the conveyor belt and pop the Statins, BP, NSAIDS, Beta Blockers pills with little to no side effects. I've tried it and cried on it "one size does not fit all". IMHO, I have every respect for our Doctor's, Nurses and Consultants, it's just a shame that their sentiments towards Vitamin supplements have been dulled due to insufficient clinical research vs Pharmaceutical products.
Unable to comment on the whole of Europe (I take my supply with me). You can purchase vitamins in the supermarkets / chemist shops, would not like to vouch for their quality and additives. I find it strange that you have a good product like Solgar.co.uk, site owned by Boots herbalist, I assume this is another branch of Boots chemist, yet I have not see it in the their shops!?! You can not get all vitamins on prescription, perhaps these will be cut due to cut backs in the future, who knows?