Vitamins and minerals. They are very important for our physical and mental health. Without these essential nutrients, our bodies would literally cease to function. We can obtain many of these nutrients from the normal foods we consume everyday. However, due to high processing and refinement, and even our farming methods which are highly streamlined and productivity focused, the nutrient content is not what it used to be. Our modern farming methods produce beautiful looking fruits and vegetables, but compared to organically grown fruits and vegetables, they contain lots of pesticide and less of essential vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients.

A Japanese Food Standardized Ingredients List (JFSI list) states that the nutritional contents of our plant foods have lost many of the nutrients due to environmental factors, soil destruction, and high processing methods.

The amount of vitamin C in 100gm of spinach was tracked and measured, and the results were troubling (but not surprising):

In less than 50 years, the vitamin C content of 100gm of spinach fell from 150gm to 13mg. That means we have to eat at least 10 times more spinach compared to our grandfathers back in the 50s to get the same amount of vitamin C in spinach.

So what are the functions and benefits of vitamins, minerals and herbs? What’s the difference between vitamins and minerals? And why are they so important for optimum health?

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We all know that vitamins and minerals are good for health. But did you know that pollutants in the air and water and certain foods that we eat are antagonistic to vitamins and minerals? For more info, check out >> Nutrient Destroyers

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A group of nutrients that is vitally important for a healthy life. Some are fat soluble, some are water soluble. Some fight cancer, some fight colds. And quite a few of them are toxic if taken in high doses. Vitamins A, C & E are considered as antioxidants and may help to reduce the effects of aging, pollution and boost our immunity. >> more on Vitamins