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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 intra-cellular 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 (intra-cellular "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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