Originally, we depended for our continuing good health, on the nutrients found within the soils that our foods grew on. We once fertilised these soils, by putting back much of what we took out as compost and animal fertilisers, rotating crops and using legumes as a 'dig-in' crop etc.
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Now-days, with modern farming methods we often use imbalanced fertilisers (mainly consisting of phosphorous, potassium and nitrogen without other essential elements). These initially give greater yields but eventually imbalances the soil and the nutritional content of the foods grown on these soils becomes deficient. To compound the problem NZ soils are deficient in many minerals to start with, specifically Zinc, Selenium, Boron and in many places Magnesium. To make matters worse much of the food we eat is even further depleted of its original vitamin and mineral content by picking, processing and cooking. When picked before being fully ripe the flavour and nutritional content of a fruit or vegetable is not fully developed. The coating of foods with things such as mineral oils and sulphur dioxide to enhance the customer appeal of a food product will further destroy vitamins, as will freezing, refining, micro-waving, over-cooking and preserving. Micro-waving in particular is known to cause total loss of enzymes and a diet consisting of a high level of micro-waved food will bring about a greatly depleted immune system. Refining grains (removing the bran and germ) means we lose approximately 98% of manganese, 80% iron, 70% phosphorus, 65% copper, 50% calcium and potassium, 80% thiamine (B1), 75% niacin (B3), 65% riboflavin (B2), 50% pyridoxine (B6) and pantothenic acid (B5) from these foods. Refining sugar has the same result as all the minerals are lost and concentrated into the production of molasses. (Better to eat molasses than it is to eat refined sugar!) It is totally unacceptable to think that we can obtain all the elements necessary for good health from the food we eat. Even more importantly, there is no doubt that degenerative disease is due to trace mineral deficiencies. The problem can be remedied to a degree if we grow our own foods and make all possible attempts to use natural fertilisers such as sea weeds or garden and kitchen wastes. Also, by buying as many organic foods as possible. This is feasible for some of us but not all and even where these efforts are made, mineral levels in the body tend to remain too low. This can be due not only to insufficient minerals in the diet but also to the fact that the body uses many more minerals when stressed, when fighting ill health (this includes fighting off the common cold), when attempting to eliminate toxins or simply repairing a wound. You must supplement in order for the body to reach optimum mineral levels and therefore enable the body to maintain optimum health. The best type of mineral supplement I have found on the market is Colloidal minerals. See page on ' Minerals - facts'. The term Colloidal means 'in suspension', so don't confuse colloidal Silver (which is silver only, in suspension) with colloidal minerals (which have at least 70 plus, minerals in suspension). Colloidal minerals are liquid, 100% bio-available and have no toxic build up. There are several different brands out there but most are diluted quite considerably from the concentrate and many will have fruit flavourings and extra amino acids added. Nothing wrong with that except you pay more than you have to. A 'good' Colloidal mineral product will taste 'terrible', as the predominant taste is Zinc (a strange sweet, sour, dry sensation), but can be mixed in your favourite juice. In this Clinic I recommend concentrated liquid minerals that are not diluted, of excellent quality and are well packaged.
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All information on this page has been compiled by Alison Odey from personal research and from results seen and experienced over 20 years in private practice. It is not intended to diagnose or to be construed as medical advice, but to inform the reader of alternative options that may be available to them. Any remedy mentioned in the text can be obtained by contacting the writer:
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