Senate Document No. 264, 1936
These are Verbatim Unabridged extracts from the 74th Congress 2nd Session:
"Our
physical well-being is more directly dependent upon minerals we take
into our systems than upon calories or vitamins, or upon precise
proportions of starch, protein or carbohydrates we consume."
"Do
you know that most of us today are suffering from certain dangerous
diet deficiencies which cannot be remedied until depleted soils from
which our food comes are brought into proper mineral balance?"
"The
alarming fact is that foods (fruits, vegetables and grains) now being
raised on millions of acres of land that no longer contain enough of
certain minerals are starving us - no matter how much of them we eat. No
man of today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his system
with the minerals he requires for perfect health because his stomach
isn't big enough to hold them."
"The
truth is that our foods vary enormously in value, and some of them
aren't worth eating as food...Our physical well-being is more directly
dependent upon the minerals we take into our systems than upon calories
or vitamins or upon the precise proportions of starch, protein or
carbohydrates we consume."
"This
talk about minerals is novel and quite startling. In fact, a
realization of the importance of minerals in food is so new that the
text books on nutritional dietetics contain very little about it.
Nevertheless, it is something that concerns all of us, and the further
we delve into it the more startling it becomes."
"You'd
think, wouldn't you, that a carrot is a carrot - that one is about as
good as another as far as nourishment is concerned? But it isn't; one
carrot may look and taste like another and yet be lacking in the
particular mineral element which our system requires and which carrots
are supposed to contain
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"Laboratory
test prove that the fruits, the vegetables, the grains, the eggs, and
even the milk and the meats of today are not what they were a few
generations ago (which doubtless explains why our forefathers thrived on
a selection of foods that would starve us!)"
"No
man today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his stomach
with the mineral salts he requires for perfect health, because his
stomach isn't big enough to hold them! And we are turning into big
stomachs."
"No longer
does a balanced and fully nourishing diet consist merely of so many
calories or certain vitamins or fixed proportion of starches, proteins
and carbohydrates. We know that our diets must contain in addition
something like a score of minerals salts."
"It
is bad news to learn from our leading authorities that 99% of the
American people are deficient in these minerals, and that a marked
deficiency in any one of the more important minerals actually results in
disease. Any upset of the balance, any considerable lack or one or
another element, however microscopic the body requirement may be, and we
sicken, suffer, shorten our lives."
"We
know that vitamins are complex chemical substances which are
indispensable to nutrition, and that each of them is of importance for
normal function of some special structure in the body. Disorder and
disease result from any vitamin deficiency. It is not commonly realized,
however, that vitamins control the body's appropriation of minerals,
and in the absence of minerals they have no function to perform. Lacking
vitamins, the system can make some use of minerals, but lacking
minerals, vitamins are useless."
"Certainly
our physical well-being is more directly dependent upon the minerals we
take into our systems than upon calories of vitamins or upon the
precise proportions of starch, protein of carbohydrates we consume."
"This discovery is one of the latest and most important contributions of science to the problem of human health."
Senate Document No. 264, 1936
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We just showed you the problem. Most of the soil in the USA has been mineral deficient for more than 77 years. That means you are basically growing fruits and vegetables that do not contain proper nutrition. This issue opens up a whole different can of worms.
Previously I mentioned that plants can not and do not produce minerals. Minerals have to be added to the soil, in order for plants to contain them when they are harvested for eating. It is clear that your soil does not have the proper minerals in them and that is a strong reflection as to why many gardens do not produce a bumper crop.
Most plants only need three (3) things to make it grow:
- Nitrogen (N)
- Phosphorus (N)
- Potassium (K)
If your garden soil contains those three elements, you will get a plants, however, your soil will still be mineral deficient as clearly outline by the U.S. Senate Report. Don't worry we're not going to leave you stranded. Here is the solution.
Bloomin Minerals. That's right! You've simply got to add minerals to your soil and we've made it easy for you. Bloomin Minerals™ is a 100% natural humate soil conditioner. Composed of
prehistoric plant minerals no longer found in farm and range soils. Direction
for Use: Apply to established lawns and gardens at the rate of 12 lbs. per 1000
Sq. Ft. For new lawns or gardens, apply 12 lbs. per 1000 Sq. Ft. and mix or till
into the soil before planting.
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Excellent for the Home Gardner fruits and vegetables.
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Helps produce larger and more colorful flowers and roses.
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Helps keep your lawn vibrant.
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Great for fruit trees too.
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Great for your favorite shrubs and house plants faster growth
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Storing the Heirloom Seeds: Label them with the year, their variety and the characteristics you selected them for. It's a long time until next spring or the spring after that, and you're may to forget if you don't record it. Store seed in a cold, dry place. Don't panic if they freeze. If the seeds is dry, freezing not only won't hurt but may even improve the crop. Our Cucumber Heirloom Seeds can easily germinate for 10 years or more.
