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If you think that your diet is giving you all that you need in the arena of nutrition, think again.  Even if you eat your 9 fruits and vegetables per day as suggested by the American Cancer Group, and you drink clean filtered water and hormone free meats you still aren't quite making the grade. 

Our lands have been over processed for decades.  Which translates to reduce vitamin and mineral content going into the foods grown in them.  The average depth of top soil in 1950's was 6 feet.  Today it is 6 inches.  6 inches.  Talk about the angry inch!  I think my tomatoes are screaming mad.  In 1948 when you bought spinach it contained on average 158 milligrams of iron, today that same amount will give you around 27 milligrams. 

Then when we cook our food it reduces the vitamin and enzyme content by 20-50%, depending on the cooking style, time and vegetable or fruit being prepared.   Now I am not a proponent of the raw food diet for everyone.  Some of us just do better with cooked foods. But it does reduce the amount of resource we get per bite when we cook our meals.

The case for vitamins doesn't detract from the need for a healthy diet.  No pill or supplement can replace a good diet rich in fiber, fresh fruits and vegetables and clean meats.  But taking supplements is a good insurance policy to make sure all your bodies needs are being met.