V – Varsha, The Vitamin Pusher

Varsha doesn’t believe in rest and heal.

She believes in “intensive nutritional restoration and cellular-level immunity rebuilding.”

No.. She’s not a doctor.

No.. She’s not a nutritionist.

But she once attended a free online webinar, follows wellness influencers, and says things like,

“Your gut is the CEO of your body.”

She doesn’t just give advice. She gives dosages.

And honestly, she pitches it all with the confidence of someone trying to hit her supplement sales target by sunset.

Here’s an incident..

I had just recovered from dengue.

Still moving slow, still living on soup, still figuring out how to feel normal again.

Varsha came over to “check in.” She took one look at me and gasped like she’d seen a ghost.

Varsha: “Oh my god, you look SO pale. Like… chalk.”

Me: “I just survived dengue. Not a zombie apocalypse.”

She pulled out a rattling pouch of tablets and capsules like she was about to host a pop-up pharmacy.

Varsha: “You need vitamin C, zinc, iron, D3, magnesium glycinate—not citrate, glycinate. And maybe some powders of ashwagandha, moringa, neem. I’ll make you a chart don’t worry.”

Me: “The doctor already gave me a three-month supplement plan.”

Varsha (scoffing): “Three months? That’s nothing. After a major, fatal case like yours, you should be on supplements for life.”

Me: Nodding to try and end the conversation!

First of all—not fatal cause I’m alive.

Second—that’s literally the worst thing to do without a doctor’s advice.

Third—I just wanted to eat toast and watch TV in peace.

She means well. She really does.

But she once handed someone iron tablets at a dinner party because they “looked mildly anemic under the lights.”

And I’m quite sure she keeps emergency energy shots in her handbag.

The Varshas of the world wrap their care in capsules and unsolicited wellness charts.

They may overwhelm you with advice, overwhelm your body with supplements, and overwhelm your inbox with links titled “Why your energy is low.”

But underneath the loud health opinions is a heart that just wants you to be okay.

But in my opinion it is easier to just nod to what they say than try and argue.

Do you know a Varsha in your life?

Or are you the one who recommends turmeric lattes for both immunity and heartbreak?

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