Anyone hear about the dirt deficiency in our diets?

[BlackJack619]

Like apparently humans use to naturally eat more dirt, just dirt that wasnt washed off of their fruits and vegetables, and how that dirt carried a lot of minerals that were beneficial to our minds and bodies.

Fast forward and now we try to make sure we clean everything before we eat, leading us to be deficient in those minerals our minds and bodies once thrived off of.

This is just a theory I heard once, I dunno if anyone ever actually did a study on this, but it makes sense, has anyone else heard of this theory?

I remember growing up hearing a little cliche "God made dirt, and dirt dont hurt"

It would be a bit ironic if what we are lacking in our diets is good quality dirt.

[desslok]

I blame the clean eating fad. These kids never made mud pies.

[AdamWW]

Try it and report back.

[SuffolkPunch]

Enjoy getting worms

[snailsrus]

We grow our vegetables in cow chit now.... you should always wash veggies. Buy some food grade dichotomous earth if you want to eat dirt. And none organic veggies and fruit are covered in chemicals

[rhadam]

Like apparently humans use to naturally eat more dirt, just dirt that wasnt washed off of their fruits and vegetables, and how that dirt carried a lot of minerals that were beneficial to our minds and bodies.

Fast forward and now we try to make sure we clean everything before we eat, leading us to be deficient in those minerals our minds and bodies once thrived off of.

This is just a theory I heard once, I dunno if anyone ever actually did a study on this, but it makes sense, has anyone else heard of this theory?

I remember growing up hearing a little cliche "God made dirt, and dirt dont hurt"

It would be a bit ironic if what we are lacking in our diets is good quality dirt.

Post supporting evidence.

[desslok]

Post supporting evidence.

Just watch Encino Man and look at his hair, how healthy and long it is.

[MajorTendonitis]

Just watch Encino Man and look at his hair, how healthy and long it is.

Lmao . Loved that show

[NomadNA]

I think most of this research on intentional dirty eating focused on the bacteria and parasites. Theories like tapeworm-like parasites give the immune system something to think about so you get less pollen allergies. The mineral argument is interesting but meh. My understanding is most of this (recycled) research is speculative and hasn't really hit gone anywhere conclusive.

Regarding the worms thing...a lot of those are inside the food as well. The most common "worms" are baby maggots. They're basically in every strawberry, but they don't survive the digestive process. Enjoy the protein...washing it is more about removing sneeze particulates from the grocery store.

Regarding manure, In the US proper manure is heated up using the compost process to pasturize it before use. This in theory kills the bacteria as well as parasitic cyst. It also hopefully denatures the antibiotics so the bacteria can actually turn the poop into useable nitrogen cycle products. Certainly this doesn't stop wildlife from ****ting fresh parasites onto the crops later but it reduces the dosage.

TLDR: Don't overthink this.

[rhadam]

Just watch Encino Man and look at his hair, how healthy and long it is.

I think that's the only movie my dad ever walked out of. Err. Wait, maybe it was Bio-Dome.

The Geico caveman looks pretty robust. Should ask him what his stack is.

[BlackJack619]

Post supporting evidence.

We get most of our daily nutrients artificially from food or vitamins that have been fortified.