Good Food Does Not Equal Good Nutrition
It is a relatively basic fact that good nutrition comes from the earth. Newsflash " over the past 100 years there has been a serious depletion in the value of our foods. This decrease in our food value has not gone without notice; in fact in recent years the International Medical Geology Association was formed to address these global health concerns.
I had never heard of medical geology prior to reading the article, The Emerging Medical and Geological Association published by the American Clinical and Climatological Association, but now it makes a lot of sense. Most of the nutrients in our food are derived from our soil and its mineral content.
The ever-decreasing nutritional content of foods is not the only concern. There are other issues related to our geological connectivity. There are toxins unleashed from the soils, such as arsenic and mercury. Other potentially harmful substances are released through natural events such as volcanic action.
When we look into the health concerns related to nutritional deficiencies, it is easy to see that there have been many studies into modern world ailments and nutrition. Some of these studies focus on regional, focusing on concentrations of MS cases in the Pacific Northwest, but others are global. Goiter, for example, has been tied to an iodine deficiency. While there are over 450 million residents in China who are at risk of this thyroid condition, Goiter is known to be a problem worldwide.
I am intrigued by the association made between geologic materials and trace element deficiency associated with iodine. Iodine deficiencies were identified nearly 100 years ago, with more studies and recommendations related to iodine continuing worldwide. Did you know that iodine deficiency is associated not just with thyroid function and deficiency related conditions such as goiter, but also cretinism, low IQ, birth defects and miscarriages?
There is no easy answer to the concerns of our planet and its effect on our health and nutrition. We can all make choices that benefit both the world and our own pockets and nutritional needs. Collectively we can support those who work hard to educate us and guide us to a healthier planet. - 17274
I had never heard of medical geology prior to reading the article, The Emerging Medical and Geological Association published by the American Clinical and Climatological Association, but now it makes a lot of sense. Most of the nutrients in our food are derived from our soil and its mineral content.
The ever-decreasing nutritional content of foods is not the only concern. There are other issues related to our geological connectivity. There are toxins unleashed from the soils, such as arsenic and mercury. Other potentially harmful substances are released through natural events such as volcanic action.
When we look into the health concerns related to nutritional deficiencies, it is easy to see that there have been many studies into modern world ailments and nutrition. Some of these studies focus on regional, focusing on concentrations of MS cases in the Pacific Northwest, but others are global. Goiter, for example, has been tied to an iodine deficiency. While there are over 450 million residents in China who are at risk of this thyroid condition, Goiter is known to be a problem worldwide.
I am intrigued by the association made between geologic materials and trace element deficiency associated with iodine. Iodine deficiencies were identified nearly 100 years ago, with more studies and recommendations related to iodine continuing worldwide. Did you know that iodine deficiency is associated not just with thyroid function and deficiency related conditions such as goiter, but also cretinism, low IQ, birth defects and miscarriages?
There is no easy answer to the concerns of our planet and its effect on our health and nutrition. We can all make choices that benefit both the world and our own pockets and nutritional needs. Collectively we can support those who work hard to educate us and guide us to a healthier planet. - 17274
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There are many informative factoids we can discover about the minerals and the trace elements that are necessary to our holistic wellness.
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