Within the medical community there is ongoing debate about the nutritional value of supplements. Many physicians believe that supplements are a waste of money for patients who exercise and eat a reasonably balanced diet. Taken improperly or used in excess, supplements can even cause potential harm.<\/p>\n

Yet even the healthiest among us face challenges that were unheard of just a few decades ago. In a recent interview<\/a> with Fox News, Dr. Michael A. Smith (author of The Supplement Pyramid<\/em>) pointed out three major barriers to nutrition that today\u2019s generation faces. They are:<\/p>\n

1. Chronic Stress<\/strong>: We live in a 24\/7 digitally connected culture where information is blasted at us through a fire hose. In addition, many of us are working harder to pay bills and take care of children and<\/em> elderly parents. The result is constant and chronic daily stress\u2014which puts us at risk for a variety of serious diseases.<\/p>\n

2. Chemical Toxins<\/strong>: Environmental toxins surround us. According to the Fox News piece, 84,000 synthetic chemicals are currently manufactured and processed in the United States alone. Almost 1,000 new chemicals are introduced each year.<\/p>\n

3. Nutrient Poor Soil<\/strong>: Every soil survey conducted by the United States since the 1920s has shown low levels of soil nutrients. Soil that is nutrient deficient produces crops that are nutrient deficient\u2014and those deficiencies show up in our bodies.<\/p>\n

We aren\u2019t doctors, so we can\u2019t say whether supplements are something to consider for your own lifestyle. But we are<\/span> soil specialists, and we\u2019ve written multiple articles about the implications of soils that have been depleted of essential minerals and trace elements.<\/p>\n

Minerals are what create the sweetness, flavor and nutrition in our food. If they aren\u2019t in the soil, they aren\u2019t in the plants that produce the fruits and vegetables that we eat. Unfortunately, much of the conventionally grown produce that you see in grocery stores is grown in soil that has been depleted of minerals. \u00a0So while it looks good, it doesn\u2019t taste very good\u2014and it isn\u2019t giving our bodies what they need.<\/p>\n

One of the best ways to make sure you are getting enough great-tasting, nutritious food is to grow your own in soil that has been remineralized with all-natural volcanic rock dust. Rock dust is Mother Nature\u2019s own way of making minerals available to plants in the balanced form they need to thrive. In a sense, rock minerals are to soil health what prebiotics and probiotics are to human health.<\/p>\n

On a larger scale, we must be willing to change the way we treat our earth\u2019s most precious resource. We simply cannot continue with large-scale farming techniques that take minerals out of the soil without putting them back in. The way to get minerals back into our soils is to put them there. Soil remineralization is so simple, and yet so powerful\u2014and so beneficial to the health of our soil as well as our bodies and minds.<\/p>\n

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About Us: Our mission is to help people eat more nutritious food that they grow themselves. Our all-natural Cascade Minerals Remineralizing Soil Booster<\/strong> is made from massive basalt stones from Central Oregon\u2019s legendary Cascade Mountains. Rocks are crushed to produce a finely ground, 100% natural product that is approved for organic production and releases the essential minerals and trace elements that plants and humans need to flourish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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