The Apple on the left came from our home orchard.
It is an heirloom variety of Apple.
The Apple on the right is organic and was purchased from a supermarket.
It is a Hybrid.
How do I know this? Because it doesn't rot.
I have been studying both these Apples on their journey of life and death !!
So why is this SO IMPORTANT?
It's what has been taken out of our food that is so important. This is not being talked about and is not widely known or understood. Plant Sterol's were removed from our fruit and vegetables when our plants were Hybridised.
The Sterol's job was to protect the plant from predators, and to bring the food to 'peak ripeness' which makes it nutrient dense and ready to eat. It also makes the food easier to digest as well. Once it is 'ripe' it starts to rot, and this process nourishes the seed for the next generation of plant.
A fruit or vegetable that has been 'Hybridised' however will never reach peak ripeness - it cannot.
Hybrid trees fruited more quickly and produced more uniform shapes and more fruit. This has allowed our food to be transported all over the world without it going rotten in transit. It will never grow a new fruit tree or vegetable next season because the seed is sterile.
We are paying the price with our Health.
Photograph taken 16 October 2018
Same Apples - one rotten, one not after 8 months !!!
These essential nutrients are in fact plant sugars which are called Sacarrides.
Scientist's now know that these essential plant sugars are critical to our long term health. I am not talking about Glucose (sugar that we get way too much of), or Galactose which is found in dairy. I am talking about the plant sugars that were in our fruit and vegetables and are now missing.
So what do you do?
- Still include as much fruit and vegetables as possible in your diet.
- Look for Heritage or Heirloom food varieties. There are still orchards out there with old heirloom trees. If you are planting trees get heirloom stock and heirloom seeds. Here is one stockist that has great heirloom varieties.
https://www.forgottenfruits.co.nz/
- Supplement one spoon a day of PXP purple rice and you are getting those nutrients your body needs. It is made from three strains of ancient heirloom medicinal rice, and it is highly concentrated to ensure you get the goodness your body needs to function at optimum.