Food today is so different from the food our ancestors ate. The ground our ancestors used was rich and pure. The food that grew on this land was rich in minerals because of the rich top soil however that same land today is depleted of it's nutrients. The agricultural industry has tried to compensate by adding to our seeds and ground but we still do have the nutrient rich food of the past. The FDA changes it's standard of what we should eat but do they really know. What factors effect our food: growing conditions (weather), ground nutrients, seeds, fertilizers or lack of, and pesticides? However the FDA does not have anyway to take these factors into consideration.
The vitamin industry has been blossoming for just this reason. They have convinced all of us that we need to supplement, supplement and supplement some more. But are the vitamins and minerals we are popping making us healthier or not? That is up for debate. Some vitamin brands are good, others are useless and some great. How do you tell? I was once told if you put a vitamin in the oven at 300 degrees for 20 minutes a vitamin that is full of fillers with start bubbling black stuff (I was told that it is filler). What I have found is that it is really hard to tell good from bad and price point does matter but is not a only factor consider.
