Hollow Foods
OUR SOILS HAVE LOST ESSENTIAL ORGANIC NUTRIENTS
BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC BASED AGRICULTURE.
FIND OUT WHAT OUR RISKS ARE.
"Every ailment, every sickness and every disease can be
traced back to An organic trace mineral deficiency"
- Linus Pauling
It's a fact. Our soils are depleted and depleted soils do not produce
healthy, nutrient-rich plants. It's also a fact that crops produced
in depleted soils are more prone to the invasion of insects, viruses,
fungi, etc. Insects and infectious organisms were designed to get rid
of unhealthy vegetation and they do not typically attack truly healthy
plants. Much of the modern world is now aware that our industrialized
methods of farming have not only depleted the soils, but they have created
a cycle which requires pesticides to protect the unhealthy crops grown
on depleted soils.
And who suffers? We all do! There are more than 70 trace minerals necessary
to produce healthy, nutrient-rich crops, yet the most current farming
methods routinely put back only 3 to 5 of them. And that's only a
part of the problem. Inorganic (synthetic/dead), ammonium based fertilizers
along with herbicides and pesticides, kill the precious microorganisms
in the soil which are unquestionably essential to the creation of organic
(meaning carbon-based/living) mineral complexes. Not only have we used
up the available trace minerals in our soils (those in the form of organic
complexes), but we have destroyed the means of replenishing them (soil-based
microorganisms).
And if that were not enough, modern, economic-based ($) agriculture
has virtually replaced all the critical organic complexes with inorganic
fertilizers which cause toxicity in water runoff and further imbalance
the delicate nature of our soils. In the 1930's, when farmers began
to add inorganic fertilizers to the soil, it was presumed that biological
organisms could assimilate minerals in any form. Unfortunately this is
not the case. We are now discovering that inorganic (synthetic/dead) minerals
and trace minerals cannot be easily assimilated by plants. They must first
be combined with carbonaceous matter (organically complexed), Uplifting
Press before they can be used. No wonder our food is less and less nutritious.
No wonder it lacks taste and no wonder the modern farmer has to apply
more and more toxic pesticides, herbicides and chemicals every year in
order to get his crops to market.
Let's look at a similar dilemma. The human body is also meant to
derive minerals from organic complexes. However, in our case, these complexes
were meant to be supplied in the foods we eat. Unfortunately, these critical,
organic nutrients are not present when our food is grown in depleted soils.
And, just like the farmer who has attempted to alter the soil with inorganic
toxic chemicals and fertilizers, we have tried to add inorganic trace
minerals to our diet in the form of colloidal supplements - with even
worse potential consequences. It is important to reiterate that most all
trace minerals are not recognized, absorbed or utilized by living tissue
unless they are carried in organic complexes. Even the best inorganic
trace minerals (e.g. coral, colloidal and/or ionic) are extremely large
and insoluble with high atomic weights, ranging between 1 and 100 nm.
These giant (when compared to organically complexed minerals) molecules
may be rejected at the cellular level due to their synthetic composition,
size or weight. They eventually accumulate in the body and are stored
outside the cells in interstitial fluids, and fatty tissues. Over time,
severe toxicity may manifest.
On the other hand, organically complexed trace minerals are definitively
different from inorganic minerals. They are naturally chelated (ultra
tiny) and they have ultra low molecular weight (Approximately, 50 to 100
times smaller and much lighter in weight). They are physically small enough
that they can be easily carried into the cells of our bodies. They are
bound by carbon (living matter) and have innumerous health benefits, aiding
in intracellular detoxification and the removal of inorganic toxins from
the extra cellular spaces in our bodies (interstitial fluids, and fatty
tissue). Thus, when trace minerals are combined with carbonaceous matter,
they become an enriching meal of living minerals rather than a toxic plate
of inert (dead) rocks. The importance of ORGANIC trace minerals Trace
minerals are systemic catalysts. They are activators (intracellular"spark
plugs"). They either "kick off" or "speed up"
most of the chemistry that goes on in our bodies. Without trace minerals
there is NO LIFE! Trace minerals are responsible for carrying most of
the nutrition into our cells.
Hence it has been said that we need three basic ingredients to sustain
life - water, oxygen and, organically complexed (carbon-based/living)
trace minerals. Not even vitamins or enzymes can function without trace
minerals, and when they are lacking, numerous processes either slow down
or come to a halt until the mineral banks can be replenished. Knowing
this, it is easy to see why both plants and humans are becoming increasingly
susceptible to disease. It is also easy to understand what Linus Pauling,
(twice awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine) meant when he explained to
the 74th Congress of the United Sates, "Every ailment, every sickness
and every disease can be traced back to an organic trace mineral deficiency."
It has become alarmingly evident that we are severely deficient in one
of the most basic components necessary to sustain health - organically
complexed trace minerals.
The Fulvic Acid connection
All biological organisms (including humans) need organically complexed
trace minerals in order to maintain health and prevent disease. If, decades
ago, we had only protected and nourished our soils from hazardous and
toxic chemicals, these critical organic complexes would naturally be in
the foods we eat today. Unfortunately, they are not. And now the question
becomes, how do we get these complexes back into the soils and what can
we do in the meantime to replenish the organic trace minerals in our bodies?
The answer to both questions lies in a substance called fulvic acid.
Fulvic acid (a derivative of humic acid) is the first biological step
in changing inorganic trace minerals into organically complexed, soluble
trace minerals which can be used by both plants and animals. It is produced
in trace amounts by homeostatic soil microorganisms as organic plant matter
decays. The process takes hundreds of years and like photosynthesis, it
cannot be duplicated in the laboratory. Fulvic acid is an extremely small
(ultra chelated), low molecular weight molecule which can beneficially
modify so many essential biochemical, electrochemical and metabolic processes,
and yet, the greater scientific community is still largely unaware of
its role.
Nature's Treasure Chest
Scientists believe that fulvic acid may be one of nature's most
precious forms of protection against free radical damage and compromised
immunity. It may prove to be the perfect carrier, supplying organic trace
minerals and many other necessary plant complexes to biological organisms,
including humans. It may also be the ultimate antioxidant, acting as both
a donor and an acceptor of electrons, depending on need. Fulvic acid is
one of the best known chelating agents, allowing it to carry critical
minerals into the body and comparative absorption: Organic molecules (fulvic
acid) vs. a typical colloid (inorganic) element - a virtual treasure chest
that is perhaps the "missing link" to our survival on this planet.
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