From: Cliff on
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:29 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7 <Searcher7(a)mail.con2.com>
wrote:

>The nutritional value of food has dropped greatly over the last
>several decades in large part due to the depletion of the soil in
>which food is grown. Transportation, storage, and processing add to
>the problem.

Prior to the refrigerated railroad car fresh veggies were,
at best, seasonal.
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Cliff

From: Cliff on
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:29 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7 <Searcher7(a)mail.con2.com>
wrote:

>And as long as
>you wash your fruits or vegetables before juicing, the juice will have
>a lot more nutrients and is at least as safe as anything you can buy
>in the store.

OTOH many/all veggies & fruits have evolved toxins to deal as
pest defense & I think very few, if any, of these have been
much tested as human toxins or even carcinogens.
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Cliff
From: Cliff on
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:29 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7 <Searcher7(a)mail.con2.com>
wrote:

>I've caught colds and knocked them out by juicing/drinking before bed.
>I'm back to normal in the morning, and this is definitely not possible
>with solid food.

I've had a few sniffles that lasted only a few hours too.
Without a jucer.
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Cliff
From: Cliff on
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:29 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7 <Searcher7(a)mail.con2.com>
wrote:

>There are various combinations of juices one can make with a juicer to
>help with a lot of problems involving deficiencies in the body.

American urine could be sold as a vitamin supplement
in much of the world to good effect.
Ths surplius most of us get .... and some can cause health disasters.
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Cliff
From: Cliff on
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:29 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7 <Searcher7(a)mail.con2.com>
wrote:

>So basically, if the soil food is generally grown in wasn't depleted
>of the necessary minerals we would have no need for juicers. But that
>is not the case.

What minerals might these be?
If the plants needed them how did they grow?
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Cliff