I was going to write about asteroids this month. In case you hadn’t heard,
the number that might hit the Earth is lower than previously thought. Yet they
still represent a threat to civilisation, and the British government is seeking
advice on the matter. As I started thinking about this, however, vitamins forced
their way to the front of my mind instead, for reasons that will become clear
later.
I approve of all vitamins in principle, and of many of them in practice. An
effervescent tablet of vitamin C in a large Campari has on occasion served as an
excellent…
