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Can Dirt Determine Food Quality?
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The soil we grow our food in is key to the quality and nutrient value of the food we take into our bodies.
Have you ever heard the term, “You are what you eat”?
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Well, we’re really what our food eats. Whether we're vegan, vegetarian, an omnivore or carnivore, we absorb the nutrients – or toxins – that our food absorbed into its cellular matrix.
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This is one of the reasons why pesticide and herbicide use is so problematic for our collective health. When a producer sprays glyphosate on their crops, that chemical is absorbed into our bodies when we eat wheat, or soy or corn, etc.
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The same is true when the beef we’re eating came from a cow that was fed a diet of glyphosate-riddled grain.
We may be at the top of the food chain, but we are influenced and affected by everything that goes on in the environment where our food is produced – from the soil on up.
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Here are some fun and interesting facts to consider when you’re thinking about how a little bit of dirt can make a big difference in your health:
- Soil texture determines the amount of water a patch of land can hold, and the quality of the plants it produces.
- Soil mineralization drives the nutritional value of our food, from mineral-rich vegetables to the plant life that wild game and fowl eat. Mineral deficiencies in humans can result from eating crops grown in mineral-depleted soil.
- Soil that contains organic matter and organisms like worms is more likely to produce healthier, nutrient-dense crops. This is why organic-grown produce often tastes better than non-organic!
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