USAA Magazine Fall 2006

mail callA vitaminsupplementa day … USAA M AGAZI N E FA LL 2007 USAA.COM USAA.COM FALL 2007 USAA M AGA Z I NE In “Invest in your Health” (Fall 2007), you talked aboutmaking right choices now to reap dividends later. One ofthe quotes was that you should “take advantage of as manypreventive measures as you can, and enjoy life, too.” Unfortunately,you did not include high-quality nutritional supplements in your listof steps to improve your health.Since you report that only 3 percent of Americanadults follow all four of the healthy lifestyle choicesrecommended by the American Heart Association —maintain a healthy weight, don’t smoke, eat fivefruits and vegetables a day, and exercise regularly — itmakes sense that most Americans could do more tobe proactive with their health.The American Medical Association now encouragesall adults to supplement daily with a multiplevitamin, according to Nutrisearch Comparative Guideto Nutritional Supplements by Lyle MacWilliam.■ Raymond and Suzanne Valadez, Driftwood, TexasPHOTOGRAPH BY ANTHONY B. WOOD6Send your feedbackVisit usaa.com/magazines and click “Contact Us.” Or,mail letters to USAA Magazine, Mail Call, E-1-E, 9800Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78288-3533.Please include a daytime phone number.All or part of your letter may be printed in an upcoming issue. It may be edited forclarity and length. • The opinions expressed here are those of individual membersand not necessarily of USAA. If you have comments regarding an individual claim orconcerns that do not pertain to items in the magazine, please refer to usaa.com for acomprehensive list of contact numbers.Above and beyondI was inspired after reading the article on retired Col.Bernhard (“At your service,” Fall 2007), a retired doctorwho has volunteered for four overseas deploymentsthrough the “Boots-on-the-Ground” Army National Guardrotation policy for physicians and dentists.He is truly an American hero, and we need more peoplejust like him! Thank you for your service, Col. Bernhard.■ Tessa Burns, Gulf Breeze, Fla.USAA MAGAZINE WINTER 2007 USAA.COM