It wasn’t that long ago that the Journal of the American Medical Association startled the medical world with the recommendation that, in addition to a healthy lifestyle, adults take a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement for the prevention of chronic life-threatening diseases. This was an astonishing admission, since for decades mainstream medicine would not budge from its insistence that one can get all the nutrition needed from a balanced diet. However, with mounting evidence and solid science behind the use of higher levels of vitamins and minerals, modern medicine was forced to do an about-face. So, follow your doctor’s orders—with that apple a day, don’t forget your supplements.