Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Food - as a noun - overused and little understood!

Hi, just a quickie!

On the back of my last post regarding "The food we eat is killing us" - I should have included this little detail.

According to dictionary.com the noun "food" is defined as:

any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
 
I don't know about you but based upon that definition much of what appears in stores these days would struggle to qualify as real FOOD.
 
Also remember, when you search for natural foods high in mineral content such as Broccoli, Spinach etc etc these foods are good sources of minerals - IF - they are grown in mineral rich soil.
 
No plant can make, synthesize or magically contain minerals - THEY ALL HAVE TO ABSORB THEM FROM THE SOIL THEY ARE GROWN IN - If the soil is mineral depleted - the plant and hence your food will be also.
 
Most soil IS MINERAL DEPLETED thanks to intensive farming, no crop rotation, search for high yields and general profit making greed.
 
Can you afford to be mineral deficient?
 
I am working on some posts regarding conditions that can develop as a result of specific mineral deficiencies - Should be interesting.
Thanks,
 
Liesl
 
 
 
 

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