I'm approaching the legendary 4 score in years of age.You are certainly working the soil hard - and your body is doing well in that heat and humidity. That is a sign of high nutrient food. LOL.
G'day I'm new and writing from Australia. I have watched utube videos on the microbiome. Apparently our gut has the same microbes as the soil. Because various agricultural chemicals have killed the soil microbes, our food is now low in nutrients.
I am intending to increase the nutrient density in my home grown vegetables. Are there others in this forum with a similar aim?
Keen to hear how you get on with it.Yes - we did discuss this earlier and I have found the refractometer on google. So, testing coming up. Your video was good thanks. Christine Jones says you should get a stainless-steel garlic press to extract the sap. Even when we do the testing there is probably a need for independent testing, so I'm wondering if the university has someone who will test and sent written results. It's a bit suspect announcing your own findings.
This is true...which is why I really appreciate it when others either validate or otherwise check findings.... It's a bit suspect announcing your own findings.
Wow, that article deflates the usefulness of refractometers completely. I am essentially trying to live a disease-free life. I was hoping nutrition would be the answer. The celery I have grown this year is the best tasting I have ever grown. Everyone who is served a meal with it leaves no part of the celery. But it has a very mild taste. By taste I would have said it was weak in nutrients.Keen to hear how you get on with it.
Although I did find this article that talks of the shortcomings. It concludes that high brix DOESN'T equate to nutritious food. (The article discusses the shortcomings in detail).
Does Brix measure Nutrient Density of Food?
Is high Brix food better for you? Brix refractometer measures nutrient density in food but does it work? What does Brix really tell you about your food?www.gardenmyths.com
No conclusion is possible because the watery juiciness of the freshly picked vegetable can lower brix.Here's a video of Huw from youtube testing in real time his home grown produce vs shop bought, non-organic alternatives.
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