Debbie said, >the reason I asked is because of how discouraged I was at the news that so much of our wide variety of food is nutritionally lacking....I mean what is the sense of even bothering to waste money on food that is empty when it comes to being good for you?<
The point of this whole discussion is that modern commercially-grown food is deficient in what we need, not completely absent. We need to add concentrated foods to make up for what is missing, not to replace regular food. Even commercially-frown fruits and vegetables contain SOME nutrition, enough to be worth eating if organic is not available. Because organic farmers cannot use chemical fertilizers and still be considered organic, they must use composting and manure, which provides minerals absent from commercial fertilizers. So spending the extra for organic foods will mean extra nutrition, even if it isnt perfect. Adding concentrated foods will bolster it even more. The dynamic behind eating a wide variety of foods is that each food contains important nutrients unique to that particular food. As Reams put it, the potassium found in bananas is not exactly identical to the potassium found in other foods. The enzymes found in vegetables are not identical to the enzymes found in fruits, or nuts, or seeds. All is not lost, there are still many healthy foods that can contribute to our health. Terry Chamberlin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
