As far as I know they are still parroting inaccurate sources. Show me the raw data.
Being trained in medical research I am taught to be skeptical and that good science means it is reproducible and more than one lab concurs on the values obtained. Until then I still say "follow the money". Garnet On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 18:30, Terry Chamberlin wrote: > Garnett said: > > If this were true [re mineral depleated soil] there > should be more evidence in the general population of > deficiency syndromes. I would like to see data that > supports your statement.< > > The following are quotes from U.S. Senate Report #264, > published in the Congressional Record in 1936: > > "Laboratory tests prove that the fruits, the > vegetables, the grains, the eggs, and even the milk > and the meats of today are not what they were a few > generations ago (which doubtless explains why our > forefathers thrived on a selection of foods that would > starve us!)." > > "It is bad news to learn from our leading authorities > that 99% of the American people are deficient in these > minerals, and that a marked deficiency in any one of > the more important minerals actually results in > disease. Any upset of the balance, any considerable > lack of one or another element, however microscopic > the body requirement may be, and we sicken, suffer, > shorten our lives." > > "We know that vitamins are complex chemical substances > which are indispensable to nutrition, and that each of > them is of importance for normal function of some > special structure in the body. Disorder and disease > result from any vitamin deficiency. It is not commonly > realized, however, that vitamins control the body's > appropriation of minerals, and in the absence of > mineral's they have no function to perform. Lacking > vitamins, the system can make some use of minerals, > but lacking minerals, vitamins are useless." > > >..there should be more evidence in the general > population of deficiency syndromes.< > > I consider 50%+ of the population getting heart > disease and 50% of the population getting cancer > evidence enough. Plus the sharply increasing incidence > of diabetes, arthritis, etc., convinces me. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > B
