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The rise in incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the American population correlates with the depletion of minerals in the soils due to mechanized factory farming.
You cannot live a normal life without certain minerals.
Drugs just accelerate your demise tremendously, by supposedly treating a symptom, but ignoring the deadly side effects of the drug.
I agree. Having lived on a small farm, the difference in food value was significant. Not only have we depleted the soil, we further denature food through processing. The vital nutrients are regularly stripped from food—sugar and wheat being the most obvious, with milk being a close third. It’s hard to believe that it’s illegal to sell real food because agricultural interests dictate Federal law. Often the nutrients become byproducts that are then added in or sold separately such as molasses or wheat germ.
Drugs have their place, but diet is the key to many modern diseases. I’ve seen the large farms and animal production factories. The monoculture and rampant use of chemicals and drugs is appalling. The funny thing is that half of this came about due to The Jungle—proving there’s no problem that government intervention cannot exacerbate.