For years our soil has been depleted through the mass farming and lack of rest for the land.
The topsoil has suffered to the point that fertilization via anhydrous and the like have become commonplace.
Add to that...
Since 1949, when the Reverse Osmosis (RO) filter was introduced to the public, we have seen the increase of its use to the point today where virtually every restraunt, manufacturer and home has an RO filter.
No on the face of it, the RO filter was a good thing; able to take sea water and make it potable for let's say third world nations who have little or no drinking water.
However, the mechanism also removes the good minerals from the water as well.
For over 6 decades Americans have had the mineral nutrition leeched away from our water and our food stuffs to the point than in the most 'developed' land on the face of the earth has more maladies and illness than you can shake a stick at.
The WHO World Health Organization released a report this year (2014) that revealed that Americans are malnourished and that mineral deficiencies are rampant.
Why should we be concerned?
We chould be aware that ALL medications are formulated from the elements that are on the PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS.
That's right. elements that you find on the poster from your 7th Grade science class are the very things you'll find in the IV drip bags in the cardiac unit of your local hospital and in every clinic, triage unit in the theater of war and in most ambulances.
Ask yourself this question.
If minerals aren't the most important thing for your overall health, "Why is it the very substance that BIG PHARMA is using to create new pills?"