CHAPTER 29 -VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES
Not only is protein a vital part of the nutritional needs of man, there are many vitamins and minerals needed in the diet in order to experience life with a body as healthy as possible. When deficient in some of the nutrients found in natural food sources, the body’s immune system begins to break down causing it to become more vulnerable when exposed to communicable diseases. Not only that, some deficiencies themselves will eventually cause disease sooner or later. Our ancestors experienced that extensively while traveling by ship from the Old World to the New World when they did not have access to foods containing sufficient amounts of Vitamin C for several months while traveling across the ocean. The sailors they encountered as well as the travelers themselves often suffered from scurvy which is a painful condition that causes teeth to fall out and many other gruesome health problems that could be avoided simply through consuming food sources that had good amounts of Vitamin C such as citrus fruits. This is just one example of many problems that can be traced back to a vitamin or mineral deficiency so it is important to also factor in the levels of vitamins and other nutrients in your storage foods or seeds of choice.