[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan

This is insane. Can we all agree that getting good nutrition and a the proper levels of vitamin D, C, B, Z, whatever vitamin is necessary for human existence, AND also getting a preventive vaccination which stops a serious infection before it causes irreparable damage and possibly death is the best possible prevention of serious illness? This is the thing that bothers me. It's not an "either/or" scenario…it's a "do everything possible to be as healthy as possible" scenario. To me, if someone just gets a vaccination and ignores everything else it takes to be a healthy person such as proper diet, exercise, mental health etc., it's maddening and irresponsible for that individual to ignore other things vital for a healthy life. It's the same thing as doing all the "natural" things to take care of your health but ignoring the fact that a simple vaccine can prevent a serious measles outbreak among not only you and your own family, but perfectly innocent strangers that are immunocompromised. I want to punch both groups in the head for being so simplistic about a very complicated problem.

The issue here is with the assertion that you DON'T have to vaccinate of you hey vitamin D. No one disagrees that a healthy lifestyle is ideal.