essential nutrients

Remember the old saying you are what you eat , this statement was drummed into our heads as children and young adults so to compensate we try to stay healthy by eating more fruits and veggies.'' Well I hate to say it people were not'' in the name of big business and larger profits our health is being sacrificed for the almighty dollar. Farmers are being forced to use artificial additives and growing methods to meet the demand of big business. In saying this in the late 1960's all women had to do to get there vitamin A intake for the day was to eat 2 peaches now they have to eat over 50 a day just to get the right amount of vitamin A. To make up for it we go to the pharmacist etc for a pill that says it will give us everything that we need, but ends up being the most artificial thing that we can have. '' Talk about having know were to turn''