The Enhancement Trap posted 3/30/2008 11:38:49 AM | 4 kudos what's this?     report abuse

Injuneer

In case you haven’t noticed or you have been sold on the swan song of “enhancements”, it’s a marketing trend that we are particularly susceptible to. Today the “enhancement drinks” are the big sellers, even more than bottled water. One particular brand now advertises that you should drink ½ the can at a sitting … like any teenager will be able to resist that challenge! There are several problems with these products, not the least of which is this business of claiming herbal ingredients. One particular brand uses a herbal ingredient that has the potential of causing severe renal failure. Not much healthy in that approach! Wasn’t it enough that we were duped into believing that water that comes in a PVC container was somehow “better” for us? Costing more than a gallon of gasoline, in a container that when being overheated (you don’t believe they put that stuff in air conditioned warehouses, do you???) leaches palates into the water and off-gasses plasticizers from the moment the bottle is molded. Oh yes, and don’t forget that bottled water is in NO WAY regulated so there are no standards like that which comes out of your kitchen faucet. If you’ve ever been in one of these magical bottled-water production plants, you can help but envy how the main water service is directly connected to the bottling equipment … with a very simple set of filters in line that you could duplicate at your local hardware store for roughly $100. My, my, my, for such highly educated people, at the top of the food chain, with the most developed cranial contents, we certainly do some dumb things, eh?

Certainly all you gentlemen are finding yourself bombarded with the tons of emails that boast supreme male enhancement promising to double or triple your current “size”, all in order to please the ladies. Now fellows, I can only speak for myself here, but the idea of that kind of enhancement brings about concerns that I might soon need a garden hose reel in order to cope with all this enhancement. And ladies, those beautiful Ta-Ta enhancements that you all scream for, turning you into not much more than a duplicate for a computer chip … have you thought about what those things are going to look like when you are 90? Beside the fact that you’ll be the single greatest contributing factor to sudden cardiac arrest at the old-folks home, how on earth are you going to carry those things around when you are having to use a walker? Maybe some wise person could come up with an adjustable model using air, water or something that could be modified as needed??? Maybe not air, after all a blow out could also boost that cardiac arrest rate … rather suddenly.

The fact is that we are as gullible as can be. We are constantly sold on the idea that we are somehow flawed, not good enough, could be better, only pluck down your $19.95 and you’ll get the newest Ronco super-duper enhancer, guaranteed to do everything including lose weight (yes, that $19.95 you gave up did slightly reduce your weight).

I wonder just how much money is wasted each year on these foolish attempts at personal perfection? I wonder how many people failed to appreciate their friends, mates, buddies, etc. just for who they are rather than what we want them to be. We preach the value of diversity, yet we fail to recognize it for what it really is … the simple acceptance and appreciation for other human beings with all their marvels, their flaws, their individual traits that make them what they are …. Human.

We all seem to miss the single most important enhancement that would benefit us all, easily obtainable, requiring only a bit of personal effort. Exercise for the body & brain. Just that simple. Getting out there and walking every day and taking the time to read the newspaper. Keeping both active is the greatest and most valuable enhancement that we all seem to shun, but would benefit by.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m headed out the door and walking down the street to pick up the Sunday paper … hmmmm, killing two birds with one stone. Gotta love that!

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