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are no easy remedies ior pollmed sorir, bur ihe
(allowing sirareeies may help
. LEAD iirom mr eahausis and lead parnr, pipes,
barrery bumrngl Worst eases are m urban areas oi
older buildings. lead or ”no ppm ean be preseni, and
rs boih iaken up by and dusied on rho suriaee oi
yegeeabies. However, u is miblz ro garden by.
_ Craelred bmks ur gravel asa base
—— amidmg up beds lo an our deep, and malong upa
rleh eomposred sori oi over m, orgame eonrem
V Growmg vegetahks and hav g leai analyses
done; was gm drlure vlnegu i lead as soil used
ioeallv in perrol
e PERSETENT BIOCIDE, eapeeiaiiy pm, Aldrin,
Dieldrm, EHC, eie. ii you buy or inherrr an old
orehard, eaneireld, or planrauon (banana, p neappie,
eomn, robaoeol n is unlrirely Iha| any animal produei
(nulk, cw, mearl will heireeol high ievelsoibroerdes
Here is no ehoree bur ro eo lulu ioresrry, and lo
produee non-iood rrop un||I oiher meihnds are
developed, Also. resr your own vegeralrles iar resrduai
wxu marerrals.
- GROUNDWATER ean (onlain 30-90 araeidal
subs anees below ianna, including rhose derived horn
ieri rs, sprays, and iuela Near indusirial wasie
dumps, dreams, radioaeoves, and heavy merai wastes
ieadmrum, rhromium, mereuryi ean be added Do no|
uae uniesied wells or bore warers [in any purpose
Drink ranlrwaier and ray ro harvesl surlaee runari ior
gardens II is esiunaied rhar several derades may be
needed (0 elear mosr dquikrs oi polluianrs Alums!
every sraie oi rhe usa hassenous problems. hamwarer
harvesi and srrrei waier eonservarron rs rndieaead ior
the lang-rerm runne Several subsranees are added to
bown warer supphrjfind ilrese may rneiude chlorine,
iiuorrne, alum ialummium suiphaiel and orher
areiaboire porsons
We musi nor add lo rhrs mess Av all moerdes,
high levels oi nuraies, and wareh on-iarm disposal oi
orls and iuels
HUMAN HEALTH AND NUTRmON
nre supper oi human nurrruon ls eompler, and under
iarriy mnstam sssessmenr by sereniisrs irom marry
diserpimes Four very broad suremenissanbe made
i A normally—mixed drei iomnrvorousl has been
erhrbued by mosi human groups Basin/e dlerary
sampireuy, reiranee on loo iew loads, or a resrrrered
dieiary range has is dangers, whrle a mixed drel oi
ioeal ioods, plus an aerrve hie. has usually prnved
healrhy, provrdrng good hygiene is also observed
ipuaire, personal,and domes-rel
2 in rhe developed rounrrres, reimed and pmfisgd
ioods, roe rnueh rnelusion oi animal iais, and a
pierhora oi iood addrrives has eerramly resulied m
malnurrrrron and m degenerairve diseases iobesrey,
hrgh blood pressure, hearr drseasel. There rs now a
general move away irom smohrng. heavy dnnkmgr
and many iauy or processed ioods, and a rising
demand ior lean meals, llsh, and elean vegeeables,
rruio, and nurs
a, in areas subieer lo ia rne, semr.siarvairon, or
where very low levels oi m l vrramrns ieornmordy
c, A, aaomplexl or mrnerais irron, 11M) exur, ri rs
necessary ro rake grear eare wrrh human and soil
heairir, and |0 have a very smind knowledge ni ihe
passrole resulis oi any new dreiary ehange iwhole
grains and pulses may srrip our me iiiile rme rhe body
mains where rhere are srarvrng people in alkaline
desen areas; zine tab/Ins may iirerr been needed ii sueh
ioods are eommonly usedl, Tradrnonai dreis, long
marniained, are a guide ro loeai iood ioieranees
i. There rs a complex and eonsianr mieraeuon
berweeu iood, sori, erase eiemerus, pl-l, b es, and
rerrrirsers, Too oiren, product yield, weighr, or
proeesaing aurralrlliry rs rhe only reason gayen ior as g
broerdes and iemlisers; nuuinun rs rarely menrioned m
plani areedrng programmes. Heavy use oi
iemirsers—lhe maeronurnenrs—can eause a dcfinuiry
oi nueronurnerus iApreen am, mu
We are rndrulduaiiy iii/[Hulk our abrlriy lo
menboirse and rolerale ioods For some oi us, speoire
iood allergirs are very real and al leasi m para ie. 5
iaeirr aerd rnroieranrei arrse irom lime exp ure io
eerrarn iood groups in our ranai hrsiory, ind iduala
ean resi ror llI eiieeis by beeonung eonserous oi
headaehes or other sympiums, and experimeniaiiy
elirmnaring some ioods or beverages irom rhenr drer, or
even a elass of iood ie g darry produeis, grams), sull
leaving a very wrde range oi ioods irom gardens,
iarms, ponds, and nanne.
Annmdl basre rndrviduai variable iapari irom
morabolie riheieneyl rs bodywerghr itsdf Dosages oi
any subsianee vary wish body build, iaea, and dosage
per lologram weighi, so ihai alcuho| and anaesilwars
Um insraneel may have a very diriereru meiaaolre
eiierr on lwo people of equal werehi, one oi whom rs
island one lean So u is wi|h speerrre ioods
The sane proeedure in heairh rs lo marnrarn basre
hygiene, grow and ear heailhy pianrs and aarmais,
avord luoerdes and poiiuranrs, lake easy :xflflse, draulr
elean waier or beverages, and sray as eheeriul as «hrs
world penmis ior adopi a posurvrsire lriesiylei, The
real is up asehanee, iraine aeerdenrs, or megaiomanraes
and wars, and (use demand eommonsense ehanges ro
rhe social ayseerns, plus a liniegood luck
30:
TRIBAL AND TRADITONAL SOIL
CLASSIFICATIONS
me Tia mlogisl u in ma»
Tubal and rraduronal people eiasaiiy their soils an a
grear variety oi (Tunnel—fins based on
- Colo-ll irrrdreaies humus roneenn
- Tasre (dgms wuh our pH measures),
- Molsurre eapaauy and warer .erenrirm,
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