The Solari Report: Dec. 11 Resources

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1. John:

   The mp3 will be posted at your subscriber panel as soon as we have it. I have asked a member of our team to email you when it is available.

   Thanks for joining us from “down under.”

   Catherine

2. “Never Miss a Call
   All Solari Report conference calls are archived in download-able MP3 format, so you can listen or re-listen at any time.”

   Conference for me is between 2 aznd 3am. Don’t always make it. Not obvious how to download MP3 and listen later.
   JIY

3. Jim Rogers calls most big U.S. banks “bankrupt”
   By Jonathan Stempel

   NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jim Rogers, one of the world’s most prominent international investors, on Thursday called most of the largest U.S. banks “totally bankrupt,” and said government efforts to fix the sector are wrongheaded.

   LINK: http://www.reuters.com/article/InvestmentOutlook09/idUSTRE4BA5CO20081211

4. I live at Sunbow farm near the home of Alan Kapular, who was one of the primary plant researchers behind Seeds of Change. He has formed Peace Seeds now to protect genetic diversity. He was kind enough to provide me a copy of his research on nutritional density for a talk I plan to give in January. The notes below are from his research. Any comments are my own and not those of Alan.

   Nutritional Density & Organic Foods
   (Prepared for a talk at the Health Spa in Newport, Oregon)

   Without faith, it is impossible to please God. This should preface any discussion of nutritional density and organic foods. Rigorous peer reviewed studies have established as a valid premise – the effect of intention – both in agriculture and in consumption of food. The human body is remarkably adaptive to contaminated or nutritionally deficient food. Given that, we can make the job a little easier on ourselves with a healthy diet and exercise.
   What is nutritional density? Two key references are worth reading for those who wish an in depth definition.
   1. “Free Amino Acids in Our Commonly Grown Organic Fruits and Vegetables – particularly the ones that make proteins.” by Alan M. Kapuler and Sarangamat Gurusiddiah, 2004
   2. Amino Acids in Therapy by Leon Chaitow, 1985.
   Nutritional density can be looked at in two ways. All twenty-one amino acids are needed for protein synthesis. To the degree that organic vegetables, fruit, and meat provide these as free amino acids, protein synthesis can occur with less energy input. A third reference suggests the second way by Dr. Charles Benbrook at the Organic Center and can be obtained online.
   3. “New Evidence Confirms the Nutritional Superiority of Plant Based Organic Foods” 2008
   He defines nutrient density as the measure of the concentration of nutrients per ounce, per serving, per calories of food. He focuses upon anti-oxidants, vitamin precursors, nitrates, and total protein.
   The simplest explanation of density considers that each fruit or vegetable starts out with a fixed number of cells. Large fruits contain more water, and air space, thus decreasing the average density.
   Kapuler correctly identifies the misleading premise behind these oversimplified explanations. All twenty-one amino acids are needed for protein synthesis to proceed. If a single amino acid is severely missing, then protein synthesis slows down. Some can be gotten from metabolic interconversion of other amino acids, and others from the recycling of protein. This is why meat eaters, while more energy intensive, are more likely to have a balanced diet.
   Practically, what can you do to obtain the maximum amount of free amino acids, of each of the twenty-one essential amino acids? I suggested to Ian and those at Woods Creek Farm that they develop a medley of organic vegetables, where each cultivar produces the highest amount of free amino acids among its peers – carrots, onions, etc. For example, Walla Walla Sweets have the highest amount of glutamine and arginine. Glutamine is a primary source of energy for the brain. These can be put in the perfect soup stock.
   Additional strategies are critical. Jeff Jelten at the Soup Shop in Corvallis makes soups the centerpiece of his menu. He uses large quantities of miso. Miso has 60% conversion of its protein into free amino acids. The highest sources of free amino acids are in potatoes. They are particularly high in proline. Carrots are high in alanine. And let us not forget the lowly feeders upon the dead – the mushrooms. Agaricus bisporus, your common store mushroom, contains all twenty amino acids in its extract. Wild porcinis, besides tasting good, do the same and have anti-tumor properties.
   For the gardeners and farmers among you, as well as the rest of you eaters, there are significant benefits to buying organic. Chuck Benbrook states, “Organic crops are on average, more nutrient dense; they tend to taste better, store longer, and virtually eliminate pesticide dietary risks.”
   Dr. Davis at the University of Texas-Austin found significant declines in median concentrations of six nutrients. Some of these are bound up by petroleum-based pesticides and fertilizers. Some are depleted. Others are lost by using high-yield cultivars that are less nutritionally dense. A simple correction can alleviate these mistakes. Kapuler states, “The effect of soil type (biodynamic, rock dust, and paramagnetic values) becomes an essential research direction. Ian Hunter at Woods Creek Farm is trained in biodynamics and is familiar with the importance of soil amendments. Further, everything that is called organic may not be so for the simple reason that certification criteria frequently do not deal with levels of pesticides such as atrazine in their water sources. Woods Creek and Sunbow Farm, where I live, both use well water.

   Buy Organic – Live Long, and Prosper.

   Are there any Questions?

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