james kilty wrote:
> I have heard modern food called "hollow food". I have often wondered
> about the effect of mineral depletion in soils on the mineral content of
> honey from agricultural crops. Minerals seem to be more important than
> we thought. Has there been any research on this over the years?
>   
Lots of research. You can have natural mineral depletion since there can 
be different concentrations of minerals in different locations. All soil 
is local.

I would take some of this with a grain of salt, since if we were really 
in such dire straits since 1936 there would be a host of dietary 
diseases directly related to mineral deficiency, but there are not. 
Instead we are in better health than any time in history.

As a cancer survivor, I take much on the Internet with caution since 
much of it is quackery. There are good sites and most are specific 
disease related, government, or web md.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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