MEDICAL JOURNAL SAYS: TRACE MINERALS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES HAVE DECLINED BY AS MUCH AS 76% SINCE 1940!
What if you read headlines like this in your local newspaper, or heard them being announced on the evening news-what would you think? What would you do?
Would you go looking for those vegetable seeds you bought a few years ago? Move to the country and plant a garden?
Those frightening news releases, though, aren’t imaginary headlines-they are real-and there is growing global concern that the super-modern, agri- giant, mechanized farming systems we have developed and championed aren’t working as planned. We are the most overfed-yet undernourished-people ever seen on planet earth.
What Happened?
No one factor can be blamed, but here are three generally recognized concerns:
1. Over-farming and one-crop farming have led to severe trace mineral depletion of crop soil. When there are fewer nutrients in the soil, there are fewer nutrients available to plants grown there.
2. There is no way the best synthetic fertilizer available can replace the natural nutritive value of organic compost. synthetics are primarily composed of three nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, and calcium. Compost provides (the natural form of) those and much more. Crops, like people, need a variety of nutrients in order to thrive.
3. We no longer get our vegetables from the garden out back. More likely, they are grown hundreds or thousands of miles away from home, picked early, and transported by truck or rail. Moreover, much of what we eat is not fresh at all-it has been subjected to an assembly line series of processes for mixing, canning, freezing, or bagging before it reaches the dinner table. Food math goes like this: the more a food is processed, the less valuable it is nutritionally.
Studies show trace minerals are essential to health. For example, consuming selenium from Brazil nuts, or in supplement form, may decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer by 95%. Check your vitamin for selenium, and try consuming Brazil nuts daily to increase selenium consumption and decrease pancreatic cancer risk.
Further, when tested for pesticide levels by the Environment Working Group for their annual “Shoppers’ Guide to Pesticides in Produce,” the following 15 veggies and fruits contained the highest pesticide load: Apples, Celery, Cherry tomatoes, Cucumbers, Grapes, Hot Peppers, Nectarines (imported), Peaches, Potatoes, Spinach, Strawberries, Sweet Bell Peppers, Kale, Collard Greens, and Summer Squash. To maximize health and minimize pesticide exposure, always consider growing or purchasing these foods organically.
Fun Fact: Fruits (both sweet and citrus) are digested in the intestines, passing through the stomach without processing. If eaten with other foods (sugar, fats, breads, milk, meats) fruits may be delayed in the stomach causing fermentation (rotting). If you have digestive difficulties with fruits, consider consuming them alone, or waiting at least one hour before eating other food groups.
In the long term, we need to reevaluate and redesign our agricultural system. In the short-term: buy organic and be glad you found J’sMakeGreenGoGreen. Consume 5-10 servings of organic fruits and vegetables daily to increase valuable levels of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and antioxidants. We can help fill the gap between the vitamins and trace minerals you are getting and the vitamins and minerals you need. Contact J for more info today.
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