Comments on: On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Grok Didn’t Take Supplements So Why Should I? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-221726 Grok Didn’t Take Supplements So Why Should I? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:57:49 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-221726 [...] Grok handled this easily by avoiding the kinds of chronic “made-up” stress we have today and by consuming foods rich in antioxidants like carotenoids, catechins, flavones, and anthocyanidins. Our problem in the 21st century is two-fold. First, we layer far too much stress on ourselves with our workloads, our worrying, our medicines, our lack of sunshine, and our less-than-optimum diets.  This means that our stress “load” is far greater and puts a greater burden on all these natural systems. When these antioxidant systems fail us, we can get sick and even age faster. Secondly, many of our historically healthy sources of dietary antioxidants have all but disappeared or have been rendered impotent by today’s aggressive factory farming techniques. In the fruit industry, for example, obtaining the highest possible sugar content has replaced antioxidants as the focus. [...] [...] Grok handled this easily by avoiding the kinds of chronic “made-up” stress we have today and by consuming foods rich in antioxidants like carotenoids, catechins, flavones, and anthocyanidins. Our problem in the 21st century is two-fold. First, we layer far too much stress on ourselves with our workloads, our worrying, our medicines, our lack of sunshine, and our less-than-optimum diets.  This means that our stress “load” is far greater and puts a greater burden on all these natural systems. When these antioxidant systems fail us, we can get sick and even age faster. Secondly, many of our historically healthy sources of dietary antioxidants have all but disappeared or have been rendered impotent by today’s aggressive factory farming techniques. In the fruit industry, for example, obtaining the highest possible sugar content has replaced antioxidants as the focus. [...]

]]> By: jimmy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-162339 jimmy Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:07:30 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-162339 question: Do we really need fruit in a healthy diet consisting of vegetables and protein sources? Theoretically, there should be enough Vitamin C and antioxidants in the veggies. Mark has mentioned in his definite guides that "ketosis is NOT a bad thing". But is it better or worse than a non-ketogenic diet? I don't recall the comparison being made. question: Do we really need fruit in a healthy diet consisting of vegetables and protein sources? Theoretically, there should be enough Vitamin C and antioxidants in the veggies. Mark has mentioned in his definite guides that “ketosis is NOT a bad thing”. But is it better or worse than a non-ketogenic diet? I don’t recall the comparison being made.

]]> By: Dear Mark: What’s Wrong with Juicing? | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-127023 Dear Mark: What’s Wrong with Juicing? | Mark's Daily Apple Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:56:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-127023 [...] On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit [...] [...] On the Problems of Cultivated Fruit [...]

]]> By: dragonmamma http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-97695 dragonmamma Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-97695 I'm pretty lucky. I live in Sonoma County, California, and lots of the produce even in regular chain grocery stores is grown locally. The strawberries or plums I get at Food Maxx have just as much flavor as when I pick them from my backyard; they were probably picked the day before in the next town over. Plus, we have so many "micro-climates", that the growing and harvest seasons last a long time. I’m pretty lucky. I live in Sonoma County, California, and lots of the produce even in regular chain grocery stores is grown locally. The strawberries or plums I get at Food Maxx have just as much flavor as when I pick them from my backyard; they were probably picked the day before in the next town over.

Plus, we have so many “micro-climates”, that the growing and harvest seasons last a long time.

]]> By: Bill http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-97669 Bill Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:01:09 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-97669 My grandfather worked on a farm all of his life and even in the later years after he retired from his job as a plummer and pipe fitter. He would give us some fresh veggies out of his garden and to this day I have never tasted a better onion or a better tomato. Now, to tell you the truth, he liked rhubarb as well and this was even edible out of his garden, and I hate, hate, hate, rhubarb. My grandfather worked on a farm all of his life and even in the later years after he retired from his job as a plummer and pipe fitter. He would give us some fresh veggies out of his garden and to this day I have never tasted a better onion or a better tomato. Now, to tell you the truth, he liked rhubarb as well and this was even edible out of his garden, and I hate, hate, hate, rhubarb.

]]> By: Jen http://www.marksdailyapple.com/on-the-problems-of-cultivated-fruit/#comment-97668 Jen Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:52:25 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1219#comment-97668 This reminds me of eating strawberries from a backyard patch in Norway. The long days make for the absolute sweetest berries I've ever had. Our hosts served them in a bowl with fresh cream. Absolute heaven! Nothing I've had here comes close to comparison except some berries from a small organic farm in Wisconsin. This reminds me of eating strawberries from a backyard patch in Norway. The long days make for the absolute sweetest berries I’ve ever had. Our hosts served them in a bowl with fresh cream. Absolute heaven! Nothing I’ve had here comes close to comparison except some berries from a small organic farm in Wisconsin.

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