Paul Saladino· MD
because plants can only grow in a soil and if a soil is deficient in a mineral that plant is going to be deficient in that mineral
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because plants can only grow in a soil and if a soil is deficient in a mineral that plant is going to be deficient in that mineral
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even in the last hundred years if you were a vegetarian plant-based hippie in the 70s versus a plant-based hippie in the 2020s you are getting 50 less on average nutrition than you got in the 70s
I think deficiencies are a problem for everyone. And I think it's endemic especially since like our soils are being progressively depleted and the foods maybe aren't quite as nutrient-dense as they used to be.