Taking multivitamins.
Close to half of American adults take vitamins every day. Yet decades’ worth of research hasn’t found any justification for our pill-popping habit.
That isn’t to say we don’t need small amounts of vitamins to survive — without vitamins like A, C, and E, for example, we have a hard time turning food into energy and can develop conditions like rickets or scurvy. Here’s the thing: Research shows we get more than enough of these substances from what we eat, so no need for a pill!
Avoiding MSG.
Monosodium glutamate is an ingredient added to many foods to enhance their flavor. It’s completely safe to ingest.
MSG is often associated with a series of symptoms, from numbness at the base of the neck to a general sense of fatigue, that are commonly lumped together and called “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome.” Eating too much is the more likely culprit here, not eating MSG.