Posted September 12, 2014
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Not anymore, according to soil health experts—unless the apple comes from a tree grown in healthy, organic soil. According to Australian soil scientist Christine Jones, as reported by Courtney White in his book, Grass, Soil, Hope, apples have lost 80 percent of their vitamin C. And that orange you just ate to help ward off a cold? It’s entirely possible that it contains no vitamin C at all. Read more.