Green leafies

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Leafies or leafys ???

 

I personally have been eating lots and lots of greens since I became a whole foods eater...but I still have had issues with energy and strength at times.

 

Kristina

 

In a message dated 12/22/04 6:28:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, writes:

I dunno. I bet most people don't eat enough green leafies.> > Regardless, I would say their advice at the end is pretty sound.> > Seems like most of the potential health problems from vegan diets> > they talked about are related to badly-planned vegan diets. Like> > people who eat nothing but things from the white food group (my term> > for refined cr*p). Those of us who eat well and varied should be> > good. As long as we include a B-12 source, of course.> > Sara> >> > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote:> > > as far as i know, magnesium is much easier to use in leafy greens> > then in some hunk of flesh....again..as far as i know> >> > > > Sara> >> > Maybe it is in a less bio-availible form? Our bodies can't digest> > every single thing we put in or we could just eat hunks of zinc for> > example.> > Sara> >> > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote:> > > i have an issue with the statement below> >> > i'll admit thats its past midnite, and i haven't read this whole> > thing> >> > but> >> > magnesium is very prevalent in the plant kingdom> >> > its a component of chlorophyll fer bacchus' sake....> >> > and,..beyond that, its in high concentrations in *hard* water> >> > and yer kidneys will stop excreting magnesium if yer body is low in> > it....> >> > > >> > > >> > > > High fiber diets can conspire against effective> > > > mineral absorption because (a) minerals are bound> > > > tightly to phytate molecules in the plant fibers and> > > > (b) because the food mass moves through the intestine> > > > so quickly that there is less time for mineral> > > > absorption. In addition, some minerals, like iodine,> > > > magnesium and zinc, simply exist in far lower> > > > concentrations in plant-based foods than> > > > animal-derived foods.> >> >> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > >