Re: nutritional content of organically grown food higher than in conventionally grown food

If you read my post, you would understand that it is not the lack of mineral content in the soil I am referring to, but the lack of a healthy soil life.

- "if the plant GREW, then it has some nutritional value."

True enough... key word is "some". But what? How much?

If you take a high quality fruit or vegetable and sit it next to a low quality fruit or vegetable, unrefrigerated in a cool dry place, over time the high quality produce will dry down... the low quality one will rot.

This "rotting" is a real life illustration of a nutritionally poor product.

I do agree that everyone is looking for a scape goat :-)

- "In herbology, I look within to take care of the problem whereas you "green" people would love everyone to believe that the reason people are sick is from OUTSIDE the body."

My post was an inside the plant\body reference. I agree that the cause is an internal one and not an external problem... however, that internal environment can be influenced, either good or bad, from what we choose to put in, or on our bodies.

- "My tonics strengthen the digestive system. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE CAN GET THE NUTRIENTS THEY WANT FROM THE FOODS THEY EAT. GOOD, STRONG DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS BREAK-DOWN AND ASSIMILATE THE NUTRIENTS THAT ARE IN THE FOODS WE EAT. That's the primary concern. We're not getting the nutrients we need from our foods because of . . . WEAK DIGESTION, not depleted soils."

I agree with you that a strong, healthy digestive system will work for the benefit of the consumer. Poor food consumed by one with a strong, healthy digestive system will be MUCH better utilized and absorbed than the very best foods consumed by one with a weak, dysfunctional digestive system.

grz-