20060818 KDDC Geritol

Geritol

I was in the drug store the other day, re-stocking on vitamins – it’s an advancing age thing – and saw Geritol on the shelves.

I was not aware that it was still being marketed. Brings back memories of sitting with Mom and Dad watching The Lawrence Welk Show.

Back in the day when I was an elected official, I used to joke that there were days when I needed “Geritol IV-Drip” from my iron-poor blood.

I wished that I had looked at the label. I wonder what’s in it – besides ground up scrap iron.

I know, DUH – I’ll Google-it.

Yep – I found it. And this is what’s in it.

And oh, I found this in the FAQs:

Will the use of Geritol® increase my sex drive or fertility?

There's no evidence that Geritol® can increase fertility and we don't make that claim. We're not sure how the rumor got started, but there's no truth to it.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.

E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org

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