Some good points here, and notwithstanding my recent comment about deficiency 
diseases being all but gone, I think you may be right to some extent.

We also hear more all the time about the incredible toxicity of environmental 
toxins, and the fact that ALL of us carry a huge load of these nasty, 
persistent chemicals.   We have no way of knnowing at this point how some of 
these things may be affecting us...

In a message dated 3/8/2003 3:21:28 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:


> Part 2:
> 
> -- deficiency of chromium:
>   anxiety, fatigue, glucose intolerance, adult-onset diabetes
> 
> -- deficiency of copper:
>   anemia, arterial damage, depression, diarrhea, fatigue, fragile bones,
> loss of hair, hypothyroidism, weakness
> 
>   The list goes on and on. See http://www.edmc.net/~jstory/causes.tar.gz
> 
>   What we need is a larger theory that includes BOTH the toxemia theory AND
>  the nutrition theory, perhaps a synthesis.  There are TWO parts to
> metabolism--the nutrition/building-up part and the
> breaking-down/waste-removal part.
> 
>   I refer you to http://www.beyondveg.com/ for examples of what happens 
> when
> people live according to the toxemia theory (fast, eat a sanctified diet,
> avoid
> toxins) and don't get adequate nutrients.  I believe that the bios of
> failures listed on beyondveg were caused not by toxins but by nutritional
> deficiencies.
> 
>   Also on http://chetday.com/healthgurus.htm  are examples of health gurus
> whose health failed.  Why did their health fail?  I think nutrition
> deficiencies probably had a hand in some cases.
>