earth. so is mushrooms! that s illegal drugs. still is. got you! hey. that s a clip you re watching from last weekend s veep, a funny show on our sister network hbo starring julia louis-dreyfus. you heard her staff talk about st. john s wart. it s one of the most well-known alternative medicines out there, but are there limitations, and perhaps, even dangers in taking supplements? dr. paul offit says yes. he s author of do you believe in magic? the sense and nonsense of alternative medicine. you re not just saying these things don t work. you re saying they could be harmful. right. i mean, we all need vitamins. vitamins are necessary to convert food to energy, but it s possible to take too much in the way of vitamins. i mean, we all need the so-called recommended daily allowance, which you get from a routine diet. some people feel to be safe, i ll take a multivitamin, which most people don t need, but it doesn t hurt you. but when you take the vitamins 5
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joe johns joins us from washington the with the political pop. joe, what s the big news? what s the skinny about christine o donnell. oh we know christine o donnell is writing a book. she actually she got a publisher. going to touch on her recent race for the senate. she said it s time to set the record straight. no doubt it will deal with her run-ins with the republicans, with the democrats, with the media. i asked my friends and followers on facebook and twitter for suggestions on what the book should be. what do you think? what do you think the book should be titled? what should i m not a witch, i m you. there you go. very nice. i was surprised how many people went there on the i m not a witch thing. well, it s the ad seen round the world, right? oh. i asked people on facebook and twitter for suggestions on what the book should be titled. some of those entitled, which are you, do you believe in magic, hocus-pocus.