Loss of Nutrients in our Foods over the Years

In the United States as well as much for the world, topsoil has been lost due to erosion, overuse of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers, and other farming practices that leave soil depleted.  The depletion of soil nutrients and soil microorganisms contribute to soil erosion and loss of arable topsoil.  Food grown in nutrient deficient soil lacks the nutrients needed to keep people healthy.  Studies reveal that the nutritional values in food have declined significantly over the past 70 years.  The declines in the nutritional values in food have attributed to mineral depletion of the soil, loss of soil microorganisms along with the changes in plant varieties.  Without adequate nutrition especially minerals, research has shown that  people develop chronic health conditions.  More and more nutritional studies have linked many of today’s most prevalent, life threatening chronic diseases-diabetes, heart disease, stork, obesity, high blood pressure, macular degeneration, bone loss, dementia to nutritional deficiencies.  Increasingly, scientific research has shown that the secret to life-long health is good nutrition.