WHERE SHOULD TRACE MINERALS EXIST? HOW DO PEOPLE OBTAIN THEM?
In the past, trace minerals existed in our soils and were taken up into our vegetation. Dr. Nojima points out how modern day agricultural practices of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have depleted our soils and therefore robbed our vegetation of these minerals. Modern agricultural practices manipulate vegetation to grow even though the vegetation does not have the correct matrix of minerals. We can now produce large quantities of vegetation, Yet these are just substitutes for the real thing, and cannot be called vegetables in their own right. Another problem in modern society is that chemical pollutants rob our soils and waters of minerals. Minerals are the elements that clean up our environment. So they are being consumed by an onslaught of pollutants. Many of the chemicals render useless the very microorganisms that are part of Earths lifecycle. The microorganisms end up as chemical sludge. Furthermore, the bacteria that typically breaks down the organisms to make the minerals bi
