Some 40 years ago, I was a bio major. I took a course on tending laboratory animals- nutrition was about 50% of what we learned. (This is what got me into nutrition!) All the rest, animal physiology, cages, sanitation, and all the other stuff was dwarfed by the amount of nutritional info we had to learn. And why did we have to learn it? Because the animals have to be in absolutely perfect health or the experiment (whatever it was) would be invalid! Nutrition is vital whether you're a lab rat or a human!

Livestock owners always give their cattle and sheep extra vitamins and minerals for a few weeks before breeding- this increases the number and viability of calves and lambs. The ability to breed successfully is a reasonable indicator of health.

Now, it's hard to prove that eating healthily makes/keeps you healthy, but the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons do tend to out-live the general population. Japanese who eat a traditional diet (lots of veggies, kelp, fish) live longer, but those who eat a western diet live shorter lives. Our teeth label us as omnivores, tending a bit toward vegetarian.

Then there are the additives that are in our food. I have a problem with one common one in particular, Sodium benzoate. For me, it is poison- If I get a big dose, my whole digestive system goes on "PURGE!" Not pleasant! It can change to benzene in your system under certain condition. Benzene is very bad stuff. I think of my sensitive digestion as an "early warning system". Several things that upset it have later been proven to be not so good for you. You've avoided many of the additives by eating as you do. That means that much less potential poison in your system.

Now about hemp seed's nutritional value- you might like to read this--
HEMP SEED: The Most Nutritionally Complete Food Source In The World
HEMP SEED: The Most Nutritionally Complete Food Source In The World

I put them in my brownies.

I work at a school and am exposed to every germ in the county! I take a handful of herbs and vitamins every night. I seldom am ill. When I do get ill, I am almost always the least sick in my household. I'd keep up the good food, perhaps with a bit more protein. - Granny:hippy:
Storm Crow Reviewed by Storm Crow on . Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if there's even a point to nutrition For the past several years, and especially in the past year for me, I've been a total health nut when it comes to nutrition. Every day my diet consists of carrots, spinach, apples, oranges, nectarines, banana's, and peas. About 80% of the food I eat is fruits and vegetables, and the rest is found in carbs (like rice and potatoes) and protein (bacon and eggs). But really, I don't see what difference it makes. My digestion is definately WAY better with all the plants I eat, but that's it. I Rating: 5