Being Healthy Takes More than Just Eating Your Fruits and Veggies

A recent Time magazine article highlights what Neways has been trying to say for years. The following compelling statements show that food today isn't what it used to be. Some people are nutritionally starving on a full stomach. "Apparently produce in the U.S. not only tastes worse than it did in your grandparents' days, it also contains fewer nutrients-at least according to Donald R. Davis, a former research associate with the Biochemical Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. Davis claims the average vegetable found

in today's supermarket is anywhere from 5% to 40% lower in minerals (including magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc) than those harvested just 50 years ago."

"Thanks to the growing rise of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, modern crops are being harvested faster than ever before. But quick and early harvests mean the produce has less time to absorb nutrients either from synthesis or the soil, and minerals like potassium (the "K" in N-P-K fertilizers) often interfere with a plant's ability to take up nutrients. Monoculture farming practices-another hallmark of the Big Ag industry-have also led to soil-mineral depletion, which, in turn, affects the nutrient content of crops."

"[M]ore than three billion people around the world suffer from malnourishment and yet, ironically, efforts to increase food production have actually produced food that is less nourishing."

Because some studies show that you cannot receive all the nutrients your body needs from fruits and vegetables alone, Neways offers an excellent array of nutritional supplements that can help you get the vitamins and minerals your diet may be lacking. Be sure to check out Neways complete line of dietary and nutritional supplements.

To see the entire Time magazine article, click here.