But I would have thought that the farmers put it back in the soil in 
supplemental form or else we would all be dead!  I realize it is not ideal 
though because we wouldn't have so much disease in the world, but there are 
other factors too.  dee

On 18 Apr 2010, at 14:51, Bob Banever wrote:

> Dorothy,
> 
>       70 - 100 years ago we did get our minerals from food.  The problem is 
> farmland has been overfarmed and farmed incorrectly which leached and 
> destroyed much of the mineral content of the topsoil.  As a result our food 
> is devoid of many trace minerals.  If you have a garden or farm, a supplement 
> like Azomite would be great to add to the soil as fertilizer. Your veggies 
> would be brimming with minerals formed 40 million years ago when these 
> substances were in abundance.  Since factory farms don't use organic methods 
> you will get only a few select minerals that might help grow the plants but 
> do little for your varied needs.
> 
> Bob


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