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FAQ on Using Herbs, Vitamins and Minerals
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Why Take Supplements?
Susan Smith Jones
says, "As I travel around the country giving lectures and
workshops on health and fitness to thousands of people each year,
the most asked question I hear is: "Is it important to take
nutritional supplements?" She tells
them, "Even if you eat a healthy, plant-based diet, emphasizing
fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, you can't
be sure they are as nourishing as expected due to the depletion
of soil minerals. Further, additional stress may be placed on
our bodies by chemical and pesticide exposure. With all the changes
and stresses in our lives, we need all the help we can get -
nutritional support is an important ally. (Let's Live,
May 1994)
Steven Horne
speaks on the topic of Empty Harvest, "When we think
of health, we usually don't think of dirt. But dfirt, or soil,
is the primary factor in maintaining our nutritional health because
all our food comes from the earth (or so it should). Since our
bodies are literally composed of the "dust of the earth,"
meaning minerals, healthy bodies are connected to healthy soil.
If any element is missing from the soil, then it will be missing
from the foods we eat as a result, we will not be properly nourished.
"Unfortunately, our commercial methods
of agriculture are not only depleting the soil of precious trace
minerals, they are also destroying the ability of plants to be
able to utilize those elements. Hence, our food is nutritionally
deficient right from the start. To make matters worse, our food
gets refined and more of its nutritional content is removed in
the process.
"Prior to the 1800s, farmers all over
the world fertilized their crops with organic material. In the
previous century, a well-meaning chemist burned plant material
and analyzed the ashes which remained. He discovered that the
ashes were primarily composed of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
and erroneously concluded that these were the minerals plants
required to grow. Unfortunately, he lacked the equipment to detect
the minute amounts of other minerals present in the plant ashes
which are also needed for plant growth. Irregardless, the modern
N, P, K fertilizers were born. When farmers started applying
these three elements to their soil, they did get bigger yields
at first. However, with repeated use, problems began to arise.
"This was because the soil was gradually
being depleted of its trace minerals. As the soil became depleted
the plants were not as healthy. Insect damage and disease increased.
But instead of adding organic matter to the soil to correct the
mineral imbalances, chemistry was there to "correct"
these problems with herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. Unfortunately,
these chemicals compound the problem. The use of toxic chemicals
gradually sterilizes the soil, killing microorganisms that live
there. It is much like the problem of antibiotics, which kill
the friendly flora in the intestinal tract as well as the harmful
bacteria." (Sunshine Sharing, Vol.6, No.9)
It is no longer a matter
of eating the right foods because even
eating a nutritional diet of whole
grains,
fruits and vegetables does not mean
that you are getting the nutrients
you need. When nutrients are not present
in the soil,
they cannot be present in the foods.
Nutritional supplementation is necessary.
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