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Handling the Vitamin Crisis

By: Tara Smith..

The vitamin crisis has been looming large on the horizon since the turn of the twentieth century, and now, a century later, practically everyone is affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Studies show that most diseases are caused by unhealthy diet and unhealthy life style. Chronic diseases have reached epidemic proportions. About 95% of people over 40 will suffer are likely to be afflicted with diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, vision loss by the time they reach retirement.

As a partial result, nutritionally driven chronic diseases have reached epidemic proportions. About 95% of people over 40 will suffer from one or more of these chronic diseases by the time they reach retirement. Diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, loss of vision - to name a few. That's 95 people out of every 100.

This confirms the view that today our food contains less nutrition than required and our needs for vitamins and minerals are much greater than ever before in human history. Here we give you an insight into the real problem and some simple steps to help you protect yourself and your family from the vitamin crisis. Let me start by highlighting the importance of plants in our life.

The basic truth is that plants are the only source of all vitamins and minerals for every living creature, directly or indirectly from the food-chain - from an animal or fish that eats plants. Plants create body-ready vitamins and minerals from nutrients in the soil. The richer the soil, the more vitamins and minerals are packed into the plants. On the other hand, vegetables grown in poor soil will have far lower levels of vitamins and minerals.

PLANTS ARE THE SOLE SOURCE OF ALL VITAMINS AND MINERALS FOR EVERY LIVING CREATURE. Even animals that eat nothing but meat - the vitamins came from somewhere down the food-chain - from an animal or fish that eats plants. PLANTS CREATE BODY-READY VITAMINS AND MINERALS FROM NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL. The richer the soil, the more vitamins and minerals are packed into the plants. On the other hand, vegetables grown in poor soil will have far lower levels of vitamins and minerals.

As commercial growers keep using the same fields year after year, the soils keep losing their rich nutrients. And, as soils deplete, so does the vitamin and mineral content of the vegetables grown in that soil. Chemical companies have come to their aid by providing chemicals that will force the plants to grow in poor soil.

Moreover, many vegetables and fruits are picked before they're ripe, and treated chemically get them to the grocer's shelf quickly. This process eats into the nutrient content of the product though it is economically viable for the grower and grocer who can keep it much longer than the vine ripened fruits. No wonder, our bodies are succumbing under the pressures of higher levels of air and water pollution, lower oxygen levels in the air, and our fast paced, fast food societies of today. Our wonderful bodies are being taxed to the maximum and need more protection than ever before.

Try to take fresh, whole fruits, vegetables in your daily diet in their raw, uncooked form or cook slowly at low heat to preserve the nutrients. They are the best quality vitamins and minerals you can buy and most of us are not even eating the minimum recommended amounts.

Wherever you have a choice, look for organically grown produce at your grocery store or health food store. They will be much tastier and will contain the much higher levels of nutrients, even though they will be more expensive. They will have the flavour of vegetables of a century ago that belonged to the pre-chemicals era of farming.

Alternatively, you can grow some of your own produce - in a yard garden, patio pots, or inside the home in window pots. You will love the activity, and it is very easy, decorative, puts oxygen in the air. The taste and nutrition is just tons better than the produce you buy in stores.

Grow some of your own produce - in a yard garden, patio pots, or inside the home in window pots. It's fun, very easy, decorative, puts oxygen in the air and the taste and nutrition is just tons better than store-bought. No matter how perfect our diet, we ALL need to invest in a GOOD vitamin supplement today. Even nutrition experts, who eat an "ideal" diet, take vitamin supplements. A good vitamin will require you to take 3 large tablets or six medium size tablets or capsules per day minimum. Anything less is a waste of money.

People near retirement should wake up to the need of vitamins for good health. Remember, if you don't have good health at retirement, nothing else will matter. It is better to be safe than sorry, and vitamin supplements are the cheapest health insurance and wisest retirement plan you can invest in.

Article Source: http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening-articles

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