Re: Re: Fwd: Nutrient Decline In Garden Crops Over Past 50 Years

[Guest guest]

The function of the liver of an animal is to filter out toxins/poisons. So

eating liver may be a double edged sword. You may be eating more than you

bargained for. Also isn't liver (like most organ meats) very high in

cholesteral?

> I don't know why liver was not

> advocated/recommended in the

> writings of Dr. Walford. Inclusion

> in one's diet makes getting optimun

> nutrition far easier for a thinking

> person! Steve

>

[Guest guest]

Liver is probably OK in moderation. I believe organ meats have some useful

essential fats. Since our body makes cholesterol, consumption is perhaps

overstated as a risk factor. Like any fat it should be kept in balance.

I wouldn't make liver a regular staple, but it might be useful to include

periodically for variety. I am not a fan of distilling our diet down to a

few super foods. I worry more about deficiencies of obscure minerals or

nutrients so variety could be helpful. This even brings this thread back on

topic as we can't rely upon veggies to really agree with any database. Mix

it up.

JR

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From: aptvictoria [mailto:aptvictoria@...]

Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 1:23 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Fwd: Nutrient Decline In Garden Crops Over

Past 50 Years

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Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...>

wrote:

> The function of the liver of an

animal is to filter out

toxins/poisons. So

> eating liver may be a double edged

sword. You may be eating more than

you

> bargained for. Also isn't liver

(like most organ meats) very high in

> cholesteral?

You are right. It has a fair amount

of cholesterol. Looking at the

nutrients in liver a second time, I

notice it is very high in a few

nutrients and just average in the

others. Far better is something like

sunflower seeds, which contain fairly

high levels of nutrients across the

spectrum. Which is your nutritional

gem of the day? As for plant crops,

in general, I think the commercial

agricultural community needs to pay

more attention to Brix levels. Good

Brix levels go hand-in-hand with

appropriate nutritional profiles for

each plant - I would think.

>

>

> > I don't know why liver was not

> > advocated/recommended in the

> > writings of Dr. Walford.

Inclusion

> > in one's diet makes getting

optimun

> > nutrition far easier for a

thinking

> > person! Steve

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve,

First I'd like to see a label on the fresh produce. I dont think the looks of a plant give me a good clue as to it's contents. Per Duke's database, nutrient amounts can vary greatly. I do know put too much Ca on okra, you get a pod you cant eat. Grow something really nice, the bugs or birds or wasps or fungus will get it first.

Except my papaya and it looks like the freeze will get it before the fruit ripens.

Big tradeoff - after a while the guy who grows a marketable plant economically is what we get, like it or not. That's the reality - that's what we have to deal with, since we cant change the politics or the economics.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: aptvictoria

Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 1:23 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Fwd: Nutrient Decline In Garden Crops Over Past 50 YearsAs for plant crops, in general, I think the commercial agricultural community needs to pay more attention to Brix levels. Good Brix levels go hand-in-hand with appropriate nutritional profiles for each plant - I would think. > > person! Steve